Shanelle+J14

Shanelle J 2013-2014
 * HOW LONG IT TAKES VARIOUS PEOPLE TO COMPLETE VARIETIES OF STROOP TESTS**

The purpose of this experiment is to find how long it took various test subjects to complete reading tests under different circumstances. The Stroop Effect measures cognitive ability and involves the system of light and color, and to see things, the brain recreates the image. Five girls and five boys were timed to see how long it took people to read the 50 word-count papers. It was found that boys always took longer than girls, and people took more time to read more complicated colors, and the different colors of paper do not greatly affect reading speed, although standing is more effective than sitting. Boys take longer than girls because boys take longer to comprehend and therefore read than girls, and girls are generally more verbally expressive.
 * ABSTRACT**

To fix the problems that occurred in the experiment, there would be some changes in the methods. One improvement would be to make sure that all test subjects were under the same circumstances considering the setting. When the subjects were taking the test, they were each in different areas of the room and had different distraction and noise levels on different days. They each could have been put in the same place, like the thinking table where the noise level was mostly the same with the same lighting everyday. This would reduce the amount of variables in the experiment, and not affect the outcome of the time it took test subject to complete tests. To follow up on this experiment, one could change the control of the experiment, like when subjects are eating, moving, or not breathing.
 * EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS**

To read the complete ISP Paper for this experiment, click on the PDF file link below.