D o o d li n g Q u iz

Andrade
flash cards
Psychology
A im
To see if doodlin
g can help aid in
concentration via
reducing daydream
ing.

Aim
Sample
40 Participants, al
l from Medical R
esearch Council
participant panel

Aged from 18-55

35 females and 5
males

Sample
R e s u l ts
Doodling group ou
tperformed the co
monitoring test by ntrol group in the
1.1
Doodling group al
so outperformed
the incidental mem the control group
ory test by 0.6 in

Results
Method
Lab experiment
/ Independent m
easures design

Method
 R e s u l ts
exp l a n a t i o n
Doodlers noticed
more target words

or
Doodling improv
ed mem ory directly

Results explanatio
n
Strengths
 Lab experiment,
standardized cond
participant/group itions for each
to improve reliabi
lity
Lab experiment al
so improves valid
control over exte ity as there is
rnal variables
Collection of unbi
ased, quantitativ
e data makes it m
valid ore

Strengths
Weakness
Low validity due
to analysis of da
hypothetical cons ydreaming which
truct that can't be is a
directly observed
Lab experiment,
unnatural environm
situation due to re ent as well as
cording and restric
hence it's extrem ted doodling,
ely low ecological
validity
Risk of demand
characteristics, ca
some participants used by the fact
suspected a mem
ory test

Weakness
Et h ic a l i s s u e s
The researchers
did not receive in
formed consent fr
the participants om

The researchers
deceived the part
icipants into taking
an incidental mem
ory test

Ethical issues
U s e fu l n e s s
 Doodling can he
lp improve concen
lesson where the tration during a
students might su
ffer from boredom
Doodling can also
help concentratio
it helps the partici n within studies as
pant focus on the
are being asked, questions that th
improving validity ey
affecting results due to boredom
not
Doodling can he
lp concentration
in the work plac e

Usefulness
In de p e nde n t
variable
Doodling or no do
odling

Independent varia
ble
Dependent
variable
Names and plac
es recalled

Dependent variable
Control
variable
Lab experiment co
nditions, Tape us
ed,

Control variable