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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026

Better together? Effects of task complexity and social setting on performance and cognitive load.

Marloes L Nederhand, Floris Kervers, Leandra Fitriyadi, Isa Noordover, Bjorn B De Koning

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marloes L NederhandDepartment of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Floris KerversDepartment of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Leandra FitriyadiDepartment of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Isa NoordoverDepartment of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Bjorn B De KoningDepartment of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Framed within Cognitive Load Theory, this study investigated the effects of task complexity on performance, cognitive load, and efficiency on performance and cognitive load in an online learning environment. Using a between-subjects design, university students (

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cognitive loadefficiencyonline collaborationperformancetask complexity

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PMID41969863
PMCPMC13066315

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