The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of Ideas
In the present study we experimentally manipulated language switching among bilinguals who indicated to be more or less habitual language switchers in daily life. Our aim was to investigate the impact of forced language switching on originality of produced ideas during divergent thinking, conditiona...
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| author | Martin Storme Pinar Çelik Ana Camargo Boris Forthmann Heinz Holling Todd Lubart |
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| description | In the present study we experimentally manipulated language switching among bilinguals who indicated to be more or less habitual language switchers in daily life. Our aim was to investigate the impact of forced language switching on originality of produced ideas during divergent thinking, conditional on the level of habitual language switching. A sample of bilinguals was randomly assigned to perform alternate uses tasks (AUT’s), which explicitly required them to either switch languages, or to use only one language while performing the tasks. We found that those who were instructed to switch languages during the AUT’s were able to generate ideas that were on average more original, than those who were instructed to use only one language during the AUT’s, but only at higher levels of habitual language switching. At low levels of habitual language switching, the effect reversed, and participants who were instructed to use only one language found ideas that were on average more original, than participants who were required to switch languages during the AUT’s. Implications and limitations are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0060c247c1e40cf8f5c9b6b2500b0612022-12-21T22:27:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782017-12-01810.3389/fpsyg.2017.02086270139The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of IdeasMartin Storme0Pinar Çelik1Ana Camargo2Boris Forthmann3Heinz Holling4Todd Lubart5Laboratoire Adaptations Travail Individu, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, FranceEconomics and Management, Centre Emile Bernheim, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumLaboratoire Adaptations Travail Individu, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, FranceDepartment of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, GermanyLaboratoire Adaptations Travail Individu, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, FranceIn the present study we experimentally manipulated language switching among bilinguals who indicated to be more or less habitual language switchers in daily life. Our aim was to investigate the impact of forced language switching on originality of produced ideas during divergent thinking, conditional on the level of habitual language switching. A sample of bilinguals was randomly assigned to perform alternate uses tasks (AUT’s), which explicitly required them to either switch languages, or to use only one language while performing the tasks. We found that those who were instructed to switch languages during the AUT’s were able to generate ideas that were on average more original, than those who were instructed to use only one language during the AUT’s, but only at higher levels of habitual language switching. At low levels of habitual language switching, the effect reversed, and participants who were instructed to use only one language found ideas that were on average more original, than participants who were required to switch languages during the AUT’s. Implications and limitations are discussed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02086/fullbilingualismlanguage switchingdivergent thinkingoriginality of ideas |
| spellingShingle | Martin Storme Pinar Çelik Ana Camargo Boris Forthmann Heinz Holling Todd Lubart The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of Ideas Frontiers in Psychology bilingualism language switching divergent thinking originality of ideas |
| title | The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of Ideas |
| title_full | The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of Ideas |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of Ideas |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of Ideas |
| title_short | The Effect of Forced Language Switching during Divergent Thinking: A Study on Bilinguals’ Originality of Ideas |
| title_sort | effect of forced language switching during divergent thinking a study on bilinguals originality of ideas |
| topic | bilingualism language switching divergent thinking originality of ideas |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02086/full |
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