Beaudin, Kayla (2022) Testing the Bilingual Cognitive Advantage in Toddlers using the Early Executive Functions Questionnaire. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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The present study aimed to assess differences in executive functioning between 39 monolingual and 42 multilingual 23-month-old toddlers, both when dichotomizing multilingualism and assessing it on a continuum. It was hypothesized that multilinguals, individuals with greater non-dominant language exposure, and individuals with more translation equivalents would perform better in the following domains: response inhibition, attentional flexibility, and regulation. No differences were expected for working memory. The Early Executive Functions Questionnaire, a newly developed parental report, was used to measure the four executive functions of interest. Multilinguals and individuals with greater non-dominant language exposure had significantly higher response inhibition; however, no differences were noted for any other executive function. Additionally, no associations between translation equivalents and executive functioning were found among French-English multilinguals (n = 31). Post-hoc analyses revealed that non-dominant language production had a positive correlation with working memory. The present findings support the notion of a domain-specific cognitive advantage for multilingual toddlers.
Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Psychology |
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Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
Authors: | Beaudin, Kayla |
Institution: | Concordia University |
Degree Name: | M.A. |
Program: | Psychology |
Date: | 18 May 2022 |
Thesis Supervisor(s): | Poulin-Dubois, Diane |
ID Code: | 990702 |
Deposited By: | Kayla Beaudin |
Deposited On: | 27 Oct 2022 14:36 |
Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2022 14:36 |
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