10.1371/journal.pone.0145030.g001 Paul Ibbotson Paul Ibbotson Jennifer Kearvell-White Jennifer Kearvell-White Hypothesised relationship between performance on the non-linguistic test (Stroop) and the linguistic test (past tense elicitation). Public Library of Science 2015 Past Tense trajectory Inhibitory Control Inhibitory Control Predicts Grammatical Ability ability variation language acquisition executive control 2015-12-17 08:09:25 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Hypothesised_relationship_between_performance_on_the_non_linguistic_test_Stroop_and_the_linguistic_test_past_tense_elicitation_/1624149 <p>Giving the correct linguistic response involves suppressing competitors by using a common cognitive faculty—inhibition.</p>