The complex nature of bilinguals' language usage modulates task-switching outcomes

• Main Authors: YANG, Hwajin, HARTANTO, Andree, YANG, Sujin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Bilingualism; Mixing costs; Shifting EF; Switch costs; Task switching; The adaptive control hypothesis; Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education; Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2134; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3391/viewcontent/The_complex_nature_of_bilinguals__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In view of inconsistent findings regarding bilingual advantages in executive functions (EF), we reviewed the literature to determine whether bilinguals' different language usage causes measureable changes in the shifting aspects of EF. By drawing on the theoretical framework of the adaptive con...