Moderating the seductive details effect in multimedia learning with note-taking

Although the seductive details effect, a phenomenon where interesting but irrelevant pictures impede comprehension, is well documented, studies examining ways of moderating its detrimental impact on learning remain few. The present study examined the effect of note‐taking on the seductive details effect. Chinese undergraduate participants ( N = 91) were randomly assigned to three conditions that differed in terms of the presence of seductive...