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An Investigation into the Stroop Effect using words and shapes.
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Gemma Burton 8133 An Investigation into the Stroop Effect using words and shapes. Gemma Burton 8133 Abstract The experimenter aimed to prove that response times would be longer when the shapes were being read. This is reflected in the hypothesis, There will be longer response times when the shapes are read because the shape words will interfere. The experiment carried out was similar to the original stroop effect (Stroop 1935) but shapes were used instead of colours. Participants were chosen by opportunity sampling as only a small amount of people were available. The experiment was tested by asking the participants to read a series of words surrounded by shapes (condition 1) and for the second condition was to name the surrounding shape. The time took to complete each condition was recorded and the experimenter's prediction was correct to say that the response time for the second condition would be slower. This is because reading is...
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