In the study by Andrade, two groups were compared, a doodling condition and a control condition. Each participant produced a memory score.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [2] 1 mark for explanation of the purpose of a control condition 1 mark for identification of the control condition in Andrade A control condition is the absence of the IV, in this case the absence of (a cue for) doodling to compare to the experimental condition to look for a difference / to see if the IV is the cause of a difference = 1 mark (explanation) The control condition was the 'no doodling' group (who were not given a special sheet or asked to 'shade circles and squares') = 1 mark (example) Andrade used the control group as a baseline to compare the doodling group's monitoring/recall scores = 1 mark (example)
2. [1] 1 mark for bar chart / bar graph