aims and variables

Question 1

aim 1

Answer 1

To investigate whether doodling improves ability to pay attention to (or concentrate on) auditory info.

Question 2

aim 2

Answer 2

To investigate whether doodling affects later recall of auditory information.

Question 3

what type of experiment is it

Answer 3

lab

Question 4

what is the IV

Answer 4

Doodling Condition - Whether participants are allowed to doodle or not. [Standardization]

Participants were asked to shade alternating rows of 10 circles and 10 squares (aprox diameter 1 cm) printed onto a standard A4 sheet.

Question 5

how many DV are there

Answer 5

3

Question 6

DV 1

Answer 6

DV 1- Monitoring Accuracy - The number of correct names out of 8 recorded while listening to the tape. (Score calculated by deducting false alarms (wrong answers) from total names written on paper )

Question 7

DV2

Answer 7

DV 2 - Memory for monitored information (calculated by deducting false alarms from the total number of names remembered (recalled) )

Question 8

DV3

Answer 8

DV 3 - Memory for incidental information (Number of correct places recalled (out of 8) )

Question 9

type of experimental design

Answer 9

Independent Measures Design

Question 10

how can participants variables be reduced

Answer 10

Random allocation of participants into different experimental conditions [Participant Variables]

To ensure that differences in memory are not cuased by prticipant variables, but rather the condition

Question 11

how many males and females in each Experimental conditions [Generalizability]

Answer 11

Doodling group: 17 females, 3 males

Control Group: 18 females, 2 males