APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Seductive Details: An Impediment or Aid in Student Learning?
- Fries Laura
University of California, Los Angeles - Gerardo Ramirez
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
Previous research says seductive details— concrete, interesting, irrelevant facts— harm learning in textual studies. This study attempted to replicate effects of seductive details in a mathematics lecture as a function of high or low pressure. Results suggest, contrary to previous findings, seductive details positively impact learning outcomes in high-pressure conditions.
Human Learning and Memory
