Sentence examples for While extraneous from inspiring English sources

The study involved college students who were asked to solve anagrams while extraneous chitchat (either by cellphone or between two people) took place in the room.

Reducing the number of interactive elements in learning materials can alleviate the intrinsic cognitive load, while extraneous load can be decreased by reducing the number of interactive elements in the instructional procedure [10].

Improved ability to distinguish signal peaks of low intensity from background noise increases the likelihood of correctly identifying the peptide, as valuable information is preserved while extraneous information is not left to mislead.

The sandwiches are careful constructions that offer just enough contrasting flavors and textures to keep things interesting, while avoiding extraneous piled-on curlicues or clichés.

Taken together, computer-based learning with provided pictures enhances comprehension as it seems to promote active processing while reducing extraneous cognitive processing.

The three proteins in the complex remain interconnected with high edge weights, while the extraneous edges' weights are now markedly lowered.

To this end, written sentences were to be processed while sentence-extraneous spoken material was to be held in working memory.

An online survey approach to data collection was selected because it afforded the capacity to efficiently sample a large number of individuals while controlling for extraneous variables that may influence responses to the physical environment (cf., Horton et al. 2010).

To better define the MC role of corticosteroids in elasmobranchs, we designed a transfer system that allows the acclimation of Atlantic stingrays (Dasyatis sabina) from seawater (SW) to FW over 12 h while minimizing other extraneous stressors.

In these subsequent charts, key terms and phrases were retained while repetition and extraneous text were removed by SP. During this process, differences or similarities were identified within emerging themes.

One kind morning I got myself to a meeting with a marvellous occupational therapist, Nicky deCourcy, who stolidly laid out a few facts, among them the detail that I wouldn't be able to cope for a while with more than two extraneous interventions – quiet TV plus reading, say, or radio plus writing – and that sudden urgent sounds would send me, in the medical terminology, a bit wacko.