Asymmetric activation of number codes in bilinguals: Further evidence for the encoding complex model of number processing

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Memory and Cognition

Volume

29

Issue

7

First Page

968

Last Page

976

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Abstract

In two experiments, Filipino-English bilinguals were asked to verify simple addition equations that were presented either in digit, verbal-Filipino, or verbal-English formats and that included different types of sum probes. The main results show (1) faster and more accurate processing of digit and English items than of Filipino items, (2) stronger associative interference by type of probe with the digit and English items compared with the Filipino items, and (3) priming of responses from English to digit codes, and from Filipino to digit codes, but not vice versa. The results were explained by using an elaborated version of Campbell's (1994) encoding complex model with additional assumptions to address the experience of bilinguals. The additional assumptions relate to the preference among the bilingual's two verbal formats, the different strengths of activation pathways within each format, and the asymmetric activation across formats.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3758/BF03195759

Disciplines

Educational Psychology

Keywords

Bilingualism--Philippines; Brain—Localization of functions

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