Adam John Privitera
Biographic Data
| ID | 6282977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam John Privitera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam John |
| FAMILY NAME | Privitera |
| SIGNATURE | PRIVITERA A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanyang Technological University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1486-8954 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mapping the landscape: Generative AI in higher education assessment (2020-2024) - a scoping review
The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) marks a paradigm shift in higher education, with the potential to transform assessment practices. Its disruptive capabilities offer both opportunities and challenges, prompting widespread debate about appropriate responses. Although recent reviews have synthesised research on GAI in higher education, methodological limitations, particularly the exclusion of grey literature, prevent a full …
Second language experience and auditory cognitive control: Is more necessarily better
Aims and objectives: The present study investigates the association between the degree of L2 experience and auditory cognitive control in Mandarin–English bilingual university students. Methodology: Two groups of bilinguals, differing in recent L2 instructional exposure, were compared. One group had received 168 hours of English instruction (more experienced; ME), and the other 84 hours (less experienced; LE). We further evaluated whether the ME …
Investigating the “bilingual edge”: Origins, current practices, and future directions
We revisit Ellen Bialystok's seminal chapter, "Selective Attention in Cognitive Processing: The Bilingual Edge", exploring its impact on over three decades of research. We explore how theoretical and methodological advances have refined our understanding of the cognitive effects of bilingualism including shifts in how bilingualism is operationalized and assessed, the application of neuroimaging techniques, and the adoption of more robust statisti…
Bilingual effects on cognitive control: Are we looking in the right place
Whether bilingualism confers non-linguistic cognitive advantages continues to generate both interest and debate in the psychological sciences. In response to mixed reports and methodological critiques, researchers have embraced more rigorous practices when investigating bilingual effects, including those in the domain of cognitive control. Despite considerable advances, one significant issue persists: the assumption that task performance remains …
Influence of cognitive control on the moral foreign language effect
Purpose: The Moral Foreign Language Effect (MFLE) is characterized by an increase in utilitarian responding when moral dilemmas are presented in a foreign language. Renewed interest in this psycholinguistic phenomenon has led to investigation of its boundary conditions and the modulatory influence of separable dimensions of foreign language experience. However, even when accounting for these additional differences, considerable variability in the…
Subjective versus objective language proficiency measures in the investigation of bilingual effects on cognitive control
Purpose: Bilingual language experience is thought to confer non-linguistic benefits in general cognition including improved cognitive control. These bilingual effects are most often observed in samples of bilinguals who are highly proficient in both languages. However, across the majority of previous studies, assessments of language proficiency are exclusively subjective. While evidence supports that subjective and objective measures of language …
Time course of indirect reply processing in native and non-native Mandarin speakers: An ERP study
To communicate successfully, listeners must decode both the literal and intended meanings of a speaker’s message. This ability is especially crucial when processing indirect replies as intended meanings can differ significantly from what was said. How native and non-native speakers differ in this ability is an open question. The present study investigated differences in the time course of indirect reply processing in native and non-native Mandari…
Functional priority of syntax over semantics in Chinese ‘ba’ construction: Evidence from eye-tracking during natural reading
Studies on sentence processing in inflectional languages support that syntactic structure building functionally precedes semantic processing. Conversely, most EEG studies of Chinese sentence processing do not support the priority of syntax. One possible explanation is that the Chinese language lacks morphological inflections. Another explanation may be that the presentation of separate sentence components on individual screens in EEG studies disr…
Nouns are not always processed faster than verbs in bilingual speakers: Effects of language distance
The purpose of the current report is to study the effects of language distance on noun and verb processing in bilingual speakers. We recruited two groups of bilingual speakers: one group spoke two typologically distant languages (Cantonese and English) and the other group spoke two typologically similar languages (Mandarin and Cantonese). Participants named object and action pictures in their first language. We controlled psycholinguistic propert…
Bilingualism from a holistic perspective: Investigation of bilingual effects on cognitive control
The P3 and academic performance in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Is there a foreign language effect on academic integrity
Modulatory role of foreign language experience on the Moral Foreign Language Effect
The Moral Foreign Language Effect (MFLE) is characterized by increased utilitarian decision-making when bilinguals respond to moral dilemmas in their foreign language. While previous research has given us a better understanding of this phenomenon, few studies have investigated how foreign language experience influences the MFLE. The present study investigated whether differences in foreign language proficiency, immersion, or dominance modulated t…
Graded bilingual effects on attentional network function in Chinese high school students
Effective communication in multilingual environments requires bilinguals to constantly monitor linguistic cues. It is hypothesized that the constant need to monitor may result in improved attention. However, previous investigations have reported mixed, often null results, with positive findings attributed to non-linguistic variables. To address these issues, we investigated whether higher levels of bilingualism were associated with improved atten…
Modeling the bilingual advantage: Do results differ between analysis methods
Whether bilingualism results in improved executive function is controversial. According to some researchers, putative bilingual advantages can be explained by individual differences in unmeasured non-linguistic variables. Additionally, commonly used models containing exclusively fixed-effects do not account for the data structure inherent in multi-trial behavioral tasks. Mixed-effects models by contrast address both of these issues, allowing for …
Scoping review of research practices in the investigation of bilingual effects on inhibition and attention in young people
Aims and objectives: The aim of this scoping review is to curate and summarize research methodologies used to assess the effects of bilingualism on inhibition and attention in young people. Methodology: The methodology of a scoping review was followed. Searches of the literature using inclusive search strings were conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Proquest, and PsyArXiv. Study selection followed the guidance of the PRISMA-ScR checklist with publish…
Influences of Lifestyle Profiles and Problematic Internet Use on Mental Distress in University Students
What does bathroom graffiti reveal about young adults in China
The creation of graffiti in bathrooms is a common practice in colleges and universities in China and abroad. This private form of expression provides a unique way to understand young adults in contemporary China. The investigators conducted two studies in order to explore this social phenomenon. Study one qualitatively analyzed toilet graffiti from five universities in Central China. Results show: (1) sex, love, and self-exploration are the most …
Furries from A to Z (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism)
This study explored the furry identity. Furries are humans interested in anthropomorphic art and cartoons. Some furries have zoomorphic tendencies. Furries often identify with, and/or assume, characteristics of a special/totem species of nonhuman animal. This research surveyed both furries (n = 217) and non-furry individuals (n = 29) attending a furry convention and a comparison group of college students (n = 68). Furries commonly indicated drago…
Furries from A to Z (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism)
This study explored the furry identity. Furries are humans interested in anthropomorphic art and cartoons. Some furries have zoomorphic tendencies. Furries often identify with, and/or assume, characteristics of a special/totem species of nonhuman animal. This research surveyed both furries (n = 217) and non-furry individuals (n = 29) attending a furry convention and a comparison group of college students (n = 68). Furries commonly indicated drago…
What does bathroom graffiti reveal about young adults in China
The creation of graffiti in bathrooms is a common practice in colleges and universities in China and abroad. This private form of expression provides a unique way to understand young adults in contemporary China. The investigators conducted two studies in order to explore this social phenomenon. Study one qualitatively analyzed toilet graffiti from five universities in Central China. Results show: (1) sex, love, and self-exploration are the most …
Furries from A to Z (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism)
This study explored the furry identity. Furries are humans interested in anthropomorphic art and cartoons. Some furries have zoomorphic tendencies. Furries often identify with, and/or assume, characteristics of a special/totem species of nonhuman animal. This research surveyed both furries (n = 217) and non-furry individuals (n = 29) attending a furry convention and a comparison group of college students (n = 68). Furries commonly indicated drago…
What does bathroom graffiti reveal about young adults in China
The creation of graffiti in bathrooms is a common practice in colleges and universities in China and abroad. This private form of expression provides a unique way to understand young adults in contemporary China. The investigators conducted two studies in order to explore this social phenomenon. Study one qualitatively analyzed toilet graffiti from five universities in Central China. Results show: (1) sex, love, and self-exploration are the most …
Modulatory role of foreign language experience on the Moral Foreign Language Effect
The Moral Foreign Language Effect (MFLE) is characterized by increased utilitarian decision-making when bilinguals respond to moral dilemmas in their foreign language. While previous research has given us a better understanding of this phenomenon, few studies have investigated how foreign language experience influences the MFLE. The present study investigated whether differences in foreign language proficiency, immersion, or dominance modulated t…
Graded bilingual effects on attentional network function in Chinese high school students
Effective communication in multilingual environments requires bilinguals to constantly monitor linguistic cues. It is hypothesized that the constant need to monitor may result in improved attention. However, previous investigations have reported mixed, often null results, with positive findings attributed to non-linguistic variables. To address these issues, we investigated whether higher levels of bilingualism were associated with improved atten…
Modeling the bilingual advantage: Do results differ between analysis methods
Whether bilingualism results in improved executive function is controversial. According to some researchers, putative bilingual advantages can be explained by individual differences in unmeasured non-linguistic variables. Additionally, commonly used models containing exclusively fixed-effects do not account for the data structure inherent in multi-trial behavioral tasks. Mixed-effects models by contrast address both of these issues, allowing for …
Scoping review of research practices in the investigation of bilingual effects on inhibition and attention in young people
Aims and objectives: The aim of this scoping review is to curate and summarize research methodologies used to assess the effects of bilingualism on inhibition and attention in young people. Methodology: The methodology of a scoping review was followed. Searches of the literature using inclusive search strings were conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Proquest, and PsyArXiv. Study selection followed the guidance of the PRISMA-ScR checklist with publish…
Influences of Lifestyle Profiles and Problematic Internet Use on Mental Distress in University Students
Functional priority of syntax over semantics in Chinese ‘ba’ construction: Evidence from eye-tracking during natural reading
Studies on sentence processing in inflectional languages support that syntactic structure building functionally precedes semantic processing. Conversely, most EEG studies of Chinese sentence processing do not support the priority of syntax. One possible explanation is that the Chinese language lacks morphological inflections. Another explanation may be that the presentation of separate sentence components on individual screens in EEG studies disr…
Nouns are not always processed faster than verbs in bilingual speakers: Effects of language distance
The purpose of the current report is to study the effects of language distance on noun and verb processing in bilingual speakers. We recruited two groups of bilingual speakers: one group spoke two typologically distant languages (Cantonese and English) and the other group spoke two typologically similar languages (Mandarin and Cantonese). Participants named object and action pictures in their first language. We controlled psycholinguistic propert…
Bilingualism from a holistic perspective: Investigation of bilingual effects on cognitive control
The P3 and academic performance in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Is there a foreign language effect on academic integrity
Bilingual effects on cognitive control: Are we looking in the right place
Whether bilingualism confers non-linguistic cognitive advantages continues to generate both interest and debate in the psychological sciences. In response to mixed reports and methodological critiques, researchers have embraced more rigorous practices when investigating bilingual effects, including those in the domain of cognitive control. Despite considerable advances, one significant issue persists: the assumption that task performance remains …
Influence of cognitive control on the moral foreign language effect
Purpose: The Moral Foreign Language Effect (MFLE) is characterized by an increase in utilitarian responding when moral dilemmas are presented in a foreign language. Renewed interest in this psycholinguistic phenomenon has led to investigation of its boundary conditions and the modulatory influence of separable dimensions of foreign language experience. However, even when accounting for these additional differences, considerable variability in the…
Subjective versus objective language proficiency measures in the investigation of bilingual effects on cognitive control
Purpose: Bilingual language experience is thought to confer non-linguistic benefits in general cognition including improved cognitive control. These bilingual effects are most often observed in samples of bilinguals who are highly proficient in both languages. However, across the majority of previous studies, assessments of language proficiency are exclusively subjective. While evidence supports that subjective and objective measures of language …
Time course of indirect reply processing in native and non-native Mandarin speakers: An ERP study
To communicate successfully, listeners must decode both the literal and intended meanings of a speaker’s message. This ability is especially crucial when processing indirect replies as intended meanings can differ significantly from what was said. How native and non-native speakers differ in this ability is an open question. The present study investigated differences in the time course of indirect reply processing in native and non-native Mandari…
Mapping the landscape: Generative AI in higher education assessment (2020-2024) - a scoping review
The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) marks a paradigm shift in higher education, with the potential to transform assessment practices. Its disruptive capabilities offer both opportunities and challenges, prompting widespread debate about appropriate responses. Although recent reviews have synthesised research on GAI in higher education, methodological limitations, particularly the exclusion of grey literature, prevent a full …
Second language experience and auditory cognitive control: Is more necessarily better
Aims and objectives: The present study investigates the association between the degree of L2 experience and auditory cognitive control in Mandarin–English bilingual university students. Methodology: Two groups of bilinguals, differing in recent L2 instructional exposure, were compared. One group had received 168 hours of English instruction (more experienced; ME), and the other 84 hours (less experienced; LE). We further evaluated whether the ME …
Investigating the “bilingual edge”: Origins, current practices, and future directions
We revisit Ellen Bialystok's seminal chapter, "Selective Attention in Cognitive Processing: The Bilingual Edge", exploring its impact on over three decades of research. We explore how theoretical and methodological advances have refined our understanding of the cognitive effects of bilingualism including shifts in how bilingualism is operationalized and assessed, the application of neuroimaging techniques, and the adoption of more robust statisti…
Psychology (13 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (11 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · Neuroscience of multilingualism (8 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (8 works) · Cognition (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Mandarin Chinese (5 works)