andrade (doodling) Flashcards
What is the social approach in psychology?
The social approach in psychology focuses on how individuals are influenced by their social environment and the presence of others.
True or False: The social approach considers only individual behavior in isolation.
False
What is the primary aim of Andrade’s doodling study?
To investigate whether doodling helps with memory retention.
What method did Andrade use to collect data in her study?
Participants listened to a monotonous telephone message while either doodling or not doodling.
Fill in the blank: Andrade’s study involved _____ groups
two groups - one doodling and one non doodling (control) group
What task were participants asked to do after listening to the message?
They were asked to recall names and places mentioned in the message.
How many participants were there in Andrade’s study?
40 participants
Multiple choice: Which of the following was a key finding of Andrade’s study? A) Doodlers remembered significantly more information. B) Doodlers remembered less information. C) Doodling had no effect on memory.
A) Doodlers remembered significantly more information.
True or False: Andrade’s study supports the idea that doodling can enhance concentration.
True
What type of design was used in Andrade’s study?
Independent measures design
What did Andrade use to ensure the participants were doodling?
She provided them with a sheet of paper with shapes to fill in.
Fill in the blank: The doodling group outperformed the control group by _____% in memory recall.
29%
What is a key implication of Andrade’s findings?
Doodling may help improve memory retention in tasks requiring attention.
Short answer: What demographic did Andrade’s participants belong to?
participants all were a part of other researches at the university of plymouth, uk
Multiple choice: What type of data did Andrade primarily collect and how did she collect it? A) Qualitative data B) Quantitative data
B) Quantitative data - number of correct names of party goers + number of correctly named places
What was the control condition in Andrade’s study?
Participants who did not doodle while listening to the message.
What were participants instructed to do with the doodling sheet after the message?
They were instructed to keep doodling (shading the different shapes) throughout the message.
Short answer: What type of message did participants listen to in Andrade’s study?
A boring, monotonous telephone message about a party
Multiple choice: Which of the following best describes the outcome of Andrade’s study? A) Doodling decreases memory recall. B) Doodling has no effect on memory. C) Doodling increases memory recall.
C) Doodling increases memory recall.
