Cognitive Load - Effects of Heavy Cognitive Load

Effects of Heavy Cognitive Load

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  • Fundamental Attribution Error

The notions of cognitive load and arousal contribute to the "Overload Hypothesis" explanation of social facilitation: in the presence of an audience, subjects tend to perform worse in subjectively complex tasks (whereas they tend to excel in subjectively easy tasks). See also: audience effect and drive theory.

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