In Stroop's Most Famous Experiment, a Comparison Was Made Between

question 21

Multiple Choice

In Stroop's most famous experiment, a comparison was made between naming color patches and naming colors when they were printed with color-mismatched names. What was true about his design?

• A)he used a reverse counterbalancing procedure
• B)participants were assigned to the two conditions via random assignment
• C)participants were matched to groups on the basis of their reading skills
• D)it was a multilevel, repeated-measures design

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