Andrade (doodling)

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To find out whether doodling assisted information processing by increasing attentiveness or by enhancing memory.

Question 2

hypothesis

Answer 2

doodling may help to maintain arousal as we are doing something physical while thinking.

Question 3

Research method

Answer 3

Laboratory experiment

Question 4

Research design

Answer 4

Independent measures

Question 5

Sample

Answer 5

40 participants who were members of the Medical Research Council of the Applied Psychology Unit

Question 6

Procedure

Answer 6

pp ask to remember the names of the people that were mention in the 2.5 min recording that is going to the party. pp is divided into 2 groups, the doodling group and the control group. then after let the pp hear the recording, they ask them what were the names of party participants and where were they coming from.

Question 7

Results

Answer 7

• Doodling participants recalled a mean of 7.5 names and places, 29% more than the mean of the control group (5.8).
• Recall for both tasks was better for doodlers, even when participants suspected of demand characteristics were excluded.

Question 8

Conclusion

Answer 8

• Doodling helps concentration on a primary task as doodling participants performed better than participants who only listened to the primary task.
• Doodle group performed better on both tasks. There are 2 possible explanations:
  i) either doodling affected attention or,
  ii) doodling improved memory by encouraging deeper information processing.

Question 9

IV

Answer 9

doodling group/control group

Question 10

DV

Answer 10

mean correct recall, false alarm and memory score

Question 11

Sampling technique

Answer 11

opportunity