Balanced bilingualism and early age of second language acquisition as the underlying mechanisms of a bilingual executive control advantage: Why variations in bilingual experiences matter.

Recent studies revealed inconsistent evidences of a bilingual advantage in executive processing. One potential source of explanation is the multifaceted experience of the bilinguals in these studies. This study seeks to test whether bilinguals who engage in language selection more frequently would p...

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Main Authors: W. Quin eYow, Xiaoqian eLi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00164/full