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Geng, Jingyi; Schnur, Tatiana T. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2015
In 4 word-translation experiments, we examined the different representational frameworks theory (Crutch & Warrington, 2005; 2010) that concrete words are represented primarily by category, whereas abstract words are represented by association. In our experiments, Chinese-English bilingual speakers were presented with an auditory Chinese word…
Descriptors: Translation, Chinese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Oganian, Y.; Korn, C. W.; Heekeren, H. R. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
Recent studies reported reductions of well-established biases in decision making under risk, such as the framing effect, during foreign language (FL) use. These modulations were attributed to the use of FL itself, which putatively entails an increase in emotional distance. A reduced framing effect in this setting, however, might also result from…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Language Usage