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The Sophistication Penalty

Automated Camera-Switching Capability and Lecture Recall

A three-semester study relating installed lecture-capture capability across six theatres to post-lecture recall scores. Recall fell as installed capability rose (r = -0.72), with automated switch frequency, not camera count, carrying the association most consistently; the authors propose a randomised-tier trial holding switch frequency constant to isolate cause.

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@misc{slop_gc05wo,
  author       = {Casimir Beng and Osei Vandermeer},
  title        = {The Sophistication Penalty: Automated Camera-Switching Capability and Lecture Recall},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.gc05wo},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-testing-whether-more-gc05wo/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research poster},
}
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