Bilingualism shapes the other race effect

Burns, Edwin J.; Tree, Jeremy; Chan, Alice H.D.; Xu, Hong

doi:10.1016/j.visres.2018.07.004

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Bilingualism shapes the other race effect

Edwin J. Burns, Jeremy Tree

, Alice H.D. Chan, Hong Xu

Vision Research

Swansea University Author: Jeremy Tree

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It has recently been suggested that the other race effect (ORE), whereby own race faces are recognised better than those of other races, can be abolished by bilingualism. Bilingualism, however, is not a categorical variable but can vary dramatically in proficiency across the two languages. We theref...

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Bilingualism shapes the other race effect

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