/Stroop-effect

Used descriptive statistics and statistical tests to analyze the Stroop effect, a classic result of experimental psychology.

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Stroop Effect

Introduction

This is the first project in Term 2 of Udacity's Data Analyst Nanodegree program. It was created to test the basic understanding of hypothesis testing.

Background Information

In a Stroop task, participants are presented with a list of words, with each word displayed in a color of ink. The participant’s task is to say out loud the color of the ink in which the word is printed. The task has two conditions: a congruent words condition, and an incongruent words condition. In the congruent words condition, the words being displayed are color words whose names match the colors in which they are printed: for example RED, BLUE. In the incongruent words condition, the words displayed are color words whose names do not match the colors in which they are printed: for example PURPLE, ORANGE. In each case, we measure the time it takes to name the ink colors in equally-sized lists. Each participant will go through and record a time from each condition.