Attentional Fluctuations, Cognitive Flexibility, and Bilingualism in Kindergarteners.

ABSTRACT: The idea of a bilingual advantage in aspects of cognitive control-including cognitive flexibility, inhibition, working memory, and attention-is disputed. Using a sample of kindergarten children, the present study investigated associations between bilingualism and cognitive flexibility-a relationship that has shown mixed findings in prior literature. We also extend prior work by exploring relationships between bilingualism and attentional fluctuations, which represent consistency in attentional control and contribute to cognitive performance. To our knowledge, no previous study has explored this association. Theoretically, attentional fluctuations might mediate or moderate the relationship between bilingualism and cognitive flexibility. However, given evidence of null findings from extant l

SUBMITTER: Haft SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6562579 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature