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Why "speed learning" is bullshit | Marvin Liyanage #CuriosityLab #Neuroscience

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Rayner, K., Schotter, E., Masson, M., Potter, M., & Treiman, R. (2016). So Much to Read, So Little Time. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 17, 34 4.

Murphy, D. H., Hoover, K. M., Agadzhanyan, K., Kuehn, J. C., & Castel, A. D. (2022). Learning in double timeThe effect of lecture video speed on immediate and delayed comprehension. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36(2), 259270.

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