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Britton, Bruce K. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1978
In secondary-task reading experiments, easy text filled cognitive capacity more completely than difficult text. A cognitive interpretation is that, in reading easy passages, the cognitive processors are full. But in difficult passages, frequent breakdowns in comprehension temporarily empty processor spaces, leaving cognitive capacity for the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Difficulty Level
