Multilingual Stroop performance: Effects of trilingualism and proficiency on inhibitory control

International Journal of Multilingualism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-104

  Marian, Viorica ^a   Blumenfeld, Henrike K ^b   Mizrahi, Elena ^c   Kania, Ursula ^d   Cordes, Anne Kristin ^e,f  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive control; multilingualism; proficiency; Stroop task; within and between language interference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873901728     PISSN: 14790718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2012.708037     Document Type: Article

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