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1. 1. The effects of multilingualism on executive processing.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Rita Simonis; [2018]
   Keywords : Bilingualism; multilingualism; bilingual advantage; executive processing; cognition; ANT; Switching task; attention; set-shifting;

   Abstract : In the first decades of the 20th century, research on bilingualism was just beginning. The first studies on bilingual children proposed a substantial disadvantage with respect to intelligence and learning abilities. READ MORE

3. 2. Effects of Set-Size on Switch-Cost

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Camilla Gustafsson; [2016]
   Keywords : task-switching; set-shifting; set-size; switch-cost; flexibility; perseveration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study investigated how a set-size manipulation (as published in Fitzgibbon, Cragg & Carroll, 2014) could affect switch-cost in a switching-task, and the relation to working memory capacity. A student sample of 29 participants was recruited. Results revealed that decreasing the set-size might facilitate switching. READ MORE

4. 3. Component Processes and Neural Substrates of Set-shifting

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Elisabeth Höst; [2012]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : .... READ MORE