Question

speaker on the phone dunned on about outer things, such 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 didnt. thats 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. what did professor andrade discover from her study about doodlers? drawing allowed doodlers to feel good about themselves. drawing helped doodlers stay alert and active. drawing let doodlers record different kinds of information. drawing made the work of doodlers easy and fun.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the text. The study by Andrade shows that doodlers performed better in memory tests as doodling helped prevent daydreaming and kept them focused (stayed alert and active). Let's check the options:

• Option 1: The text doesn't mention doodling being "easy and fun" for work, so eliminate.
• Option 2: The study was about memory recall, not recording different info, eliminate.
• Option 3: The text says doodling "helped them stay focused" (alert and active), which matches.
• Option 4: No info about feeling good about themselves, eliminate.

Answer:

C. Drawing helped doodlers stay alert and active.