The following results came from a memory experiment in a sixth-form college. Students revised either with their phones visible on the desk or stored in anot...
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The following results came from a memory experiment in a sixth-form college. Students revised either with their phones visible on the desk or stored in another room. They then completed a 20-item factual recall test. Mean scores were 11.4 and 15.8 respectively.
(a) Use the results to describe the effect of phone location on recall. [2]
(b) Explain one reason why a visible phone may affect cognitive performance. [2]
(c) Evaluate why these results do not prove that phones affect all people in all study situations. [2]
Answer Details
(a) The group whose phones were in another room recalled more items [1]; the difference was 15.8 - 11.4 = 4.4 items [1]. [2] (b) A visible phone may distract attention / use cognitive resources even when not used [1]; less attention is available for encoding the factual material [1]. [2] (c) The sample may be restricted to one sixth-form college [1]; age, motivation, subject material and real home-study conditions may differ, limiting generalisability [1]. [2]
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