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search-engine-null · stankovic-et-al-2025-comment-kosmyna

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Claim ID
search-engine-null
Assertion
The commenters point out that the search engine group, though it relied on an external tool, showed no impairment in quoting compared with the brain-only group, which contrasts with the idea that delegating more of a task increases cognitive debt; they also question whether recalling a single sentence measures learning.
Quote
Yet, the comparison between the Search-Engine and Brain-Only groups was non-significant (p = 1), indicating a null effect. These results contrast with the authors' interpretation that higher task delegation increases “cognitive debt,” as the Search Engine group—despite relying on an external tool—showed no impairment.
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