In measuring the effects of emotion on reaction time, we used a modified version of the Stroop task (Stroop, 1935). In the Stroop task, participants are presented with color words that are not printed in the same color they are spelling. The participants are required to identify the ink color that a color word is printed in and then move on to the next word until they complete the task. Reaction times in this experiment are measured in milliseconds and recorded. In the modified version, also called the Emotional Stroop Task, the experiment followed relatively the same format except the color words were replaced with emotion words. It was presented on a Dell computer where the computer keys on both sides of the keyboard labeled “Shift” and “Ctrl”
