Kamila Naeem|Roberto Filippi|Eva Periche-Tomas|Andriani Papageorgiou|Peter Bright
The Importance of Socioeconomic Status as a Modulator of the Bilingual Advantage in Cognitive Ability
University College London|University College London|University College London|University College London|Anglia Ruskin University
betweengroup variability socioeconomic status ses identified potentially important contributory factor studies reporting cognitive advantages bilinguals monolinguals called bilingual advantage present study addresses potential importance alternative explanatory variable study low high ses bilingual monolingual performance simon task tower london tol task results indicated overall bilingual response time advantage simon task despite equivalent error rates socioeconomic status important modulator effect evidence bilingualism may particularly important promoting speed processing advantages low status individuals little impact high status individuals however monolingual advantage tol test executive planning ability together findings run counter central assertion bilingual advantage account process multilanguage acquisition confers broad cognitive advantage executive function discuss findings context ses important modulator published studies advocating bilingual cognitive advantage