Andrade (2010) study on doodling. Andrade study's aim, background, research method, design, procedure, results, conclusion, strengths and weaknesses. Aim To find out whether doodling assisted information processing by increasing attentiveness or by enhancing memory.

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Strengths of the study -Reliability: standardized procedures (recording, doodling sheet, quiet room, reading of directions) -Validity: control for extraneous variables (A4 sheet with shapes on it, same recording) -Application: directly applies to school life and other realms as well (work meetings) -Ethics: no real harm done to participants

Experimental participants received a sheet with shapes of approximately 1 cm. diameter printed on a piece of A4 paper, with ten shapes per row, and alternating rows of squares and circles. A 4.5 cm. margin on the left hand side provided space for writing the monitored names.

· Doodling A4 paper that had ten shapes per row. They consisted of circles and squares. (for doodling condition) · Pencil (for both doodling and control condition) · Lined paper with a left margin (control condition) · The recorder with the recording of 2.5 minutes (for both doodling and control condition)

2018年5月26日 · Individuals in the ‘doodling’ group were provided an A4 paper with outlined shapes and encouraged to doodle while listening to the conversation, those in the ‘control’ group were not. They were told they will be tested on recalling the names of the individuals who will go to the party, which was the ‘monitoring’ task.

Background to the Study •Andrade defines doodling as the sketching/drawing of patterns/figures that are unrelated to the primary task •Says that this may raise arousal and improve ones performance on the primary task •Previous research on doodling and concentration

2009年2月27日 · Participants in the doodling condition used a pencil to shade shapes of approximately 1cm diameter printed on a piece of A4 paper, with 10 shapes per row and alternating rows of squares and circles.

Procedure All participants were given piece of paper, the control group were given a lined piece of paper (no one doodled) participants in the doodling group had a sheet of A4 paper with printed shapes, alternating squares and circles with ten per row, and wide left margin for writing and with a wide margin in which to write their response ...