Bilingualism and Cognitive Flexibility: The Role of Task Type and Difficulty Level

Poster Session VII - Research Proposal Posters

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Abstract: This study will examine the advantage of bilinguals in cognitive flexibility as a function of task type and difficulty level. Wisconsin Card Sorting and reversed probabilistic learning tasks will be used to measure cognitive flexibility. Hypotheses are that bilinguals’ advantage increases with task difficulty within and across task types.

• Michelle Chan (Presenting Author)
• Corinna Franco (Author)
• Chuansheng Chen (Author)