I'm wondering whether this adds weight to the theory that our intellectual capacity is a function of keeping social relationships and their implications in our heads. "We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10 minutes boosted participants' intellectual performance as much as engaging in so-called 'intellectual' activities for the same amount of time,"
I'm also thinking that this may be 'value added' for social learning environments and bears out the hypothesis that a good inclusive social environment is a hallmark of 'authentic instruction' to borrow Newmann and Wehlage's semi-famous phrase.
Ten Minutes Of Talking Improves Memory And Test Performance:
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