1. University of North England
The Stroop Effect alfie squint 2006: Departmental Conference for Research
Introduction
Stroop (1935) looked at whether congruent or incongruent information was processed faster
Aim is to look at the effect of hypnosis and gender on the stroop task,
Methods
Split people into groups
Each group administered the stroop test to each other
Recorded times on paper
Results
Males were slower than females on congruent but there was no difference for incongruent
Hypnosis had more of an effect on males than females
Discussion and Conclusions
Gender has an effect on the stroop task
Hypnosis only appears to have an effect on males
The congruent task is easier than the incongruent one
This supports previous literature
Further research could include looking at a wider population rather than just students
Data analysis was completed and the statistics showed that all the differences provided were significant.
In conclusion the results support the hypothesis
References
Stroop JR (1935) Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions. Journal of experimental psychology: applied, 18,