Andrade(results, Conclusions) Doodling Assisting In Information Processing

Question 1

What were the results for the mean number of shaded shapes?

Answer 1

• The mean number of shaded shapes (on the printed sheet) was 36.3
• With a range of 3-110.
• No ppts doodled spontaneously

Question 2

The mean NUMBER of shaded shapes (on the printed sheet)?

Answer 2

36.3

Question 3

What was the RANGE of the number of shaded shapes?

Answer 3

3-110

Question 4

What were the results for the mean number of correctly recalled names for the doodling group? (Monitoring task)

Answer 4

• The doodlers recalled a mean of of 7.8 of the party goers names.
• 1 false alarm

Question 5

What were the results for the mean number of correctly recalled names for the CONTROL group? (Monitoring task)

Answer 5

• The control group correctly recalled a mean of 7.1
• 5 false alarms

Question 6

Results for the mean number of names recalled and standard deviation score for both groups

Answer 6

• Doodlers correctly recalled a mean of 7.8 names (0.4)
• Controls corrected recalled a mean number of 7.1 names (1.1)

Question 7

What was the overall mean for the recall of both the monitored (names) and incidental (places) for both groups?

Answer 7

• Doodlers recalled a mean of 7.5 names and places (29%) more than the control (5.8)

Question 8

Recall for both monitored and incidental information was better than controls even when…

Answer 8

The ppts who suspected a memory test were excluded

Question 9

How much ppts suspected a memory test?

Answer 9

• 3 doodlers
• 4 controls
  (None tried to actively remember the information)

Question 10

Which group had a higher memory score?

Answer 10

The doodlers had a memory score of (2.4) vs 1.8

Question 11

What was the main conclusion of the study?

Answer 11

1. Doodling helps people concentrate better as it focuses their attension
2. People can pay attension to information even when enaged in dual-processing tasks

Question 12

Conclusions (2)

Answer 12

As the doodlers were better in both monitored and incidental information there are 2 possible explanations

Question 13

As the doodlers were better in both monitored and incidental information there are 2 possible explanations
What was the 1st explanation?

Answer 13

• Doodling increases arousal which reduces daydreaming, and thus maintains attention on the primary task

Question 14

As the doodlers were better in both monitored and incidental information there are 2 possible explanations
What was the 2nd explanation?

Answer 14

Doodling improved memory directly.

(for example encouraging deeper information processing)

Question 15

Why is the conclusion limited?

Answer 15

Without any measure of daydreaming (which could’ve blocked attention), it’s hard to distinguish between an attention or memory explanation.

Question 16

What could have been implemented to distinguish between the 2 explanations?

Answer 16

• Self report (ask about daydreaming after study
• Brain scan (to see if doodling reduced activation of the cortex which is associate with daydreaming

Question 17

What was the result for the recalled number of places for both groups?

Answer 17

• Doodling= 2.6 (0.3 false alarms)
  -Control= 2.1 (0.3 FA)

Question 18

Result- Monitoring performance score

Answer 18

• Monitoring peformance was sig higher in the doodling condition (7.7)
• Compared to the control

Question 19

Outline some results from the study

Answer 19

• Ppts in the doodling group recalled more
• ppts in the doodling group had a better memory score than the control
• THe doodling condition recalled a mean number of 7.8 names compared to 7.1 of the control
• The doodlers mainly doodled and the control did not