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Identifying the Central Idea-Quiz - Level F
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as the colors she used to redecorate her kitchen and her
recent vacation. One group wrote down the names on
plain paper. The other group used a page with shapes on
it and were asked to shade in the shapes while writing
down the names that were said.
After the participants turned in their papers, they were
then asked to recall the names they wrote down, as well
as the names of a few places that the speaker also
mentioned in the message. Surprisingly, the people who
doodled recalled 29 percent more information than those
who didn't. That's right-doodlers performed better on a
memory test than non-doodlers!
Based on the outcome of this test. Andrade concluded that
doodling may help prevent daydreaming. Making simple
marks kept the minds of the study participants occupied
enough to prevent them from ignoring the boring phone
message completely. In other words, doodling helped them
stay focused
How did Professor Andrade
test whether people who doodle
are actually paying attention?
By asking two groups of people to do
different tasks while listening to a
message
By asking two groups of people to
share their thoughts about a boring
phone call
By asking some people to look at
colorful pictures made on plain paper
By asking some people to have a long
conversation while writing down notes
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