Introduction
In this study I will be replicating Stroop’s experiment to demonstrate the Stroop effect. Cognition is defined as the mental processing technique used to acquire knowledge and understanding through experience, thought and senses. Glassman and Hadad (2004) suggest that humans process information like computers. When senses are exposed to conflicting stimuli, the strongest cognitive process dominates the response. It is instinctive to read words as they are written, regardless of the color of the ink of the words because the cognitive process of reading, which is the processing of letters into words, dominates the response. Contrarily, when the human mind is presented with words colors that describe another color the human mind …show more content…
Stroop first tested the individuals’ ability to successfully name colors of colored squares as a control; and then introduced words. The color of the words was incongruent to what the words actually spelled out, acting as an interference. The results of this experiment showed that the participants took much longer to name the incongruent colored words. This interference is physically measurable and the results demonstrated that there was a significant difference in the time taken for subjects to name colors in the control condition and in experimental condition.
Stroops’ experiment predicted that the incongruent colored words would interfere with the subject’s ability to name the colors. Two possible theories to describe this congnitive interference would be the Selective Attention Theory and the Speed of Processing Theory. The selective processing theory suggests that reading words requires less cognitive processing than naming colors, and the Speed of Processing Theory suggests that words are usually read faster than colors can be …show more content…
The participants from each age group were selected at random.
The experiment took place in a quiet class-room with adult supervision so that there are no distractions for the participant.
Only the participants age was recorded for this experiment.
In the first situation the participant was asked to read words aloud, and in the second situation the participant was asked to name the color the words.
In both situations the participants were instructed to read or name the words or colors from left to right, starting from the top row, as fast as possible.
The time taken fro the participant to complete the list of words was recorded using a stop watch and written on the raw-data sheet.
At the end of the experiment, after the data was obtained, each participant was asked about their reaction times and performance.
The researcher informed each participant about their performance.
Each participant was debriefed and the experiment completed.
In this study I will be replicating Stroop’s experiment to demonstrate the Stroop effect. Cognition is defined as the mental processing technique used to acquire knowledge and understanding through experience, thought and senses. Glassman and Hadad (2004) suggest that humans process information like computers. When senses are exposed to conflicting stimuli, the strongest cognitive process dominates the response. It is instinctive to read words as they are written, regardless of the color of the ink of the words because the cognitive process of reading, which is the processing of letters into words, dominates the response. Contrarily, when the human mind is presented with words colors that describe another color the human mind …show more content…
Stroop first tested the individuals’ ability to successfully name colors of colored squares as a control; and then introduced words. The color of the words was incongruent to what the words actually spelled out, acting as an interference. The results of this experiment showed that the participants took much longer to name the incongruent colored words. This interference is physically measurable and the results demonstrated that there was a significant difference in the time taken for subjects to name colors in the control condition and in experimental condition.
Stroops’ experiment predicted that the incongruent colored words would interfere with the subject’s ability to name the colors. Two possible theories to describe this congnitive interference would be the Selective Attention Theory and the Speed of Processing Theory. The selective processing theory suggests that reading words requires less cognitive processing than naming colors, and the Speed of Processing Theory suggests that words are usually read faster than colors can be …show more content…
The participants from each age group were selected at random.
The experiment took place in a quiet class-room with adult supervision so that there are no distractions for the participant.
Only the participants age was recorded for this experiment.
In the first situation the participant was asked to read words aloud, and in the second situation the participant was asked to name the color the words.
In both situations the participants were instructed to read or name the words or colors from left to right, starting from the top row, as fast as possible.
The time taken fro the participant to complete the list of words was recorded using a stop watch and written on the raw-data sheet.
At the end of the experiment, after the data was obtained, each participant was asked about their reaction times and performance.
The researcher informed each participant about their performance.
Each participant was debriefed and the experiment completed.