You Are Testing the Cognitive Abilities of Three Groups of Bilingual

question 10

Multiple Choice

You are testing the cognitive abilities of three groups of bilingual French-English speakers in Montreal, whose native language is French: university students, English teachers, and French-English interpreters. On a test of reading span, administered in English, you would expect that

• A) The teachers would perform the best, followed by the interpreters and the students.
• B) there would be no significant differences between the groups.
• C) the interpreters would perform significantly better than the teachers and students.
• D) the interpreters and teachers would perform similarly, and would outperform the students significantly.

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Definitions:

Depth Perception

The ability of the visual system to interpret distance or depth of objects in one's field of view.

Innate

An inherent quality or ability that one is born with, not acquired or learned.

Retinal Disparity

This term refers to the slight difference in the visual images that each eye perceives due to the eyes’ horizontal separation. It is a critical binocular cue that allows for depth perception.

Different Images

Visual or mental representations that are not identical, highlighting diverse perceptions or interpretations.