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• People monitor their memories more closely when using a second language,
• In fact, according to the researchers, thinking in a second language uses a different system of reasoning – one that’s less automatic or instinctive.
• “When you're using a second language, it activates this mindset of being more careful with your judgements and your decision making,” said Professor David Gallo
• individuals were more accurate in identifying false memories when using their foreign language.
• In the second part, the native Mandarin speakers watched silent videos of a crime and then listened to audio of the event in English and a separate one in Mandarin, which included some untruths. This experiment found that processing information in a foreign language eliminated false memories.

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