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Question 157

A researcher wanted to investigate whether chewing mint-flavoured gum improves concentration during a repetitive clerical task.

Condition 1: A group of 25 participants chewed mint-flavoured gum while completing a 15-minute data-entry task.

Condition 2: A separate group of 25 participants completed the same 15-minute data-entry task without chewing gum.

Participants were randomly allocated to either Condition 1 or Condition 2.

Identify the experimental design used in this study.

A

Independent groups

B

Matched pairs

C

Repeated measures

D

Laboratory

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Scientific processes Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Scientific processes

689 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Scientific processes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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