Cambridge International AS Level · Psychology (9990)

Andrade (doodling): Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

In the study by Andrade (doodling), what was the total number of participants in the sample?

Question 2

1 mark

How were the participants recruited for the study by Andrade (doodling)?

Question 3

1 mark

According to Andrade (doodling), which of the following is the most likely theoretical explanation for why doodling improved memory?

Question 4

1 mark

In the study by Andrade (doodling), what were the participants in the doodling condition specifically asked to do on their response sheet while listening to the telephone message?

Question 5

1 mark

During the surprise memory test in the Andrade (doodling) study, how did the researcher control for potential order effects between the memory for names and the memory for places?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify the specific quantitative data recorded for the primary monitoring task in the Andrade (doodling) study.

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Question 7

3 marks

In the study by Andrade (doodling), the doodling group was given specific instructions on how to shade the shapes. Describe these instructions and explain one reason why the researchers standardized this process.

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Question 8

5 marks

Evaluate the generalisability of the sample used in Andrade (doodling), with specific reference to the fact that participants were recruited from a "participant panel" originally for a different study.

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Question 9

3 marks

In the study by Andrade (doodling):
(a) Identify the sampling technique used to recruit participants and state how many participants were in each of the two conditions. [2]
(b) Describe one finding related to the recall of names and places in the doodling group compared to the control group. [1]

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Question 10

5 marks

In the study by Andrade (doodling), participants were asked to listen to a mock telephone call.
(a) Explain why the researchers provided a specific "doodling" sheet to the participants in the experimental group, rather than letting them doodle freely. [2]
(b) Describe how the researchers measured the monitoring performance of the participants during the task. [2]
(c) Outline one reason why the results of this study might lack ecological validity. [1]

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