Title Working memory development in monolingual and bilingual children
Authors MORALES CASTILLO, MARÍA JULIA, Calvo A. , Bialystok E.
External publication Si
Means J Exp Child Psychol
Scope Article
Nature Científica
JCR Quartile 2
SJR Quartile 1
JCR Impact 2.63500
SJR Impact 1.92000
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027918782&doi=10.1016%2fj.jecp.2012.09.002&partnerID=40&md5=301ca852fbbfe094bcf619b629dae0d6
Publication date 01/01/2013
ISI 000313612400003
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85027918782
DOI 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.09.002
Abstract 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. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
Keywords bilingualism; child; clinical trial (topic); conflict; executive function; female; human; human experiment; language; male; working memory; article; attention; color vision; conflict; executive functi
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