List 1
The Stroop Effect
1.
You have two lists of words – 1 & 2
2.
Find a watch with a second hand
3.
In a moment you will loudly say the
the names of the ink colours of the
these words. Do not say the word
itself (unless the colours match)
4.
Time yourself to say out loud the list 5
times starting back at the top each
time.
5.
You may notice some confusion and
interference as you do this. Which list
took the longest. Why?
List 2
red
red
blue
blue
green
green
yellow
yellow
green
green
red
red
blue
blue
yellow
yellow
blue
blue
red
red
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