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Seductive details hamper learning even when they do not disrupt
Kienitz et al. 2023 · randomised trial · touches 1 claim · used in 1 correction to our notes
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Which beliefs it touches
- C8 Distracting extras sets a limit on it
Online experiment (N = 248, mostly undergraduates): seductive details lowered recall (p < .001), removable by telling learners they are irrelevant; no significant harm to transfer (p = .14, low-reliability test). Another single-study transfer null: consistent with C8's existing consistency bound, not a new attack.
Corrections to our notes that used it
- C8, 19 October 2026: corrected