Testing the seductive details effect: Does the format or the amount of seductive details matter?

Wang, Zhe; Ardasheva, Yuliya; Carbonneau, Kira J.; Liu, Qinglong

doi:10.1002/acp.3801

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“…However, what happens when text is integrated with a seductive image? Seductive images are hypothesised to have a negative impact on working memory capacity by imposing extraneous cognitive load, since these images do not include information relevant to the learning task (Park et al, 2011(Park et al, , 2015Rey, 2012;Wang et al, 2021). Thus, when paired with text, the process of integrating information from multiple channels might serve a particular challenge for the learner.…”

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The richer, the better? Effects of combining seductive and interpretational visuals in computer‐based learning

Wang,

Abercrombie,

Wong

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Computer Assisted Learning

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BackgroundThere are two major types of pictures that have been the focus of multimedia learning research, namely, seductive and interpretational pictures. Despite an increasing body of literature documenting the effects of either seductive or interpretational pictures added to text‐based materials, there is a paucity of research explicitly comparing them in a multimedia learning environment.ObjectivesTo address this gap, this study manipulated the picture condition by designing seductive pictures (SPs), interpretational pictures (IPs), and seductive plus interpretational pictures (SIPs) and investigated the multimedia effects of SPs, IPs, and SIPs on several cognitive and affective‐motivational variables.MethodsTwo computer‐based experiments were conducted where a scientific text about the blood circulatory system was presented with SPs, IPs, or SIPs. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions, and completed a subsequent learning test (comprehension and transfer questions) as well as a survey measuring their learning experience.Results and ConclusionsThe results of the two experiments were consistent in showing that our experimental manipulation was unsuccessful in influencing the learning outcome variables. Nevertheless, learning with seductive plus interpretational pictures appeared to yield better judgement accuracy, as compared to learning with seductive or interpretational pictures only. Most educational practitioners still include decorative elements based on their impression of aesthetics of motivation; this study encourages them to use these elements within their learning materials.

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The richer, the better? Effects of combining seductive and interpretational visuals in computer‐based learning

Wang,

Abercrombie,

Wong

et al. 2023

Computer Assisted Learning

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“…The literature has extensively investigated the seductive details effect of various media, including images (Wang et al, 2021), texts (Wang & Adesope, 2016), narrations (Park et al, 2015a), and animations (Abercrombie et al, 2019; Mayer et al, 2001). Nonetheless, it remains unclear whether a human character in a video would elicit a seductive details effect.…”

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The Impact of Observing a Video-Based Student Model on Learning

Li,

Craig

2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Understanding the impact of observing a video-based student model demonstrating study behaviors on learning might help educators utilize videos as instructional strategies to promote students’ academic motivation and benefit learning. This study evaluated two competing hypotheses on whether watching videos consisting of a studying person and non-human studying-related visual cues will increase learners’ performance through the lens of modeling and the seductive details effect. A 2 (Human: presence, absence) × 2 (Cues: decorated, plain) randomized factorial design was conducted on Amazon MTurk. A modeling effect was not found in this study. However, support for the seductive details effect hypothesis was found in which observing a human was seductive because indirectly human behavior without specific ties to the learning task in a video appears to cause distraction from learning and trigger a seductive details effect.

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“…To this end, some studies have demonstrated that decorative pictures, which are considered seductive details, can enhance student interest (e.g., Magner et al, 2014; Wang & Adesope, 2016). A few studies also found positive effects on the part of seductive details on learning outcomes under specific conditions (e.g., Fries et al, 2019; Ketzer‐Nöltge et al, 2018; Lehmann et al, 2019; Wang et al, 2021).…”

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Exploring the effects of seductive details and illustration dynamics on young children's performance in an origami task

Colliot,

Boucheix

2023

Computer Assisted Learning

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BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that dynamic illustrations, as compared to their static counterparts, lead to higher achievement levels, especially for hand‐based procedures. Other researchers have investigated how the presence of seductive details (i.e., appealing but irrelevant adjunct displays) influences students' interest positively but their learning negatively.ObjectivesThe purpose of the two present studies was to investigate the effects of animated versus static presentations, combined with the presence of seductive details, on student performance on a paper‐folding task (i.e., origami) in a naturalistic school environment.MethodsFifty‐five children (5–6 years old) participated in the first study and were randomly assigned to one of four groups. The second study was conducted with older children (72 s or third graders) and a more complex origami task.Results and ConclusionsIn the first study, results demonstrated negative effects of seductive details on children's performance and time on task, but no effects of presentation format. In the second study, no negative effects of seductive details on student achievement were found, but animated illustrations significantly improved children's performance and reduced time on task. However, seductive details tended to impair learning more greatly given the presence of static, as compared to animated, presentations. Task difficulties and pupils' ability to inhibit irrelevant information may explain these results.

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Testing the seductive details effect: Does the format or the amount of seductive details matter?

Cited by 6 publications

References 55 publications

The richer, the better? Effects of combining seductive and interpretational visuals in computer‐based learning

The richer, the better? Effects of combining seductive and interpretational visuals in computer‐based learning

The Impact of Observing a Video-Based Student Model on Learning

Exploring the effects of seductive details and illustration dynamics on young children's performance in an origami task

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