The bilingual effect tends to emerge in more complex experimental tasks with higher control demands¶

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q2 i? Several reviewed studies agree the bilingual effect would emerge in more complex experimental tasks where there is a higher demand for control. → Giovannoli J 2020

Evidence¶

Giovannoli J 2020¶

Giovannoli J, Martella D, Federico F, Pirchio S and Casagrande M (2020) The Impact of Bilingualism on Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review Based on the PRISMA Method. Front. Psychol. 11:574789. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.574789

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Review narrative in the Introduction's moderator discussion: the review reports agreement among several studies that task complexity and control demand moderate whether the bilingual effect appears, citing Engel de Abreu et al. (2012) and Barac et al. (2016).

"Several studies agree that the bilingual effect would emerge in more complex experimental tasks where there is a higher demand for control (e.g., Engel de Abreu et al., 2012; Barac et al., 2016 )."

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