A pervasive goal in the study of how children learn word meanings is to explain how young
children solve the mapping problem. The mapping problem asks how language learners …

Herein, we contextualize, problematize, and offer some insights for moving beyond the
problem of monolingual comparative normativity in (psycho) linguistic research on …

In “The Devil's Dictionary”, Bierce (1911) defined language as “The music with which we
charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.” This satirical definition reflects a core truth …

Many leading scholars have highlighted the use of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in
approaching research and practice in psychology. Critical Race Theory allows for cognitive …

This paper addresses several problematic scientific practices in psycholinguistic research.
We discuss challenges that arise when working with minority languages, such as the notion …

Acquiring a second language (L2) as an adult is arguably a challenging and complex task,
often resulting in a high degree of variability in learning trajectories and outcomes. In the last …

Recent years have seen an increased interest in the study of heritage language bilinguals.
However, much of the research on heritage bilingualism is fraught with deficit framing. In this …

The critical question for cognitive scientists is what does cognitive science do, if anything, for
people? Cognitive science is primarily concerned with human cognition but has fallen short …

Recently, there have been several calls for psychologists to dismantle systemic racism
within the field (eg, Buchanan et al., 2021; Dupree & Boykin, 2021; Wilcox et al., 2022). In …

Human cognition occurs within social contexts, and nowhere is this more evident than
language behavior. Regularly using multiple languages is a globally ubiquitous individual …