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Seductive Details in the Flipped Classroom: The Impact of Interesting but Educationally Irrelevant Information on Student Learning and Motivation
Maloy et al. 2019 · randomised trial · touches 1 claim · used in 1 attack
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Which beliefs it touches
- C8 Distracting extras sets a limit on it
Randomised trial in a real university course (N = 754): short off-topic video clips flagged as for interest only did not change apply-level quiz, midterm or final-exam scores. C8 weakened 2026-10-08 (consistency bound).
Attacks that used it
- C8 attack #1, 8 October 2026: narrowed