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    The Loman Family

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    Arthur Miller, author of Death of a Salesman, describes a family that exemplifies a failure of the 1940s. The Loman family ultimately falls to pieces after it is evident their relationships with one another are unhealthy and create more issues. Some readers believe that their crash is a result of insecurity and that things such as expectations are not contributing factors, but one will soon see why other views are more accurate. The demise of the Loman family can be attributed to the pressure put onto them; this pressure stems from high expectations and from societal norms due to capitalism. Willy and his family are unable to be successful because of capitalism and the unreasonable reality the 1940s had. It was expected that an american man would be successful and be able to provide for their family by the time they were an adult, but this is not the way that Biff’s life is going. Biff, Willy’s eldest son, is still “...finding himself” according to his mother. But Willy believes that “not finding yourself at the age of thirty-four is a disgrace” and that Biff needs “to make thirty-five dollars a week” (Miller 16). Society at the time felt that to fit in, one needed to comply with the standard of being put together at a certain age. It was uncommon for a man to be soul searching at Biff’s age, something that Willy can not get over. Another issue associated with societal standards is men being the sole supplier for a family. Linda is not able to provide for her family because…

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    The Stroop Effect

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    Stroop Effect Report My science fair project focuses on the Stroop Effect and how to eliminate it. Information on this subject is extremely limited but I will try my best to answer the research questions that I have put forth. HISTORY The Stroop effect was named after a man called John Ridley stroop. He discovered this phenomenon in the 1930’s. He had people try to name the color in which a word was printed, meaning that if you had the word “blue” printed in red ink, you would say “red”. Stroop…

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    results. Did you follow the expected pattern? If not, why do you think that is so? The pattern I noticed during the practice trial 1 was to go through and say the colors of the words which was simple and quick. The second Stroop trial was harder because I was focusing more on the word instead of focusing on the color of the word which made it more difficult to process. I followed the expected pattern and on the second phase and it was a little easier because I expected the words and colors to…

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    You're probably thinking, “What even is the ‘Stroop Effect’”? Well, the Stroop effect is classified as how our minds work in telling the difference between naming color words, and naming the word’s colors. It was discovered by John Ridley Stroop (Stroop, J.R.) in 1935. And it studies the the interference in verbal reactions. Many people wonder why this still fascinates psychologists. Part of the answer is the effect taps into the essential operations of cognition, which helps us figure out how…

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    In 1935, John Ridley Stroop discovered the Stroop Effect. It is an experiment based on the amount of time it takes to identify the color of words that are printed on paper. The attempt to identify the color in which the words are printed takes an extended amount of time when the colored word contrasts from the color of the ink rather than when the colored word is identical to the ink color it is printed in. This is also known as “interference.” Humans are so talented at reading that they can…

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    The Stroop Effect

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    In the workbook, there are two columns, one on the left is the symbols and other one on the right is the numbers. To experience the Stroop effect, I have to count the numbers of symbols/numbers that are there in the workbook. My personal experience with the Stroop task wasn’t so difficult but the one on the right one made me respond slower than I did with the one on the left. I would say the reason I was slower when I performed the right column because my mind would atomically read first instead…

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    The Stroop Test

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    about how the brain works, like whether humans can identify words faster than colors or vice versa. The fascination people have with this test is not because it is easy and fun, but because it is confusing and tricky. A simple task of identifying the color of a word when the color does not match the word seems like a piece of cake especially to well educated people, but it proves to be the contrary. Over the years, the Stroop Test has been administered countless times, mostly on psychology…

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    Stroop Effect Experiment

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    In 1935, John Ridley’s ‘Stroop’ experiment was described as “a well-known task to study automatic behavior” (Flaudias & Llorca, 2014, pg. 2). Everyday activities such as reading, speaking, walking, driving, etc. have become automatic. So, when J.R. Stroop started this experiment, he found that since reading is part of automatic processing, having an interference (e.g., conflicting color words and ink color) could slow down the processing (Stroop, 1935). A word known for being congruent is an…

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    Introduction The Stroop Effect, named after John Ridley Stroop, is a phenomenon most know for reading the color that the word is written in, but not the actual word (See figure 1). According to Stroop, “it demonstrates the interference of working memory and the reaction time of a task, often used to illustrate the nature of automatic processing versus conscious visual control” (Stroop, 1935). John Stroop first published his findings in 1935 based on 3 experimental research theories (See figure…

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    Stroop Effect Lab Report

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    Variation of the Stroop Effect Experiment Camelia Danciu College of the Canyons Introduction There are certain activities we perform on a daily basis that become automatic. If the activity is performed out of the ordinary, then more focus or thought is put forth on the activity to complete it. An example would be placing the car keys on a different spot from the usual would make one think twice about their location. The Stroop Effect is widely used in psychological assessments as a way to…

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