Beyond the foreign language effect: unravelling the impact of l2 proficiency on rationality

被引：2

作者：

Purpuri, Silvia ^{[1
]}

Vasta, Nicola ^{[1
,3
]}

Filippi, Roberto ^{[2
]}

Treccani, Barbara ^{[1
]}

Wei, Li ^{[2
]}

Mulatti, Claudio ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Trento, Dept Psychol & Cognit Sci, Trento, Italy

[2] UCL, Inst Educ, London, England

[3] Univ Windsor, Dept Kinesiol, Human Syst Lab, Windsor, ON, Canada

来源：

BILINGUALISM-LANGUAGE AND COGNITION | 2024年

关键词：

foreign language effect; FLE; core knowledge confusion; CKC; superstition; conspiracy; bilingualism; L2; proficiency; second language; foreign language; ADVANTAGE; KNOWLEDGE; JUDGMENT; THINKING; MATTER; BELIEF; RISK;

D O I：

10.1017/S1366728924000750

中图分类号：

H0 [语言学];

学科分类号：

030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;

摘要：

This study investigated the impact of reading statements in a second language (L2) versus the first language (L1) on core knowledge confusion (CKC), superstition, and conspiracy beliefs. Previous research on the Foreign Language Effect (FLE) suggests that using an L2 elicits lessintense emotional reactions, promotes rational decision-making, reduces risk aversion, causality bias and superstition alters the perception of dishonesty and crime, and increasestolerance of ambiguity. Our results do not support the expected FLE and found instead aneffect of L2 proficiency: Participants with lower proficiency exhibited more CKC, were moresuperstitious and believed more in conspiracy theories, regardless of whether they were testedin L1 or L2. The study emphasises the importance of considering L2 proficiency wheninvestigating the effect of language on decision-making and judgements: It-or relatedfactors-may influence how material is judged, contributing to the FLE, or even creating anartificial effect.

引用

页数：8

共 40 条

[31]

Sherman J.W., 2014, Dual-process theories of the social mind

[32] Core knowledge [J].

Spelke, Elizabeth S. ;

Kinzler, Katherine D. .

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE, 2007, 10 (01) :89-96

[33] Causal explanations of events by children and adults: Can alternative causal modes coexist in one mind? [J].

Subbotsky, E .

BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2001, 19 :23-45

[34] The separate roles of the reflective mind and involuntary inhibitory control in gatekeeping paranormal beliefs and the underlying intuitive confusions [J].

Svedholm, Annika M. ;

Lindeman, Marjaana .

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 2013, 104 (03) :303-319

[35] No matter who, no matter how ... and no matter whether the white matter matters. Why theories of bilingual advantage in executive functioning are so difficult to falsify [J].

Treccani, Barbara ;

Mulatti, Claudio .

CORTEX, 2015, 73 :349-351

[36] The limits of the foreign language effect on decision-making: The case of the outcome bias and the representativeness heuristic [J].

Vives, Marc-Lluis ;

Aparici, Melina ;

Costa, Albert .

PLOS ONE, 2018, 13 (09)

[37] EARLY UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ENTITIES - A REEXAMINATION OF CHILDHOOD REALISM [J].

WELLMAN, HM ;

ESTES, D .

CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1986, 57 (04) :910-923

[38] Lacking control increases illusory pattern perception [J].

Whitson, Jennifer A. ;

Galinsky, Adam D. .

SCIENCE, 2008, 322 (5898) :115-117

[39]

Woumans E, 2020, J EXP PSYCHOL GEN, V149, P1597, DOI [10.1037/xgg0000736, 10.1037/xge0000736]

[40] Foreign language effect on risk preference: The framing effect, loss aversion, and risk aversion [J].

Xing, Annabelle .

JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS, 2021, 93

← 1 2 3 4 →