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Effects Of Spaced Practice On Learning Musical Intervals, Henry You-Chee Hua
Effects Of Spaced Practice On Learning Musical Intervals, Henry You-Chee Hua
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This study assessed the effects of spaced practice on the ability to identify a musical interval by name. A total of 187 individuals completed a pretest and then practiced identifying six musical intervals, with two musical intervals each randomly assigned to narrow, medium, and wide spacing for each individual. During this practice, the musical intervals were presented at two tone levels and were played as either harmonies or melodies. Participants were randomly assigned to return for a posttest 2 min, 1 day, or 7 days later. All individuals received a posttest of the same six musical intervals from practice at …
Effects On Misinformation: The Role Of Perceived Realism And Transportation Into Fiction, Alyssa Nicole Blair
Effects On Misinformation: The Role Of Perceived Realism And Transportation Into Fiction, Alyssa Nicole Blair
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The present study investigated the role of individual differences in the acquisition of information from fictional texts. Using the established misinformation paradigm, information was embedded in implausible or plausible stories and framed in accurate, misleading, or neutral statements. Participants (N = 101) were asked ro read six stories and give ratings of perceived realism and transportation for each story and then complete a general knowledge test that included 36 target items. It was hypothesized that question difficulty, fact framing, and the plausibility of story context would all influence the amount of correct and incorrect information gathered from the stories but …