Why Does the Stroop Effect Work

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Multiple Choice

Why does the Stroop effect work?

• A) because it is more automatic for us to read the word than say the colour of the ink
• B) because reading is not an automatic process for us
• C) because people are highly tuned in to colour changes in their environment
• D) because we can only attend to one stimulus at a time

Identify and explain the role of bottom-up and top-down processing in perception.

Describe the phenomenon of the phi phenomenon and its relevance to perception of motion.

Analyze the influence of past experiences and expectations on perception.

Distinguish between the different visual and depth cues in perception.

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