title: On the influence of re-reading on mind wandering.
abstract: Re-reading has been shown to have a minimal benefit on text comprehension, in comparison to reading only once or other types of study techniques (e.g., testing; self-explanation). In two experiments we examined the effect of re-reading on mind wandering. Participants read two texts, during which they responded to intermittent mind wandering probes. One text was read once and the other twice. Consistent with previous findings, there was no effect of re-reading on comprehension even though participants reported feeling more competent when they re-read the text. Critically, participants mind wandered more while re-reading. Furthermore, the effect of re-reading on mind wandering was specific to intentional forms of mind wandering rather than unintentional. The implications of these results for understanding mind wandering and the limited effectiveness of re-reading as a mnemonic are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Natalie E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame , IN , USA.
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame , IN , USA.
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Mello
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Evan F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Risko
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D032882:Comprehension / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D033182:Intention; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D011932:Reading; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D060145:Text Messaging
keywords: Mind wandering; Re-reading; Study techniques