From Their Review of Studies Examining Stroop Effects in Eating-Disordered

question 27

Multiple Choice

From their review of studies examining Stroop effects in eating-disordered samples, what did Dobson and Dozois (2004) find in the colour-naming for body/weight words in those with anorexia?

• A)Those with anorexia were more accurate.
• B)Those with anorexia were less accurate.
• C)Those with anorexia were slower.
• D)Those with anorexia were faster.

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