High-WMC readers make more distant regressions within text, suggesting more cross-text integration¶

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q2 i3 High-WMC readers made significantly more distant (greater than one line) regressions within the text (η2 = .43). → Sanchez 2006

Evidence¶

Sanchez 2006¶

Sanchez, C. A., & Wiley, J. (2006). An examination of the seductive details effect in terms of working memory capacity. Memory & Cognition, 34(2), 344-355. https://link.springer.com/journal/13421

q2 · i3 · causal · r2

Experiment 2 eye-tracking analysis of regressions: local (same-line) regressions did not differ between groups, but high-WMC readers showed more distant regressions (M = 235.20 vs 171.40), η2 = .43, which the article interprets as attempts to integrate information across the text.

"However, high-WMC individuals had a significantly higher number of distant regressions within the text than did low- WMC individuals [t(8) /H11005 2.45, p /H11021 .05; η2 /H11005 .43]."

Discussion¶

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