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Bilinguals with balanced English and Hebrew proficiency showed a memory advantage over dominant bilinguals. This production effect in memory suggests cognitive benefits depend on high proficiency in both languages.

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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Bilingualism is often linked to cognitive advantages, but findings are inconsistent.
  • Population heterogeneity in bilingualism may explain varied results.
  • Understanding specific bilingual subgroups is crucial for characterizing cognitive performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the production effect in English-dominant, Hebrew-dominant, and balanced bilinguals.
  • To investigate if memory advantages in bilinguals correlate with proficiency levels.
  • To explore the relationship between bilingualism degree and cognitive benefits.

Main Methods:

  • 121 bilingual young adults (English/Hebrew) participated.
  • Participants learned word lists by reading aloud or silently.
  • Free recall tests assessed memory performance.

Main Results:

  • A production effect (better recall for aloud words) was observed in all groups and languages.
  • Balanced bilinguals outperformed dominant bilinguals in memory recall.
  • Memory advantage was evident in both English and Hebrew for balanced bilinguals.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive advantages in bilingualism are linked to high proficiency in both languages.
  • Findings support the role of balanced proficiency in enhanced memory.
  • Implications for family language policies and bilingual education are significant.