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The aim of the experiment was to see if people's attention is affected by using The Stroop Effect.
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A2 Psychology Emily Colman The Practical Project Abstract The aim of the experiment was to see if people's attention is affected by using The Stroop Effect. This was done by participants reading out a list of colours written in the colour stated (non-conflicting), and a list of words written in a different colour (conflicting). The sample used was opportunity consisting of 10 students, aged 17-19 years, both male and female. The results using the Wilcoxon test proved to be very significant at a <0.001 level of probability, as it took longer for participants to read out the conflicting list of words as predicted. It was concluded that when the conflicting colours are read out, attention is interfered with, and therefore it takes longer for the person to read correctly. Background The Stroop Effect theory was found by J.R. Stroop who found that an individual when reading a list of continuous coloured words naming the colour...
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