Lying in a native and foreign language

Abstract

This study explores the interaction between deceptive language and second language processing. One hundred participants were asked to produce veridical and false statements in either their first or second language. Pupil size, speech latencies, and utterance durations were analyzed. Results showed additive effects of statement veracity and the language in which these statements were produced. That is, false statements elicited larger pupil dilations and longer naming latencies compared with veridical statements, and statements in the foreign language elicited larger pupil dilations and longer speech durations and compared with first language. Importantly, these two effects did not interact, suggesting that the processing cost associated with deception is similar in a native and foreign language. The theoretical implications of these observations are discussed.

Emotional Diglossia in Multilingual Classroom Environments: A Proposal

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Even if this may sound strange to most of us, multilingualism was initially considered as a potentially harmful construct for the cognitive system. Luckily, this idea was rapidly discarded and multilingualism then began to be considered as the driving element for the cognitive advantages in basic psychological processes such as memory and attention.…”

“…6,22 This is especially the case in situations that require fast responses. On the other hand, and not necessarily in opposition to the former account, it is argued that the way in which foreign languages are generally acquired could lead to this emotional distancing.…”

The human task-evoked pupillary response function is linear: Implications for baseline response scaling in pupillometry

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Embodiment and Emotional Memory in First vs. Second Language

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