Processing and recall of seductive details in scientific text

Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 569 - 587
Published: Oct 1, 2007
Abstract
null null This study examined how seductive details affect on-line processing of a technical, scientific text. In Experiment 1, each sentence from the experimental text was rated for interest and importance. Participants rated seductive details as being more interesting but less important than main ideas. In Experiment 2, we examined the effect of seductive details on reading time and learning. Seductive details reduced the amount of time...
Paper Details
Title
Processing and recall of seductive details in scientific text
Published Date
Oct 1, 2007
Volume
32
Issue
4
Pages
569 - 587
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