The Duration of Word Meaning Responses: Stroop Interference for Different Preexposures of the Word.

Abstract

Stroop stimuli, ie. color names in incongruent colors, were preexposed in black for different intervals prior to coloration. Color naming times increased slightly then decreased sharply as preexposure intervals increased. Some delay in color naming still appeared for the longest (500 msec) preexposure. The results indicate stages in word processing and their temporal characteristics. The preexposure interval that precedes the interference drop would be expected to shift with changes in color luminance, hue and saturation and also with changes in word legibility. It thus offers potential for assessing the effects of such manipulations on the speed of color and word processing. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 1971
Accession Number
AD0734297

Entities

People

  • Frederick N. Dyer

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Intervals
  • Luminance
  • Saturation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.