You should first broadly explain the general cognitive processes that the Stroop paradigm is used to investigate. (something along the lines of the brain processing multiple messages, conflicting information, attention…). (several sentences)
• You must introduce the in-class experiment with a review of the relevant literature, including Stroop, J.R. (1992)., Hintzman, D. L. et al.), and Windes, J. D. (1968). Your literature review must also include a review of at least 1 recently published journal article related to this topic.
• After reviewing the relevant literature, provide a brief description of the experiment (IVs, DV, Tasks). Finally, make some hypotheses about the results of the experiment. (1-3 paragraphs)
Rubric
Title on first page, centered, bold
Has page numbers in the top-right corner
NO running head
Explained well
Purpose of your study
In-text citations
Stroop paper: Define paradigm
State findings
Conclusions
Hintzman paper: Define paradigm
State findings
Conclusions
Windes paper: Define paradigm
State findings
Conclusions
Definition of independent variable: Reading digits
Neutral counting
Conflicting digits
Congruent digits
Definition of dependent variable: Response time
Measured in seconds
Explain your task: Read/count aloud
Electronic present
ation
State the hypothesis: there are two part to the hypothesis
State the rationale:
Developed strong arguments:
Format & structure: Double spaced
12 point font
Times new roman
One inch margins
3-5 pages
Grammar, Spelling, writing style: double check for spelling, grammatical errors & use professional writing style