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Question 79

The impact of typography on reading comprehension is of interest to cognitive psychologists. A researcher designed an experiment to test whether font style affects the retention of information. Ten participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions.

  • Condition X: Five participants read a 500-word educational text set in a standard sans-serif font (Arial).
  • Condition Y: Five different participants read the identical 500-word text set in a highly stylized script font.

After reading, each participant completed a 25-item comprehension test. Their scores (number of correct answers) are recorded in the table below:

ParticipantCondition X Score (Arial)Condition Y Score (Script)
11812
22115
31711
42214
52111

Draw a fully labelled bar chart showing the mean score for each condition. Plot the means to two significant figures.

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Data recording, analysis and presentation Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Data recording, analysis and presentation

513 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Data recording, analysis and presentation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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