Tag: Meta-analysis
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Is there good evidence for the ‘paradox of choice’?
The paradox of choice seems relevant in our modern consumer culture. Though it goes by many names[note]Choice overload, overchoice.[/note] it was popularised by Barry Schwartz in his 2004 book ‘The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less’. The concept as was initially proposed is straightforward: when presented with a large number of options, consumers…
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Do bilinguals enjoy enhanced executive functioning?
Many believe people who speak more than one language are smarter (just Google ‘bilingualism’ and ‘smarter’ and you’ll see many articles putting this idea forward). This popular meme arose due to a number of studies finding bilinguals scored higher on executive functioning (EF) tests compared to monolinguals [zotpressInText item=”{5421944:ZY8QPLW8}”]. Executive functioning is a broad concept…
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