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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T04:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://jonathanstephens.us",
  "tags": [
    "Bilingualism",
    "Decision Making",
    "Executive Function",
    "Language",
    "Morality",
    "Psychology",
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  "textContent": "> Our findings show that moral decision-making cannot be reduced to the language we use. Popular claims, such as the idea that thinking in a foreign language automatically leads to more utilitarian choices, overlook the role of individual cognitive differences and the broader language experiences of bilingual speakers.\n>\n> Our study suggests that moral reasoning depends less on emotional distancing caused by a second language, and more on the cognitive resources people bring to the decision itself – particularly their ability to maintain relevant information and regulate competing responses.\n\n> In an increasingly bilingual and multilingual world, moving beyond simplistic assumptions about language effects is essential for understanding how people make moral choices — regardless of whether they are thinking in English, Spanish, Greek, Chinese or any other language.",
  "title": "Impulse and inhibition: the complex ways bilingual brains balance reason with emotion"
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