BA English Past Papers Punjab University 2014 Second Shift

In fact, the conclusions of De Stefano and Lefebvre cannot be interpreted so unambiguously. In 1996, Michael Wenger and David Payne conducted research that confirms that reading hypertext is not much more stressful than linear text. Both the first and second scientific works suggest that hypertext is perceived and remembered better. In addition, engaging with hypertext is fun and inspiring – a subtle but important finding. In 2008, Tal Yarkoni, Nicole Speer, and Jeffrey Zacks conducted a study in which subjects were given two texts to read and their brains were monitored using functional MRI. One of the texts simply described the day of an ordinary boy. In another, the proposals were mixed.