Stroop Test

Stroop Test

Finally, you’re writing a paper based entirely on your own experiment! You know what you did and why you did it, now all you need to do is follow the guidelines below to let others know what you did and why you did it:

General

follow APA format
spellcheck and use correct grammar
write scientifically, not colloquially
draft reviews (with 24 hr turnaround) are guaranteed via email submission by 10/10 at 5:59pm
meetings to discuss progress are possible by availability (email me to schedule an appointment)

Title Page

Title (< 20 words)
e.g., “Emotional images interfere with color naming”
e.g. “Do emotional images interfere with color naming?”
Cool sounding/Creative/Eye-catching followed by a colon and a descriptive phrase stating what the study is about
Author (you!)
Running Head

Abstract

120-150 words
1-2 sentences covering
Research question
Experimental design
Results
Conclusion(s)
Introduction

Pitch, Path, Plan, Prediction!
Cite at least 3 research articles
At least one not assigned in this class
Cite the Stroop study that resembles yours
Describe the Stroop effect
How will your study add to our understanding of the Stroop effect and attention processing?

Methods

Provide enough detail so someone else could replicate your study
Participants
Materials/Stimuli
show examples of each condition in appendix
Procedure
Results

Explain that data were analyzed using resampling
State the results of your analyses
Descriptive statistics: mean & SD
Inferential statistics: p & CI
Is your finding significant? (p<0.05)
Refer to graphs/tables in appendix
Use at least one histogram

Discussion

Restate research question & hypothesis
Summarize results in non-statistical terms
Interpret results w/ research question & hypothesis in mind
Reasons/possibilities why results did/did not align w/ prediction
Relate results back to path laid out in intro
Describe validity/possible limitations of your study
List potential confounds or biases
List potential future research directions
State primary conclusion/take-home message

References

List all in-text citations using APA format in alphabetical order

Appendix

List any and all images (Figure), tables (Table) and graphs (Figure) in the order they are referred to in text
Neutral Interference
Total Time Start Slide Complition time Total time Start Slide Complition time
1 23 9 14 30 13 17
2 30 10 20 36 13 23
3 22 8 14 27 7 20
4 24 11 13 34 16 18
5 25 12 13 35 16 19
6 24 11 13 30 14 16
7 20 8 12 32 13 19
8 25 11 14 40 20 20
9 24 9 15 32 10 22
10 24 8 16 30 9 21