Does the Relation Between the Control of Attention and Second Language Proficiency Generalize From India to Canada?

Over the last decades, the extralinguistic benefits of bilingualism have been intensively debated. The current study was aimed at clarifying whether bilingualism speeds attentional disengagement. Reflecting faster disengagement, Mishra, Hilchey, Singh, and Klein (2012) observed an earlier onset of i...

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Publicado en:Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Expérimentale Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 208 - 219
Autores principales: Saint-Aubin, Jean, Mishra, Ramesh, Savoie, Dominique, Guitard, Dominic, Hilchey, Matthew D., Singh, Niharika, Klein, Raymond M.
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Publicado: Canadian Psychological Association Sp2018
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          Mishra, Ramesh
          Savoie, Dominique
          Guitard, Dominic
          Hilchey, Matthew D.
          Singh, Niharika
          Klein, Raymond M.
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          Université de Moncton
          University of Hyderabad
          University of Toronto
          University of Allahabad
          Dalhousie University
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        Canada
        India
        Age distribution
        Attention
        Communicative competence
        Intellect
        Multilingualism
        Self-evaluation
        Sex distribution
        Video games
        Psychological disengagement
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          Video games
          Psychological disengagement
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          India
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        bilingualism
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      ab: Over the last decades, the extralinguistic benefits of bilingualism have been intensively debated. The current study was aimed at clarifying whether bilingualism speeds attentional disengagement. Reflecting faster disengagement, Mishra, Hilchey, Singh, and Klein (2012) observed an earlier onset of inhibition of return (IOR) for high than for low-proficient bilinguals. In contrast, Hernandez, Costa, Fuentes, Vivas, and Sebastian-Galles (2010) failed to find any difference between bilinguals and monolinguals. We investigated the source of this discrepancy, while improving methodology by using a large sample composed of 100 Canadians, objective assessments of second language skills (Nelson-Denny Reading test), and controlling for nonverbal intelligence, age, sex, and video-gaming. Results were analyzed with self-report and objective measures of second language proficiency as well as dichotomous and continuous measures. Compared to less proficient bilinguals, highly proficient bilinguals tended to respond faster overall, hinting at an executive processing advantage. However, contrary to Mishra et al.'s findings, bilingual proficiency did not affect either the onset of IOR or magnitude of IOR.
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