We want to do a study that test if the placement of your mobile phone effects your memory. If it being next to you, decreases your memory by disturbing your attention. So the phone will either be next to you on the table, in your pocket/bag or in another room.
Is it necessary to have multiple complex tasks, such as the operation span test and another one or is that one enough?
As we are quite short on time, studying long term memory is not possible.
Thank you for your answers.
Hi Molly,
If you are looking for effects on working memory, I think the operation span is fine already. Is there something happening on the phone while the participants are completing the task ?
There are some nice papers on this topic, such as Clayton, Leshner & Almond (2015) on the effect of phone separation on cognition.
I'm following your question.
Hi!
Thank you!
But as we are short on time, we are going to distribute the test online via various forums, and we can therefore not manipulate the phones with calls or text, only check for the placement of the phones after the test.
However, if you have any other tips, I am all for it!
Thanks again.
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