Full alignment of recording, expected, and task angles yields significantly higher task performance than any non-full-alignment configuration¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? When all three angles were aligned (all first-person or all third-person), task performance was significantly higher than without full alignment. → de Jonge 2026

Evidence¶

de Jonge 2026¶

de Jonge, T. H. S., de Koning, B. B., & van Wermeskerken, M. (2026). It's all a matter of expectancy: How expectancies about task execution perspective influence learning through video modeling examples. Learning and Instruction, 105, 102422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2026.102422

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Post-hoc linear mixed-effects contrast including a three-way match dummy variable, which added significant explained variance (ΔR2 = 0.04, p < .001). Full alignment of all three angles outperformed non-full alignment, "t (126) = 4.33, p < .001"; no standardized effect size was printed for this contrast.

"it was observed that when all angles were aligned – either all first-person or all third-person – task performance was significantly higher compared to when there was no full alignment, t (126) = 4.33, p < .001"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Alignment between recording angle and expected task angle strongly improves task performance, supporting the Expectation Alignment Hypothesis — related
• Mismatch between recording angle and expected angle increases cognitive load both during video observation and during task execution — related
• First-person video modeling examples yield better task performance than third-person videos regardless of expected or task angle, supporting the Embodied Resonance Hypothesis — reports the opposite