Benefits of a Bilingual Brain

What are the two active parts typically used to measure language ability?

• Writing and reading

• Speaking and writing

• Listening and reading

• Speaking and listening

Which part of the brain is more dominant and analytical in logical processes?

• Right hemisphere

• Occipital lobe

• Left hemisphere

• Frontal lobe

What is the critical period hypothesis related to language learning?

• Children learn languages more easily due to brain plasticity

• Adults learn languages more easily due to brain plasticity

• Language learning is not affected by age

• Language learning is only possible in adulthood

What is the advantage of being multilingual in terms of brain health?

• Reduce grey matter density

• Decrease brain activity

• Increase risk of cognitive decline

• Delay onset of diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia

What type of bilingual person learns a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language?

• Compound bilingual

• Balanced bilingual

• Subordinate bilingual

• Coordinate bilingual

What is the effect of learning a second language in adulthood on emotional bias?

• Increase emotional intelligence

• No effect on emotional bias

• Exhibit more emotional bias

• Exhibit less emotional bias

What is the part of the brain that contains most of the brain's neurons and synapses?

• Brain stem

• Cerebrospinal fluid

• White matter

• Grey matter

What was the view of bilingualism before the 1960s?

• Considered an advantage

• Considered harmful for the brain

• Considered a handicap

• Considered neutral

What is the effect of bilingualism on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?

• No effect on the cortex

• Strengthened by switching between languages

• Weakened by switching between languages

• Causes damage to the cortex