The bilingual advantage in the Stroop task: simultaneous vs. early bilinguals

• Autores: Laura Sabourin, Snata Vinerte
• Localización: Bilingualism: Language and cognition, ISSN 1366-7289, Vol. 18, Nº 2, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: L3 acquisition: a focus on cognitive approaches), págs. 350-355
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Stroop task has become a popular paradigm in investigations of bilingual cognitive control. While several studies show a cognitive control advantage for bilinguals, recent studies have countered these findings. The present study investigates two factors that may account for conflicting results: participant grouping and task difficulty. While we find no differences between simultaneous and early bilinguals (age groups traditionally both classified as -early- bilinguals) when the task uses only one language, we find a significant difference between the two when languages are mixed. We suggest treating the two groups as distinct, and note the importance of the bilingual context.