It is a commonly held notion that in university lectures, the attention of a student wanes as
time elapses. Despite widespread endorsement of this belief, research has not yet verified …

We explored whether students'(N= 154) engagement in mind wandering (both intentional
and unintentional forms) throughout a 12-week undergraduate course was related to their …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 147 (4) of Journal
of Experimental Psychology: General (see record 2018-17847-010). In the article, the …

We examined mind wandering and memory for information in both live undergraduate
lectures and a laboratory-based video lecture. In Study 1, which spanned a full-term live …

Video lectures are increasingly prevalent, but they present challenges to learners. Students'
minds often wander, yet we know little about how mind wandering affects attention during …

Our minds naturally wander for much of our daily lives. Here we review how mind
wandering, or task-unrelated thought, impacts comprehension during lectures and reading …

Understanding the factors underlying variation in attentional state is critical in a number of
domains. Here, we investigate the relation between time on task and mind wandering (ie, a …

In recent years, cognitive and educational psychologists have become interested in applying
principles of cognitive psychology to education. Here, we discuss the importance of …

We have all had our thoughts wander from the immediate task at hand. The emerging
embodied cognition literature emphasizes the role that the body plays in human thought …

Do students understand the potentially detrimental effects of mind wandering as they are
watching a lecture online? To answer this question, we combined methods used to assess …