Low-WMC readers recall fewer correct causes when text contains seductive illustrations compared with nonillustrated text¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 For low-WMC readers, seductive images led to significantly fewer correct causes recalled than the nonillustrated condition (η2 = .19). → 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

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Experiment 1 planned comparison within the low-WMC group (n = 12 per condition): essays of low-WMC readers in the seductively illustrated condition contained fewer correct causes (M = .25) than in the nonillustrated condition (M = 1.17), η2 = .19.

"However, the presence of seductive images (M /H11005 .25, SD /H11005 .45) led to the recall of significantly fewer cor- rect causes than in the nonillustrated condition (M /H11005 1.17, SD /H11005 1.34) [F(1,22) /H11005 5.06, MSe /H11005 1.00, p /H11021 .05; η2 /H11005 .19]"

Discussion¶

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