What Does Doodling do?
What Does Doodling do?
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DOI:
10.1002/acp.1561
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Andrade, Jackie
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作者:
Andrade, Jackie
Doodling is a way of passing the time when bored by a lecture or telephone call. Does it improve or hinder attention to the primary task? To answer this question, 40 participants monitored a monotonous mock telephone message for the names of people coming to it party. Half of the group was randomly assigned to a 'doodling' condition where they shaded printed shapes while listening to the telephone call. The doodling group performed better on the monitoring task and recalled 29% more information on a surprise memory test. Unlike many dual task Situations, doodling while working can be beneficial. Future research could test whether doodling aids cognitive performance by reducing daydreaming. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.