Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 8, 2025

Examining Bilingual Language Control Using the Stroop Task
Published on: February 26, 2020
Should I focus on self-language actions or should I follow others? Cross-language interference effects in voluntary
Huanhuan Liu1, Wanqing Li1, Angela de Bruin2
1Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China; Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Province, Dalian, China.
Abstract:
We examined whether and how language produced by others influences self-language processes. This study addressed this issue by looking at effects of comprehension on language switching in cued and voluntary switching contexts. During voluntary language switching, Chinese-English bilinguals were more likely to repeat the language they previously used themselves than to repeat the language produced by others. Furthermore, during both voluntary and cued language switching, bilinguals showed larger switch costs when switching between languages themselves than when switching after hearing another language. This suggests that cross-language interference may primarily stem from the self-language system rather than from language produced by others.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Language and Cognition
Lateralization
Higher Mental Functions of the Brain: Language
Language formation and comprehension take place in the dominant hemisphere. The dominant hemisphere is responsible for understanding the meaning of spoken, written, or sign language, as well as the ability to communicate. For most people, the left hemisphere is the dominant one. The right hemisphere, then, gives tone and emotional context to the...
Language Development
The critical period for language acquisition suggests that the ability to acquire language is at its peak early in life. As people age, this proficiency decreases. Language development begins very...
Social Foundations of Self II: The Generalized Other
Nonconscious Mimicry

