Richard is conducting an experiment to investigate whether daydreams are affected by the type of background noise. He has two groups who are both given a boring task in a room. For one group there are children laughing outside the open window. For the other group there are adults talking loudly in the corridor. Different participants are used in each group.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Research Methods (Experimental Designs and Controls) in A-Level Psychology (syllabus code 9990). It is worth 9 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology May/June 2020 examination, Paper 2 Variant 1 (9990_s20_qp_21.pdf).

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Richard is conducting an experiment to investigate whether daydreams are affected by the type of background noise. He has two groups who are both given a boring task in a room. For one group there are children laughing outside the open window. For the other group there are adults talking loudly in the corridor. Different participants are used in each group.

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