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Lukas Wesenberg; Felix Krieglstein; Sascha Schneider; Günter Daniel Rey – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2025
This study examined if the number of interruptions caused by interesting side notes in learning text is critical for the detrimental effect that is generally found when such seductive details are included, and consequently, if this effect can be mitigated by grouping these details together instead of interspersing them. Results confirmed that…
Descriptors: Interference (Learning), Difficulty Level, Cognitive Processes, Transfer of Training
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Maxcey-Richard, Ashleigh M.; Hollingworth, Andrew – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
The serial and spatially extended nature of many real-world visual tasks suggests the need for control over the content of visual working memory (VWM). We examined the management of VWM in a task that required participants to prioritize individual objects for retention during scene viewing. There were 5 principal findings: (a) Strategic retention…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Short Term Memory, Task Analysis, Retention (Psychology)