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The more, the worse? The influence of the seductive detail amount on learning
Wesenberg et al. 2026 · randomised trial · touches 1 claim
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Two randomised experiments: more seductive text lowered recall linearly, but transfer was not significantly affected (low reliability in Study 1). Restates C8's consistency bound; not emitted as an attack (nightly 2026-10-15).