In a Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Functioning Among Bilingual and Monolingual

question 44

Multiple Choice

In a longitudinal study of cognitive functioning among bilingual and monolingual patients with MCI and AD at the Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic in Toronto, Bialystak-Stak and colleagues found: :

• A) Greater severity although later symptom onset among bilinguals .
• B) Greater severity but similar symptom onset among monolinguals .
• C) Delayed symptom onset of six years among bilinguals .
• D) Less severity with earlier symptom onset among monolinguals .

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