Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making

Autores
Teitelbaum Dorfman, Federico; Kogan, Boris; Barttfeld, Pablo; García, Adolfo Martín
Año de publicación
2024
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inglés
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Socio-cognitive research on bilinguals points to a moral foreign-language effect (MFLE), with more utilitarian choices (e.g., sacrificing someone to save more people) for moral dilemmas presented in the second language (L2) relative to the first language. Yet, inconsistent results highlight the influence of subject-level variables, including a critical underexplored factor: L2 proficiency (L2p). Here we provide a systematic review of 57 bilingualism studies on moral dilemmas, showing that L2p rarely modulates responses to impersonal dilemmas, but it does impact personal dilemmas (with MFLEs proving consistent at intermediate L2p levels but unsystematic at high L2p levels). We propose an empirico-theoretical framework to conceptualize such patterns, highlighting the impact of L2p on four affective mediating factors: mental imagery, inhibitory control, prosocial behavior and numerical processing. Finally, we outline core challenges for the field. These insights open new avenues at the crossing of bilingualism and social cognition research.
Fil: Teitelbaum Dorfman, Federico. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina
Fil: Kogan, Boris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Barttfeld, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina
Fil: García, Adolfo Martín. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Matemáticas y Ciencias; Argentina. University of California; Estados Unidos. Universidad de Santiago de Chile; Chile
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BILINGUALISM
MORAL FOREIGN-LANGUAGE EFFECT
FOOTBRIDGE DILEMMA
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
MODULATING FACTORS
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
title Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
spellingShingle Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
Teitelbaum Dorfman, Federico
BILINGUALISM
MORAL FOREIGN-LANGUAGE EFFECT
FOOTBRIDGE DILEMMA
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
MODULATING FACTORS
title_short Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
title_full Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
title_fullStr Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
title_full_unstemmed Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
title_sort Bilinguals on the footbridge: the role of foreign-language proficiency in moral decision making
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Teitelbaum Dorfman, Federico
Kogan, Boris
Barttfeld, Pablo
García, Adolfo Martín
author Teitelbaum Dorfman, Federico
author_facet Teitelbaum Dorfman, Federico
Kogan, Boris
Barttfeld, Pablo
García, Adolfo Martín
author_role author
author2 Kogan, Boris
Barttfeld, Pablo
García, Adolfo Martín
author2_role author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BILINGUALISM
MORAL FOREIGN-LANGUAGE EFFECT
FOOTBRIDGE DILEMMA
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
MODULATING FACTORS
topic BILINGUALISM
MORAL FOREIGN-LANGUAGE EFFECT
FOOTBRIDGE DILEMMA
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
MODULATING FACTORS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Socio-cognitive research on bilinguals points to a moral foreign-language effect (MFLE), with more utilitarian choices (e.g., sacrificing someone to save more people) for moral dilemmas presented in the second language (L2) relative to the first language. Yet, inconsistent results highlight the influence of subject-level variables, including a critical underexplored factor: L2 proficiency (L2p). Here we provide a systematic review of 57 bilingualism studies on moral dilemmas, showing that L2p rarely modulates responses to impersonal dilemmas, but it does impact personal dilemmas (with MFLEs proving consistent at intermediate L2p levels but unsystematic at high L2p levels). We propose an empirico-theoretical framework to conceptualize such patterns, highlighting the impact of L2p on four affective mediating factors: mental imagery, inhibitory control, prosocial behavior and numerical processing. Finally, we outline core challenges for the field. These insights open new avenues at the crossing of bilingualism and social cognition research.
Fil: Teitelbaum Dorfman, Federico. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina
Fil: Kogan, Boris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Barttfeld, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas; Argentina
Fil: García, Adolfo Martín. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Matemáticas y Ciencias; Argentina. University of California; Estados Unidos. Universidad de Santiago de Chile; Chile
description Socio-cognitive research on bilinguals points to a moral foreign-language effect (MFLE), with more utilitarian choices (e.g., sacrificing someone to save more people) for moral dilemmas presented in the second language (L2) relative to the first language. Yet, inconsistent results highlight the influence of subject-level variables, including a critical underexplored factor: L2 proficiency (L2p). Here we provide a systematic review of 57 bilingualism studies on moral dilemmas, showing that L2p rarely modulates responses to impersonal dilemmas, but it does impact personal dilemmas (with MFLEs proving consistent at intermediate L2p levels but unsystematic at high L2p levels). We propose an empirico-theoretical framework to conceptualize such patterns, highlighting the impact of L2p on four affective mediating factors: mental imagery, inhibitory control, prosocial behavior and numerical processing. Finally, we outline core challenges for the field. These insights open new avenues at the crossing of bilingualism and social cognition research.
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