Effect of language dominance on cognitive processes in a Stroop task

Toufik Bahri, Ahmed Bendania*

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Abstract

The present study investigated the effect of language dominance on 40 subjects' performance on a Stroop task. In the first group were 20 Education majors using mainly the Arabic language, while in the second group of 20 students were majors in English. Each group performed two different Stroop tasks. Analysis showed that language comprehension affected the way subjects processed the information. This difference was explained in terms of cognitive processes involved and by a late selective attention process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)979-988
Number of pages10
JournalPerceptual and Motor Skills
Volume84
Issue number3 PART I
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Sensory Systems

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