Stroop Effect Essay
The Stroop Effect, does it really exist?
Rachael Hansen
Submitted as a Psychology 201 Practical Report
Due Date: 15th May 2009
Coordinator: Lauren Sailing
ABSTRACT
104 Distance Education University students took part in this study, as part of an assignment to analyse the effect of Interference when completing the Stroop task. Participants were given a series of stimulus to set up the experiment. Each person had a turn of being both the participant and the experimenter. A series of four timed tests were given to individuals who required them to read out aloud the colours that were written on the page. The hypotheses being tested were; interference would be seen when trying to read word …show more content…
It was hypothesised that the data collected would replicate the Stroop Effect. Participants would experience interference when reading incongruent colour names. It was hypothesised that word pronounceability would have an impact on interference. The participant’s efforts to say the colour name correctly would have an impact on their time to complete the experiment. It was also hypothesised that slowing down the word recognition response would reduce the amount of …show more content…
The participant was instructed to name each of the INK colours as quickly as possible, starting at the top of the list. The experimenter signals ‘GO’ and the participant names all of the INK colours. Once the participant has named all of the colours on the list, the participant says STOP. Reaction time is measured with a stopwatch from the time experimenter says GO until the time the participant says STOP. At the completion of each list, reaction time is recorded to the nearest 10th of a second. Experimenter then moves on to the next condition. Once all the conditions are done, the experimenter and participant swap roles. Upon completion of the experiment, everyone handed in the results to collaborate the data. Participants were then asked to
Rachael Hansen
Submitted as a Psychology 201 Practical Report
Due Date: 15th May 2009
Coordinator: Lauren Sailing
ABSTRACT
104 Distance Education University students took part in this study, as part of an assignment to analyse the effect of Interference when completing the Stroop task. Participants were given a series of stimulus to set up the experiment. Each person had a turn of being both the participant and the experimenter. A series of four timed tests were given to individuals who required them to read out aloud the colours that were written on the page. The hypotheses being tested were; interference would be seen when trying to read word …show more content…
It was hypothesised that the data collected would replicate the Stroop Effect. Participants would experience interference when reading incongruent colour names. It was hypothesised that word pronounceability would have an impact on interference. The participant’s efforts to say the colour name correctly would have an impact on their time to complete the experiment. It was also hypothesised that slowing down the word recognition response would reduce the amount of …show more content…
The participant was instructed to name each of the INK colours as quickly as possible, starting at the top of the list. The experimenter signals ‘GO’ and the participant names all of the INK colours. Once the participant has named all of the colours on the list, the participant says STOP. Reaction time is measured with a stopwatch from the time experimenter says GO until the time the participant says STOP. At the completion of each list, reaction time is recorded to the nearest 10th of a second. Experimenter then moves on to the next condition. Once all the conditions are done, the experimenter and participant swap roles. Upon completion of the experiment, everyone handed in the results to collaborate the data. Participants were then asked to