Stroop Effect Investigation

Investigation of the Stroop effect
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The current study focused on the Stroop effect, which is the observation that it takes longer to name the colour of the ink in which a word is printed if the word spells a different colour than it does to identify a block of colour, It involves the use of automatic and controlled processes. The Stroop effect was tested on participants who were part of a repeated measures groups design, there were two males and two females aged between 14-16 years from Cathedral College Wangaratta. The results obtained state that when the participants were required to visually process incongruent information, they took longer and made more errors. Future research should
Automatic processes require little conscious awareness and mental effort and are used when an activity is easy or familiar (Grivas, et al, 2010). J. Ridley Stroop (1935) found that participants were slower to perform a task and made more errors when they were asked to visually process incongruent information, this is information which is conflicting (Grivas, et al, 2010). Participants had difficulty naming the colour of the ink if the word was different to the colour. This is now known as the Stroop effect and is the observation that it takes longer to name the colour of the ink in which a word is printed if the word spells a different colour than it does to identify a block of colour (Grivas, et al, 2010). In the current study, it is predicted that participants will take more time and make more mistakes when they are required to visually process incongruent information, compared to when they are presented with congruent information and very few mistakes are made and in a much quicker time. Participants were recruited from Cathedral College Wangaratta on the basis of convenience and were required to stand approximately 5 meters away from the screen and read out the
At the start of each condition, researchers explained to the participant that they were to read aloud either the word or the colour of the ink depending on the condition. In condition 1 there were colour words in black print and the participant was required to read the word printed in black. In condition 2 there were incongruent colour words and the participant was required to state the colour of the ink. In condition 3 there were blocks of colours and the participant was required to state the colour of the block and in condition 4 there were familiar words in colour print and the participant was required to state the colour of the