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ERIC Number: EJ137045
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Effect of Attentional Demands on Context Utilization
Klein, Gary A.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 1, 25-31, Feb 76
The prediction that utilization of contextual information will be reduced by the presentation of secondary tasks requiring attention was studied. The importance of a limited-capacity operational memory for reading performance was discussed. (BJG)
Descriptors: Attention Control, College Students, Context Clues, Higher Education, Memory, Performance Factors, Reading Processes
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