Discussion This conceptual, numerical replication of the Stroop Effect provides more evidence for the idea that tasks in which incongruence was present will have a greater completion time than tasks in which incongruence was not present due to the levels of processing within each task. Results from this study demonstrate that the reading condition (numbers, no interference) had the lowest completion time while the incongruent counting condition (interference/incongruence) had the greatest completion
The Stroop Effect is widely known for its accomplishment and psychological relevance. The first experiment was conducted by James McKeen Cattel and Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt. They set out to explain and find why it take longer processing time when naming an object and/or color (Stroop, J. R., 1992). Being able to understand this cognitive process of Reaction Time (RT) allowed experimenters to devised procedures to further prove the concept. There are many reasons why RT and cognitive function interference
This report demonstrates that factors of the Stroop effect test and the stimulus of colour congruence, incongruence and non-colour words that give consequence to the participants’ reaction times. The Stroop Test was created in 1935 by JR Stroop, since its inception more than 700 articles related to the subject have been published, becoming an instrument widely used, both in the clinical and research fields, to evaluate the inhibitory capacity and the attentional control of the interferences. The
Introduction of the Stroop Effect The Stroop Effect, named after American Psychologist John Ridley Stroop, refers to the increased difficulty one has in processing the font color of a word when the meaning of that word refers to an incompatible color (e.g. the word “orange” typed out in the font color blue). This psychological phenomenon was first identified by Dr. Stroop in 1935, when he first noticed that most people are able to read out words fairly quickly, and that they direct their focus onto
For examining the influence of age and gender on the Stroop effect, the experimenter adopted the Stroop paradigm. In Stroop paradigm there are three: neutral or control, congruent and incongruent groups. Neutral / control group will receive stimuli in which only the text or colors are presented (van Maanen L, van Rijn H& Borst JP, 2009). When the color of the word and the text of the word refer to the same color (for example the word "red" printed in red) is a congruent stimulus. In Incongruent
and maturation, reading progresses from a controlled process to one that is automatic, lessening the demands on attentional resources. Stroop reported one of the first studies, which provided support for this, in 1935. He combined the word object/property dimensions in the same stimulus to create one of the most researched phenomena in cognitive psychology: The Stroop effect (MacLeod, 1991). He found that it was faster to read words than it was to name the corresponding object or their properties, including
of interference has been widely studied using the Stroop paradigm. The Stroop effect was first described about 70 years ago (Stroop, 1935). But it was intensively studied in cognitive neuroscience as a viable research tool for investigation of perceptual and cognitive abilities (Dyer & Severance, 1973; Jensen & Rohwer, 1966; MacLeod, 1991). In spite of many modifications throughout the years, the basic principle remains the same. In classical Stroop task, the participants name the colours of the inks
The study of the Stroop effect and the difference in reaction times Name: Zhi Xuan Tan Student No: 9445625 Subject: PY102 Foundation Psychology 1b Unit Coordinator: Patrick Johnston Due Date: 22/09/2015 Word Count: Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to examine the widely used paradigm, the Stroop effect, and the difference in reaction time between three conditions. 357 university students were involved. A repeated measures design was used for three conditions: congruent
Incongruent and other Conditions: The Stroop Experiment In the study of association and interference, The Stroop Experiment is perhaps the most definitive study. First devised in 1935, the experiment demonstrated the relationship between interference and reaction time when performing specific tasks (Stroop, 1935). This experiment was birthed by Münsterberg’s theory which questioned whether alterations in common tasks were inhibiting for individuals (Stroop, 1935). Müsnsterberg concluded automatic
The Stroop experiment can be traced back as far as the nineteen century around the time of some particular works of Cattell and Wundt. The experiment was first written about in 1929 in German. The experiment was name after John Ridley Stroop after he had written the article “Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions,” which was published in 1935.there have been over 700 replications of this experiment The experiment is a demonstration of reaction time of a task . The Stroop experiment
Interference and automaticity is a major concept in the Stroop experiment. Interference occurs when one memory interferes with another, impairing memory and many think that it has plenty to do with memory loss. While automaticity, is the ability to do work without occupying the mind with low level of attention which can affect learning, repetition, and practice. The Stroop task is a common way to measure reaction time and the ability to process two conflicting sets of information at a single time
from the outside world, how we make sense of that information and what use we make of it. The Stroop Effect is one of the earliest and most famous experiments into cognitive processes. It was published by John Ridley Stroop in 1935 and is a phenomena involved in attentional processes. It demonstrates the effects of interference, processing speed (reaction time) and automatically in divided attention. Stroop created two experiments with the aim to investigate whether visual interference affects the
specific information in our environment. When referring to selective attention one of the most widely looked at and replicated studies is the stroop effect , which was carried out by and also named after John Ridley Stroop(1935). The stroop effect by definition is a demonstration of interference in the reaction time of a task. In his experiment, Stroop administered two different sheets to the seventy participants.On the first sheet, names of colors appeared in black ink. While on the second sheet
The Stroop Effect Comparing Color Word Labels and Color Patch Labels Abstract The current study examined four components of the Stroop effect using a manual word response and a manual color response. The major focus being the three semantic components – semantic relatedness, semantic relevance and response set membership, that contributes to the Stroop interference. The results indicated that there was a response set membership effect in both the manual word response and manual color
to read a word that they look at. The situation shows that people encounter with selective attention. Stroop effect is a phenomenon when the semantic meaning of the word matches with the colour it will be easier to say the colour of the word in which it is attributed to the interference from the word in the chore of responding to the colour (Zurron, Goicoa & Diaz, 2013). However, the classic stroop test had only focused on the participants’ selective attention; the ability of the participants to identify
in the stimulus in the incongruent counting task created similar effects as the Stroop phenomenon. The hypothesis that the reaction time would be larger in the incongruent counting task was supported in this experiment, as well as the prediction that the congruent counting task will in fact have a lower reaction time than the incongruent; due to the fact of having no interference. The similar results between the Stroop phenomenon and our counting experiment can explain how interference of the previously
appeared to concentrate on the testing, but when information seemed to be simple or boring, he lost interest. This is indicative of executive functioning weakness. Executive functioning can be weakened by anxiety, depression, or substance abuse. On the Stroop Test, a measure of impulse control and sustained concentration, Knight showed a weak ability to inhibit his responses, again demonstrating a weak executive functioning system. Knight’s results on the Planning subtest of the CAS2, which measures
two copies of the Stroop Effect chart so that there is data on how many times the test subject made an error. Add more trials to all the tests. For example if there were three trials for reciting the color of the word than there would be a better average to compare the data to. Do the same; add more trials to reciting just the word. Next there could be the same test for adults to see if adults do better than the middle school students. Next time make changes to the style of Stroop Effect. For example
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