Original paper

An examination of the seductive details effect in terms of working memory capacity

Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 344 - 355
Published: Mar 1, 2006
Abstract
Previous work on learning from text has demonstrated that although illustrated text can enhance comprehension, illustrations can also sometimes lead to poor learning outcomes when they are not relevant to understanding the text This phenomenon is known as the seductive details effect. The first experiment was designed to test whether the ability to control one's attention, as measured by working memory span tasks, would influence the processing...
Paper Details
Title
An examination of the seductive details effect in terms of working memory capacity
Published Date
Mar 1, 2006
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
344 - 355
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