Using a Foreign Language Changes Our Choices. Issue 11 (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hayakawa, Sayuri; Costa, Albert; Foucart, Alice; Keysar, Boaz
• Is Part Of: Trends in cognitive sciences. Volume 20:Issue 11(2016)
• Page Start: 791
• Page End: 793
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: foreign language -- decision-making -- morality -- risk.; Cognitive science -- Periodicals; Cognitive neuroscience -- Periodicals; 153.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2016.08.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-6613

Abstract

Abstract : A growing literature demonstrates that using a foreign language affects choice. This is surprising because if people understand their options, choice should be language independent. Here, we review the impact of using a foreign language on risk, inference, and morality, and discuss potential explanations, including reduced emotion, psychological distance, and increased deliberation.