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Question 95

A researcher investigated the effect of environmental noise on cognitive performance. Participants were asked to solve anagrams in either a quiet room (Condition A) or a room with background chatter (Condition B).

The results of the study are shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Performance on an anagram-solving task under two different noise conditions

Condition A (Quiet Room)Condition B (Noisy Room)
Mean number of anagrams solved8.45.2
Standard deviation1.851.82

What conclusions might be drawn from the data in Table 1? Refer to both the means and standard deviations in your answer.

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Data handling and analysis Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Data handling and analysis

Practise AQA A Level Psychology Data handling and analysis with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 263 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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