[🧠] Andrade (doodling) Flashcards

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What is the aim of Andrade?

Andrade

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To investigate whether doodling aids concentration and whether it affects the recall of places and names

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In Andrade, how was ‘monitoring performance score’ calculated for each participant?

Andrade

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(the number of correct names) - (the number of false alarms)

Andrade (doodling)

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State the features of the sample used in Andrade

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  • 40
  • members of the MRC Applied Psychology Unit participant panel
  • 35 female, 5 male
  • 18 - 55 years
  • selected from the general population
  • had just finished participating in another study and were bored
  • paid a small honorarium for participation
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Andrade

Describe the psychology being investigated in the study by Andrade (doodling)

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  • Looking at whether doodling aides cognitive concentration
  • Investigating whether arousal levels need to be maintained to be able to concentrate
  • Investigating the cognitive processing of dual tasks that compete for the same levels of performance
  • Investigating whether boredom plays a role in paying attention to information
  • Investigating information processing when asked to do ‘two things at once’
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