Stroop Effect Essay

The Stroop effect by John Ridley was done in the year of (1935). The experiment tested the interference in serial verbal reactions. Frank H Durgin (2000) suggested that the Stroop effect was a way to prove that humans cannot multitask. Durgin also states that habit and strength are not responsible for the delay in reaction time. The processing speed theory states that there is an interference when a participant names black inked colors and when they name colors that are printed in different colors. This will “critically alter the ability to ignore an irrelevant stimulus dimension”. This was also suggested by John H. Flowers, Jack L warner, and Michel L Polonsky (1997). They tested the Stroop effect and realized that the test slowed the participants …show more content…
The aim of his study was to prove that the stroop experiment can be done without the need for the speed theory. The experiment consisted of a non verbal response of pointing out the right color in the given test. This put the sensory motors against the indication of colored words. The results suggested that there is no correlation to the “response compatibility of the automatic process theory and that in the end, not necessary for the stroop …show more content…
The Stroop effect falls into operations of cognition. This offers more information on cognitive processes for Psychologist around the world. The stroop effect consisted of two lists. The first list consisted of names of colors printed in black ink. The second list consisted about name of colors in incoherent pigments. The purpose of this experiment was to see if participants would take more time naming the colors that are in incoherent pigments then the ones that are printed in standard black ink. The results indicated that participants took 74% longer In the incoherent pigments than in the black printed