Dr. Vance conducted an experiment to investigate whether cognitive load, manipulated via background auditory stimulation, affects working memory performance. Using a repeated measures design, 24 university students were recruited. All participants first completed a complex span task in a completely silent environment, and then immediately completed an equivalent complex span task while exposed to 75 dB of pink noise. The order of these conditions was identical for every participant.
Explain one improvement Dr. Vance could make to the design of his experiment.
186 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Research methods and skills, covering Research methods and skills. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.