Bilinguals’ social flexibility

Is bilingualism better than monolingualism? Previous work shows that bilinguals have an advantage over monolinguals in cognitive flexibility, the ability to shift between different mental sets. In this study, we explore if bilingualism also provides an advantage in social flexibility, which we defin...

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Published in:Bilingualism (Cambridge, England) England), 2018-11, Vol.21 (5), p.957-969
Main Authors: IKIZER, ELIF G., RAMÍREZ-ESPARZA, NAIRÁN
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Beliefs
Bilingualism
Cognitive ability
Cues
Cultural Differences
Deception
Emotional Intelligence
Environment
Executive Function
Flexibility
Interpersonal Competence
Interpersonal Relationship
Mediation
Meta Analysis
Monolingualism
Multilingualism
Questionnaires
Self Control
Social factors
Sociodemographics
Stress Management
Theory of Mind
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Bilingualism
Cognitive ability
Cues
Cultural Differences
Deception
Emotional Intelligence
Environment
Executive Function
Flexibility
Interpersonal Competence
Interpersonal Relationship
Mediation
Meta Analysis
Monolingualism
Multilingualism
Questionnaires
Self Control
Social factors
Sociodemographics
Stress Management
Theory of Mind
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