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Essay / The Stroop Word-Color Test - 1206
Introduction: In this Stroop experiment, we attempt to study inference in perception by showing 20 participants a Stroop color model and a controlled black and white model and in comparing the reaction times of the two. .Stroop studied interference in perception, demonstrating that perception is a dynamic process open to influence. The Stroop Word Color Test can be modified in languages other than English, demonstrating how the Stroop effect "works" across a range of languages, i.e. it is cross-cultural. In the traditional Stroop effect, naming the print color of a word is delayed if the word itself is a color word that names a different color (e.g., responding "red" to the word "blue" displayed in red letters is slower than responding “red” to a red colored spot). This is where “words are processed faster than colors.” It is true that reading words is faster than naming colors, but this seems to be a question of response compatibility rather than perceptual speed. Color words interfere with color naming because they are processed automatically. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate inference in the perception of a Stroop color model compared to a simple black and white variation of the Stroop color model. Experimental Hypothesis: I predict that the results will show that the model with the words simply in black will display faster times because there is no interference with what the participants are reading, they are simply reading normal black and white text as one would expect. sees it in any book or article, etc. Word color incongruence will slow word recognition. Null hypothesis: I predict that the results will show that the model with the color words will show a faster reaction to middle of paper...... and to stopping the stopwatch, but the most accurate times possible were recorded . None of the variables changed throughout the duration of the experiment. Since the variables remained controlled, this increased the reliability and validity of the results. For next time, a sheet with planned instructions on what is expected of the participant and detailed step by step instructions on what to do would benefit both the examiner and the participant because we found that some did not understand the concept at first, so it was difficult for them to fully understand what they were supposed to do. Conclusion: In conclusion, the experimental hypothesis was supported and proven to be true. Looking at the results in the table and graph above, we can see that the reaction times of the black and white model were faster than those of the color model..