Prospective memory in bilinguals: Recalling future intentions in first and second language contexts
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López Rojas, Cristina; Marful Quiroga, María Alejandra; Pérez Muñoz, Ana Isabel; Bajo Molina, María TeresaEditorial
Cambridge University Press
Date
2023-02-27Referencia bibliográfica
López-Rojas C, Marful A, Pérez AI, Bajo MT (2023). Prospective memory in bilinguals: Recalling future intentions in first and second language contexts. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition 1–16. [https://doi.org/10.1017/S136672892300010X]
Patrocinador
Grant FPU17/03378; Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (PSI 2017-89324-C2-2-P) (PGC2018-093786-B-I00 30B51801); Junta de Andalucía (A-CTS-111-UGR18 / B-CTS-384- UGR20 / P20_00107); MSCA-COFUND Athenea3i (754446-AT3i); Universidad de Granada/CBUARésumé
Recalling future intentions (i.e., prospective memory, PM) plays an essential role in everyday
life, but sometimes, if the person is involved in a demanding ongoing task, PM is unsuccessful.
This is especially relevant for bilinguals who, in many situations, have to recall intentions
while performing a task in their second language (L2). Our aim was to explore whether
PM is modulated by the linguistic context in which PM takes place. In this study, bilinguals
performed a PM task in their first (L1) or second language (L2). We also manipulated the
demands of the ongoing task (early/late updating) and the PM cue (focal/non-focal).
In general, results showed an overall impairment in the recall of future intentions when the
task was performed in L2. This impairment was especially evident in the more demanding
conditions, suggesting that increments in attentional demands due to L2 processing hinder
the processes required for prospective remembering.