Meklit Melaku Bezie, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Beminate Lemma Seifu
Multilevel multinomial regression analysis of factors associated with birth weight in sub-Saharan Africa
Scientific reports
despite advances digital technology resulted people accessing information via mobile devices little known reading comprehension mobile phones research investigated impact reading format comparing sensitivity misinformation presented either printed texts digital format mobile phones readers english versus chinese participants read pairs short newspaperstyle articles containing critical piece information either retracted retracted later assessed memory critical general details well inferential judgements related retracted information average results replicated previous evidence repeating original misinformation time retraction enhanced memory updating however reading mobile phone reduced likelihood readers noticed retraction updated memory alternative information language groups reduced extent inferences modified alternative information readers chinese english chinese readers showed significantly better general memory affected continued influence misinformation differences chinese englishspeaking participants may reflect cultural influences tendency apply dialectical rather analytic reasoning strategy incorporate contradictory information memory representation discourse event