Many pilots and operators consume caffeine to maintain alertness during long or demanding shifts. However, the precise impact of caffeine on highly precise motor and cognitive tasks remains a subject of investigation. To explore this, researchers want to use an experimental design to determine if participants make fewer navigation errors in a high-fidelity flight simulator landing task after consuming a caffeinated energy drink compared to a non-caffeinated placebo drink.
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.