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Direct linkKühl, Tim; Moersdorf, Franziska; Römer, Michelle; Münzer, Stefan – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
According to the seductive detail effect, adding interesting but irrelevant information (i.e., seductive details) can be detrimental to learning success. In this study, it was explored within two experiments whether the valence of text-based seductive details might affect learning outcomes differently. For Experiments 1 and 2, we pretested…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Retention (Psychology), Transfer of Training, Pretests Posttests
