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Discover if automatic activities (EG reading) can interfere with other (controlled attention) tasks (EG correctly identifying colours).
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WORD COUNT - 1329 PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION Abstract The research looked at the Stroop task and the interference of two factors, the written word and the colour of the ink. There were 10 participants, aged 17-19, 5 male and 5 female. It was repeated measures design, and there were 2 conditions, the normal/non-conflicting list of words, and the Stroop/conflicting list of words. Using the related t-test show the results were found to be significant at the P<0.01% level. It was concluded that automatic processes, which we are not aware of (e.g. Reading), interfere with attention, and obstruct the participant's performance. Background My research is from the cognitive area of psychology, and more directly concerned with the use and application of attention. In 1935 Stroop found that reading interfered with judging the colours of words. There are several explanations of this 'Stroop effect'. The task requires the use of attention. Perhaps the two...
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