Understanding the Stroop Effect

The video explores the Stroop Task, a cognitive psychology paradigm developed by John Ridley Stroop. It explains the task's structure, including neutral, congruent, and incongruent conditions, and discusses the Stroop Effect, which is the delay in reaction time when naming ink colors of incongruent stimuli. The video also covers modifications like the Emotional Stroop Task and presents key experimental findings such as semantic interference and facilitation. Neuroimaging studies highlight brain areas involved in task performance, and several theories are discussed to explain the Stroop Effect, including processing speed, selective attention, automaticity, and parallel distributed processing.

Who is credited with founding the Stroop Task?

• B.F. Skinner

• Carl Jung

• John Ridley Stroop

• Sigmund Freud

What is the main task in the Stroop Task?

• Identifying the font style

• Counting the number of letters

• Naming the color of the ink

• Reading the word aloud

Which condition in the Stroop Task involves a mismatch between word and ink color?

• Congruent condition

• Emotional condition

• Neutral condition

• Incongruent condition

What is the Stroop Effect?

• A delay in reaction time due to a mismatch between word and ink color

• An increase in reading speed

• A decrease in attention span

• An improvement in memory recall

Which brain area is involved in selecting an appropriate response during the Stroop Task?

• Cerebellum

• Anterior cingulate cortex

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

What is the role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the Stroop Task?

• It controls motor functions

• It regulates emotional responses

• It assists in memory and executive functions

• It processes visual stimuli

What does the processing speed theory suggest about the Stroop Effect?

• Color recognition is faster than word reading

• Word reading is faster than color recognition

• Neither process is involved in the Stroop Task

• Both processes occur at the same speed

According to the selective attention theory, why does the Stroop Effect occur?

• Both processes require equal attention

• Color recognition requires more attention than word reading

• Word reading requires more attention than color recognition

• Color recognition requires less attention than word reading

What does the theory of automaticity propose about the Stroop Effect?

• Color recognition is an automatic process

• Word reading is an automatic process

• Neither process is automatic

• Both processes are automatic

Which theory suggests that different pathways in the brain are developed for different tasks?

• Parallel distributed processing theory

• Theory of automaticity

• Selective attention theory

• Processing speed theory