The sound of classical music, the hum of traffic, and the chatter of colleagues. We encounter various auditory environments throughout our day, and background noise can influence our focus. Sometimes this has a direct effect, such as distracting us from reading, but it can also be more subtle. For example, classical music is often believed to enhance concentration and cognitive performance. To investigate this further, psychologists want to use the experimental method to determine if participants make fewer spelling errors when proofreading a text in a room with background classical music compared to a completely silent room.
An independent measures design could have been used in this study.
Outline one strength of using an independent measures design in this study.
644 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Research methods and techniques. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.