Cognitive
Psychology
Andrade (2009) – “What Does Doodling do?”
Background
 What
does an individual tend to do as
a result of boredom?
 Explain the debate regarding doodling.
 Outline the author’s prediction(s) for
this study.
 Give the study’s aim(s).
Method
 Identify
 State
the type of experiment and data.
 Outline
 What
the subjects and sampling technique.
and describe all of the variables.
was the study’s design and apparatus?
 Explain
the controls for the experiment.
 Outline
and explain the procedure.
Results
 Describe
the findings.
 To
what extent do the
results suggest
doodling aids
concentration?
 What
were the issues
with this experiment?
Concluding Discussion
 Discuss
the study in terms of ethics.
 Assess the study’s ecological validity.
 Evaluate the study’s strengths and
weaknesses.
 Suggest the generalizability and
applications of this study.