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The processing time of the relevant (color) and irrelevant (word) stimulus dimensions in a Stroop color word test were each varied by manipulating the amount of information in the color and word sets from which the stimuli were obtained. Interference in the Stroop task was found to increase with increases in relevant and irrelevant stimulus information. It was concluded that the findings of increased interference with increases in both word and color processing time supported a perceptual conflict interpretation of Stroop task interference.
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This research was partially supported by Contract No. AFOSR F44620-76-C-003 with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
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Williams, E. The effects of amount of information in the Stroop color word test. Perception & Psychophysics 22, 463–470 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199512
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