https://allpsych.com/the-top-3-psychological-benefits-of-learning-a-second-language/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-top-3-psychological-benefits-of-learning-a-second-language The Virtual Psychology Classroom Tue, 03 Apr 2018 14:57:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://allpsych.com/the-top-3-psychological-benefits-of-learning-a-second-language/#comment-2259 Tue, 03 Apr 2018 14:57:19 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=64#comment-2259 I think it would be really cool to learn a second language. It’s fascinated to know that doing so can help people perform better in tasks such as prioritizing and multi-tasking. This would definitely help make all the hard work you have to put into learning a second language worth it.

]]> https://allpsych.com/the-top-3-psychological-benefits-of-learning-a-second-language/#comment-2258 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:43:02 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=64#comment-2258 It’s incredible that learning a second language could help delay dementia from taking effect for up to four years. That would explain why my mom is still so sharp because she learned how to speak Spanish and Portuguese when she was in her twenties. I wonder if talking to a psychologist would help illuminate other ways to help her push off dementia for a few more years.

]]> https://allpsych.com/the-top-3-psychological-benefits-of-learning-a-second-language/#comment-2257 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:16:01 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=64#comment-2257 Thank you for all this great information about learning a second language! One thing that I never knew is that it can actually delay dementia and Alzheimer’s! Since my family has a record of getting those, it would be nice to learn another language to see if it helps me out.

]]> https://allpsych.com/the-top-3-psychological-benefits-of-learning-a-second-language/#comment-2256 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:37:26 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=64#comment-2256 Sure, we love all the things meditation does for us. But it could also benefit people we interact with, by making us more compassionate, according to a study in the journal Psychological Science.

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