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Stroop Test

The document summarizes the results of a student's experience taking the Stroop test. [1] The test measures reaction times for naming colors of words where the color and word are either congruent or incongruent. [2] The student's reaction times confirmed the Stroop effect of longer response times for incongruent trials compared to congruent trials. [3] With practice over the course of the test, the student's reaction times improved as the task became more automatized.

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Stroop Test

The document summarizes the results of a student's experience taking the Stroop test. [1] The test measures reaction times for naming colors of words where the color and word are either congruent or incongruent. [2] The student's reaction times confirmed the Stroop effect of longer response times for incongruent trials compared to congruent trials. [3] With practice over the course of the test, the student's reaction times improved as the task became more automatized.

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Running head: STROOP TEST 1

P256: Stroop Test

Name

Institution
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P256: Stroop Test

The stroop experiment was difficult when going through a set of colors written in a

different color ink in comparison to the name written. I found it easy going through a color word

which is printed in the same color as the word. At the beginning I made more errors in

identifying the colors but gradually improved throughout the test.

Basing on predictions from the stroop effect, one is supposed to be faster on the

congruent trial as compared to the incongruent trial. A person takes less time to identify a color

of the same word unlike when the word is interchanged. I spent 1020.042 milliseconds to

identify a color that was identical to the word and 1174.458 milliseconds on a color that did not

match the word (Coglab.cengage.com, 2018). My reaction time data conform to the stroop effect

prediction.

A person will take less reaction time to identify the colors if he/she is given extensive

practice before the test. As the person masters the test the reaction time will be minimal as

compared to a one who is not conversant to the test. For instance, I spent more time to react to

the colors at the beginning of the experiment but improved with time signifying mastery of the

test.

The stroop effect explanation states that individuals have automatized the course of

reading. Hence, a person processes the color names of the words quickly, irrespective of the ink

color. On the contrary, participants are not often tasked with identifying colors and since it is not

automatized, they take a longer time (Coglab.cengage.com, 2018). The reporting of the ink color

is interfered with the automatic and fast processing of the color name of the word.

There are various daily life experiences that are related to the stroop test. For instance, I

can type on the keyboard with ease since I have automatized the keyboard. Additionally, I can
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easily ride a bicycle without constantly watching how I peddle since the peddling is automatized.

Furthermore, I can read a novel quickly since I have automatized the reading culture.
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References

Coglab.cengage.com. (2018). CogLab: Stroop Effect. [online] Available at:

https://coglab.cengage.com/labs/stroop_effect.shtml [Accessed 7 Feb. 2018].

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