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Question 39

Listening to binaural beats is a popular method used by students to attempt to increase concentration and cognitive performance. A cognitive psychologist wants to investigate this claim empirically using the experimental method to determine if listening to beta-frequency binaural beats improves sustained attention compared to listening to standard pink noise.

Explain how you would conduct a study using the experimental method to investigate if sustained attention is improved when listening to beta-frequency binaural beats compared to listening to pink noise. Justify your decisions as part of your explanation. You must refer to:

  • use of an independent groups design
  • how you would operationalise the dependent variable (DV) in a way that would produce quantitative data
  • the control of one specific environmental variable.

You should use your own experience of practical activities to inform your response.

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