Andrade Flashcards
What year was this study done in
2010
What were the two aims of this experiment
- To explore the cognitive effects of doodling
- To find out if doodling assists information processing, perhaps by enabling people to attend more effectively, or by enhancing their memory
What does divided attention mean, and how what question does it raise regarding this study
We do not encode, or store information well- but does this apply to doodling?
What overall question relating to doodling and focus was there
Does doodling use a different focus, and can it be helpful?
Were there other experiments related to what this experiment studies, and what year did they happen, and by whom?
Yes, two studies previously explored doodling and daydreaming:
2004: Do and Schallert
2007: Wilson and Korn
What idea does Andrade’s study explore
The idea of whether aural/oral/cognitive tasks are the same as visuo-spatial tasks
What is doodling defined as within this study
The sketching of patterns and figures that are unrelated to the primary task, and must not take cognitive resources away from the intended task
What must doodling not demand?
Doodling must not demand cognition from the doodler
What kind of study was Andrade’s study (what type of environment did it take place in)
Lab study
What design was Andrade’s study
Independent measures design
What were the limits on the control group how many people in total, and how many male and female participants were there in the control group
The control group was not allowed to doodle, and there were 20 people total in the control group: 18 female and 2 male
What were the experimental group participants told that they were allowed to do, how many people were there in total in the experimental group, and how many male and female participants were there
The experimental group was told that they were allowed to doodle, and there were 20 people total in the experimental group: 17 female and 3 male
What kind of sampling was there in
Andrade’s study and why
This is opportunity sampling, due to the fact that participants stayed on after having done a previous study
How many total participants, what kind of participants were they, and what did their ages range between
There was a total of 40 volunteer participants aged 18-55
Where were all of the volunteer participants in Andrade’s study from
They were all from the medical research council
What was the overall title of Andrade’s study done in 2010
“What does doodling do?”
What was an additional task that participants were not told about beforehand (and what kind of task is this called)
They also had an unexpected test of the names of the places mentioned (RECALL TASK)
What did one participant do that got them replaced (and what group where they in)
One participant in the experimental group did not doodle and was replaced
What was the dependant variable in Andrade’s study
Memory recall
What was the independent variable in Andrade’s study
Whether or not they doodled
What did all participants listen to
All participants listened to a dull (fake) phone call about a party (which sounded deliberately boring)
What were participants told that they would be tested on before the listening task (and what kind of task is this called)
They were told before the listening task that they would be tested on the names of the people who attended the party and not the ones who weren’t going to be there (MONITORING TASK)
How long did the fake phone call last and what kind of tone was it spoken in
The phone call lasted 2.5 minutes and was spoken in a monotonous tone
What was the average speed of the talking in the phone call
227 words per minute (faster than normal speech)
