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Sarigiannidis, Ioannis; Kirk, Peter A.; Roiser, Jonathan P.; Robinson, Oliver J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2020
Anxiety alters how we perceive the world and can alter aspects of cognitive performance. Prominent theories of anxiety suggest that the effect of anxiety on cognition is due to anxious thoughts "overloading" limited cognitive resources, competing with other processes. If this is so, then a cognitive load manipulation should impact…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Time Perspective
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Stoesz, Brenda M.; Niknam, Mehdi; Sutton, Jessica – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2020
Research has demonstrated that students' learning outcomes and motivation to learn are influenced by the visual design of learning technologies (e.g., learning management systems or LMS). One aspect of LMS design that has not been thoroughly investigated is visual complexity. In two experiments, postsecondary students rated the visual complexity…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Educational Technology, Visual Aids, Difficulty Level
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Chen, May Jane; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1982
Examined cross-cultural generalizability of the Stanford-Binet and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Australian and Taiwanese students were asked to rate 27 items for relevance and difficulty; similar notions about what constitutes intelligence were found across cultures. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Difficulty Level