stroop experiment
The Brains reaction to the differentiation of colors and their names Mitchelle Suarez
PSYC. 3450
SUMMER 2014
PROF. MEREDITH
ABSTRACT
The Stroop experiment focuses on the interference of a person’s reaction time on a given task. Certain tasks can be performed with more accuracy due to the fact that our brain becomes conditioned to react automatically after exposure of the stimuli. In this particular experiment, eight-teen college students underwent the Stroop experiment in individualized laboratory rooms. Four students were male and fourteen were females. The experiment helped us examine the horse race model, which consist of the phenomenon on interference and automaticity. Studying these phenomenon’s will allow for the understanding of how the brain reacts when exposed to certain conditions. It is predicted that when people are asked to name the color of items their reaction times will be slower than when they are asked to name the color of congruent items. However, when people are asked to read the word and not name the color there will be no difference in reaction times between congruent and incongruent items. The sense of automaticity would reflect that participants will have an easier time identifying items with congruence due to natural conditioning and constant exposure in their every day lives.
The Brains reaction to the differentiation of colors and their names
Attention can be defined in many different ways depending on its circumstance. When referring to a persons cognitive system it allows individuals to select and process only the information they choose while ignoring any information considered irrelevant or non-important. The selective attention (spotlight) refers to the area in which there is focus on what is asked or one specific thing in the environment. In the original Stroop effect (1935) we see a demonstration of attention automaticity, which is a well-recognized phenomenon (Macleod, 1991). During the Stroop
PSYC. 3450
SUMMER 2014
PROF. MEREDITH
ABSTRACT
The Stroop experiment focuses on the interference of a person’s reaction time on a given task. Certain tasks can be performed with more accuracy due to the fact that our brain becomes conditioned to react automatically after exposure of the stimuli. In this particular experiment, eight-teen college students underwent the Stroop experiment in individualized laboratory rooms. Four students were male and fourteen were females. The experiment helped us examine the horse race model, which consist of the phenomenon on interference and automaticity. Studying these phenomenon’s will allow for the understanding of how the brain reacts when exposed to certain conditions. It is predicted that when people are asked to name the color of items their reaction times will be slower than when they are asked to name the color of congruent items. However, when people are asked to read the word and not name the color there will be no difference in reaction times between congruent and incongruent items. The sense of automaticity would reflect that participants will have an easier time identifying items with congruence due to natural conditioning and constant exposure in their every day lives.
The Brains reaction to the differentiation of colors and their names
Attention can be defined in many different ways depending on its circumstance. When referring to a persons cognitive system it allows individuals to select and process only the information they choose while ignoring any information considered irrelevant or non-important. The selective attention (spotlight) refers to the area in which there is focus on what is asked or one specific thing in the environment. In the original Stroop effect (1935) we see a demonstration of attention automaticity, which is a well-recognized phenomenon (Macleod, 1991). During the Stroop