A cognitive psychologist investigated whether reading comprehension in secondary school students is affected by the type of background auditory stimulus. They recruited 30 students to read a scientific article for 20 minutes while listening to instrumental lo-fi music (Condition A). The next day, the same students read a scientific article of equal difficulty for 20 minutes while listening to low-frequency hum/white noise (Condition B). At the end of each session, participants completed a reading comprehension assessment.
Outline what is meant by an aim in psychological research. Write a suitable aim for this study.
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