“TV no longer commands our full attention”: Effects of second-screen viewing and task relevance on cognitive load and learning from news

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Highlights:

• Second-screen viewing leads to lower news recall and comprehension.

• Effects of second-screen viewing on news learning are mediated by cognitive load.

• Second-screen viewing leads to higher cognitive load than single screen-viewing.

• Higher levels of cognitive load lead to lower news recall and comprehension.

• No differences exist between effects of related and unrelated second screen-viewing.

摘要

•Second-screen viewing leads to lower news recall and comprehension.•Effects of second-screen viewing on news learning are mediated by cognitive load.•Second-screen viewing leads to higher cognitive load than single screen-viewing.•Higher levels of cognitive load lead to lower news recall and comprehension.•No differences exist between effects of related and unrelated second screen-viewing.

论文关键词:Media multitasking,Cognitive load,Limited capacity,News learning,Second-screen viewing,Computer mediated communication

论文评审过程:Available online 18 June 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.021