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An extension of the Stroop Effect: The naming of quantities using numerical and non-numerical characters
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An extension of the Stroop Effect: The naming of quantities using numerical and non-numerical characters. Introduction This experiment aims to investigate people's ability in the naming of quantities of numeric vs. non-numeric characters; it aims to look at the interference, which may occur when people attempt this naming of quantities task. The experiment is loosely based on the Stroop effect. This is a task in which participants are shown words written in different coloured inks. When the task is to read the word, participants are able to ignore the colour of the ink. However, when the task is to name the ink colour, they are unable to ignore the visual effect of the word form (i.e. the word GREEN printed in red ink). As stated by (SORT OUT REFERENCE) 'If the word conflicts with the ink colour, they are consistently slower to respond than for control stimuli, and they are faster if...
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