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  1. The presence of irrelevant information in expository text can harm comprehension. This study examined the role of a post-reading sketching task for reducing the negative impact of seductive details on learning and recall. Results indicated that while sketching did not improve conceptual recall, it did reduce seductive recall. Students who wrote post-reading summaries recalled the most core concepts. These results inform how to support learning from naturalistic science text in spite of distracting details. 
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