Document Type
Poster
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
http://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/
Start Date
15-5-2024
End Date
16-5-2024
Keywords
Bilingualism Stroop Task Cognitive Executive Functioning Language Monolingual Color Word Inhibition
Abstract
The Stroop Task is a widely used method for studying executive control. It helps to understand cognitive processes like inhibition and attentional regulation to examine how reading text and naming colors can interfere with each other. The study intends to use the Stroop Task to explore the executive control abilities of both bilingual and monolingual individuals. Previous research has shown that bilingual individuals perform better in the Stroop test compared to those who only speak one language (Bialystok et al., 2010). The impact of this advantage is believed to be due to the need to switch between languages and prevent interference from non-target languages, which strengthens executive control. This study aims to replicate these findings, with a specific focus on undergraduate students from Central Washington University as the sample population. The study aims to enroll 60 participants and expects bilingual individuals to demonstrate enhanced cognitive control due to their extensive experience suppressing the non-target language.
Recommended Citation
Jasmin, Malcolm and Buchanan, Tonya Ph.D., "Comparing Executive Control: Bilingualism's Cognitive Advantage" (2024). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 3.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2024/COTS/3
Poster Number
Form ID 141
Department/Program
Interdisciplinary Studies/Psychology
Additional Mentoring Department
William O. Douglas Honors
Additional Mentoring Department
Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program
Human subject research
1
Mentor of the year award nomination
Yes, I would like to nominate my primary mentor
Included in
Cognitive Neuroscience Commons, Cognitive Psychology Commons, Cognitive Science Commons, Comparative Psychology Commons, Multicultural Psychology Commons, Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics Commons, Social Psychology Commons
Comparing Executive Control: Bilingualism's Cognitive Advantage
Ellensburg
The Stroop Task is a widely used method for studying executive control. It helps to understand cognitive processes like inhibition and attentional regulation to examine how reading text and naming colors can interfere with each other. The study intends to use the Stroop Task to explore the executive control abilities of both bilingual and monolingual individuals. Previous research has shown that bilingual individuals perform better in the Stroop test compared to those who only speak one language (Bialystok et al., 2010). The impact of this advantage is believed to be due to the need to switch between languages and prevent interference from non-target languages, which strengthens executive control. This study aims to replicate these findings, with a specific focus on undergraduate students from Central Washington University as the sample population. The study aims to enroll 60 participants and expects bilingual individuals to demonstrate enhanced cognitive control due to their extensive experience suppressing the non-target language.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2024/COTS/3
Faculty Mentor(s)
Buchanan, Tonya Ph.D.