What Level of Visual Distortion Weakens the Stroop Effect?

Overview

Objectives/Goals To determine when the brain stops confusing the character(words) with the color. Methods/Materials I took the original stroop effect and began to distort the words into varying degrees. Level 1 was the control. No distortion at all. Level 2 the words were slightly distorted level 3 the words were more distorted level 4 the words were barely recognizable I showed the four levels to second, fourth, and sixth graders. I timed how long it took to complete each level. I tested 75 children all together (25 in each grade) Results Each level became easier to complete as the testing went along. It appeared as though level 3 is when the brain started to just see color rather than the words. Grade levels - 6th grade was the fastest in completing the testing 4th was in the middle 2nd was the slowest (as was expected) Boys and girls - boys had faster times than girls Conclusions/Discussion All of my hypotheses were correct Using this test can help scientist determine how the brain works. Could this test be more useful in testing children with visual problems? This might be helpful in determining how to help these children.

Competition history

• CSEF 2014 Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) · Entry J0722

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