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Language Nativeness Modulates Physiological Responses to Moral vs. Immoral Concepts in Chinese–English Bilinguals: Evidence from Event‑Related Potential and Psychophysiological Measures
Gao, Fei1,2; Wu, Chenggang3,4; Fu, Hengyi5; Xu, Kunyu1; Yuan, Zhen2,5
2023-11-02
Source PublicationBrain Sciences
Volume13Issue:11
Abstract

Morality has been an integral part of social cognition and our daily life, and different languages may exert distinct impacts on human moral judgment. However, it remains unclear how moral concept is encoded in the bilingual brain. This study, therefore, aimed to explore the emotional and cognitive involvement of bilingual morality judgement by using combined event-related potential (ERP) and psychophysiological (including skin, heart, and pulse) measures. In the experiment, thirty-one Chinese–English bilingual participants were asked to make moral judgments in Chinese and English, respectively. Our results revealed increased early frontal N400 and decreased LPC in L1 moral concept encoding as compared to L2, suggesting that L1 was more reliant on automatic processes and emotions yet less on elaboration. In contrast, L2 moral and immoral concepts elicited enhanced LPC, decreased N400, and greater automatic psychophysiological electrocardiograph responses, which might reflect more elaborate processing despite blunted emotional responses and increased anxiety. Additionally, both behavioral and P200 data revealed a reliable immorality bias across languages. Our results were discussed in light of the dual-process framework of moral judgments and the (dis)embodiment of bilingual processing, which may advance our understanding of the interplay between language and morality as well as between emotion and cognition.

KeywordBilingual Processing Emotion Lpc Moral Concept N400
DOI10.3390/brainsci13111543
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Language英語English
WOS Research AreaNeurosciences & Neurology
WOS SubjectNeurosciences
WOS IDWOS:001118110000001
PublisherMDPIST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85178254376
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CollectionINSTITUTE OF COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION
Faculty of Health Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINAL ADMINISTRATION
Corresponding AuthorXu, Kunyu; Yuan, Zhen
Affiliation1.Institute of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
2.Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, 999078, Macao
3.Key Laboratory of Multilingual Education with AI, School of Education, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, 200083, China
4.Institute of Linguistics, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, 200083, China
5.Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, 999078, Macao
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau;  Faculty of Health Sciences
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Gao, Fei,Wu, Chenggang,Fu, Hengyi,et al. Language Nativeness Modulates Physiological Responses to Moral vs. Immoral Concepts in Chinese–English Bilinguals: Evidence from Event‑Related Potential and Psychophysiological Measures[J]. Brain Sciences, 2023, 13(11).
APA Gao, Fei., Wu, Chenggang., Fu, Hengyi., Xu, Kunyu., & Yuan, Zhen (2023). Language Nativeness Modulates Physiological Responses to Moral vs. Immoral Concepts in Chinese–English Bilinguals: Evidence from Event‑Related Potential and Psychophysiological Measures. Brain Sciences, 13(11).
MLA Gao, Fei,et al."Language Nativeness Modulates Physiological Responses to Moral vs. Immoral Concepts in Chinese–English Bilinguals: Evidence from Event‑Related Potential and Psychophysiological Measures".Brain Sciences 13.11(2023).
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