Bialystok and Her Colleagues (2004) Highlighted the Cognitive Processing Deficits

question 34

True/False

Bialystok and her colleagues (2004) highlighted the cognitive processing deficits in bilinguals. The results in the area of cognitive performance in an elderly group were particularly striking, prompting the researchers to conclude that 'controlled processing is carried out more effectively by monolinguals'.

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