| Working memory development in monolingual and bilingual children. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 23059128 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Two studies are reported comparing the performance of monolingual and bilingual children on tasks requiring different levels of working memory. In the first study, 56 5-year-olds performed a Simon-type task that manipulated working memory demands by comparing conditions based on two rules and four rules and manipulated conflict resolution demands by comparing conditions that included conflict with those that did not. Bilingual children responded faster than monolinguals on all conditions and bilinguals were more accurate than monolinguals in responding to incongruent trials, confirming an advantage in aspects of executive functioning. In the second study, 125 children 5- or 7-year-olds performed a visuospatial span task that manipulated other executive function components through simultaneous or sequential presentation of items. Bilinguals outperformed monolinguals overall, but again there were larger language group effects in conditions that included more demanding executive function requirements. Together, the studies show an advantage for bilingual children in working memory that is especially evident when the task contains additional executive function demands. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Julia Morales; Alejandra Calvo; Ellen Bialystok |
Related Documents
:
|
3570578 - Movement training: when trainer initiated reinforcement and self-monitoring are not eno... 12858988 - Rate-decreasing effects of the atypical neuroleptic risperidone attenuated by condition... 8682738 - On the reinforcing effects of the content of verbal attention. 20228998 - Place memory formation in drosophila is independent of proper octopamine signaling. 9723618 - Stress and glucocorticoids impair retrieval of long-term spatial memory. 3558328 - Anxiolytics and memory: a comparison of lorazepam and alprazolam. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-8 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of experimental child psychology Volume: - ISSN: 1096-0457 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Child Psychol Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2012-10-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 2985128R Medline TA: J Exp Child Psychol Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Experimental Psychology, Granada University, 18071 Granada, Spain. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Forkhead-box-O1 locus and metabolic markers in the elderly: An association study.
Next Document: Use of Electrical Coupling Information (ECI) in AF catheter ablation: A prospective randomized pilot...