Which of the Following Is a Confound, Preventing Researchers from Concluding

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a confound, preventing researchers from concluding that bilinguals have an advantage in cognitive control?

• A) Bilinguals are known to be smarter on average, making them better at language learning.
• B) Bilinguals have a wide variety of different language experiences and different amounts of exposure to their two languages.
• C) Cultural effects from bilinguals' native countries interfere with their ability to complete certain kinds of tasks similarly enough to monolinguals.
• D) Interference from bilinguals' native languages interferes with their second language, preventing them from completing assessments in the same way as monolinguals.

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