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

被引：103

作者：

Van Cauwenberge, Anna ^{[1
]}

Schaap, Gabi ^{[2
]}

van Roy, Rob ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leuven, Inst Media Studies, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium

[2] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Dept Commun, NL-6500 HE Nijmegen, Netherlands

来源：

COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2014年 / 38卷

关键词：

Media multitasking; Cognitive load; Limited capacity; News learning; Second-screen viewing; Computer mediated communication; MEDIA MULTITASKING; BACKGROUND TELEVISION; READING-COMPREHENSION; PERFORMANCE; IMPACT; STUDENTS; MEMORY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.021

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Second-screen viewing the use of smartphones, tablets, and laptops while watching television has increased dramatically in the last few years. Using multiple resource theory and threaded cognition theory, this study investigated the effects of second-screen viewing on cognitive load, factual recall and comprehension of news. Second, we examined the effects of relevant (i.e., looking up information related to the news story) and irrelevant (i.e., looking up information unrelated to the story) second-screen viewing on learning from news. Results from an experiment (N = 85) showed that second-screen viewing led to lower factual recall and comprehension of news content than single-screen viewing. These effects were mediated by cognitive load: second-screen viewing led to a higher cognitive load than single-screen viewing, with higher cognitive load, in turn, leading towards lower factual recall and comprehension of news content. Contrary to our expectations, we found no statistically significant differences between effects of relevant and irrelevant second-screen viewing. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：100 / 109

页数：10

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