Stroop Effect Lab Report

Discussion In 1935, John Ridley Stroop first performed his original experiments on the stroop effect. It was this type of research that inspired others and prompted them to conduct research of their own in this area of study, and that is exactly what was done for this laboratory experiment as well. The overall hypotheses for this experiment were, as expected, conclusive with the results, however, there was a discrepancy in the hypothesis of experiment two. The comprehensive hypotheses for this experiment were that in each experiment, there would be a significant effect in reaction times between neutral and conflicting stimuli. While these hypotheses were confirmed and supported, there was an inconsistency in the hypothesis of experiment two. The hypothesis of experiment two stated that it was expected that color-related words would not affect the reaction time for participants. This was disconfirmed by the results and was made clear that
There are now many different variations on the original stroop effect experiment, and because of this, it allows each experiment to differ greatly depending upon the individual’s personal characteristics and how they relate to the words that are presented to them. For example, a potential reason that experiment two’s hypothesis differed could have been due to the fact that individuals interpret and associate words differently than others. However, because the conflict words in experiment two showed a positive effect on participant’s reaction times, it is a possibility that the reason people responded so well to these color-related words were that they were associated with objects/things that every person experiences in his or her daily life. Therefore, these associations could have been stronger when reacting to them, making the overall reaction times quicker among