Andrade (method, Sample) Flashcards
Aim of the study
To investigate whether doodling assisted information processing. By increasing attentiveness or by enhancing memory.
What type of experiment was this?
Lab experiment
What was the experiential design?
Independent measures design
Why was the experiment an independent measures design?
Ppts were either in the control group or doodling group
How much people were in the sample?
40 ppts
What type of sample was Andrade’s study?
Opportunity
How were the sample recruited?
- They were asked if they had 5 minutes to help with another separate study at the UNI (To enhance boredom)
Describe the sample
- 40 members of the Medical Research Council for cognitive research.
- Paid a small sum for participation
- 20 ppts in each group
What was the age range of the sample?
18-55
How much men/women were in the sample?
- Mainly females
-2 males in the control group
-3 in doodling group (-1 as one didn’t doodle and was replaced)
What was the iv?
Whether they doodled or not
What was the dv?
Responses on the 2 tasks
How was the dv operationalised?
- Plausible mishearings were counted as correct;(Greg for Craig)
- Totally wrong names as false alarms;
- Other words relating to people were ignored
What were the false alarms?
- Names that were on the tape but not party goers
- Completely new names made by ppts
What was the monitored information?
The names
