Faces task¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational),q3· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A computerized behavioral task developed by Bialystok, Craik, and Ryan that measures response suppression, inhibitory control, and task switching through speeded responses to gaze and eye-color stimuli.
Components¶
Claims¶
- Bilingual 8-year-olds show smaller inhibitory-control costs than monolinguals on the faces task [+W]
- Bilingual 8-year-olds show no switching cost between blocked and mixed trial blocks, unlike monolinguals [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Bialystok Ellen, Viswanathan Mythili. (2009). Components of Executive Control with Advantages for Bilingual Children in Two Cultures. Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2009.06.014
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A computerized behavioral task developed by Bialystok, Craik, and Ryan that measures response suppression, inhibitory control, and task switching through speeded responses to gaze and eye-color stimuli. |
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