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Irini Mavrou

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Por qué cuando usamos otro idioma los hablantes nativos nos parecen bordes

Los juicios sobre cortesía van más allá del lenguaje y la cultura: también están profundamente ligados a las emociones y a la intuición moral.

24.03.2026 10

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Irini Mavrou

Trying your best in a second language? Here’s why native speakers seem so rude

Judgements of politeness go beyond language and culture – they are also deeply tied to emotion and moral intuition.

18.03.2026 10

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Irini Mavrou

Impulse and inhibition: the complex ways bilingual brains balance reason with emotion

Speaking a second language doesn’t impact moral decisions as much as previously thought.

10.02.2026 10

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Irini Mavrou

How speaking in a second language directly affects your moral judgement

The ‘moral foreign language effect’ makes you more rational, and less emotional.

23.09.2025 10

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Irini Mavrou