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Psychological distance and reaction time in a Stroop task.

Giorgio De Marchis1, María del Prado Rivero Expósito, José Manuel Reales Avilés

  • 1Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, giorgiodemarchis@ccinf.ucm.es.

Cognitive Processing
|June 5, 2013
PubMed
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The semantic gradient in the Stroop task shows that interference increases exponentially as the semantic distance between words and color concepts decreases. This finding was robust across different stimuli.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • The Stroop effect, a well-known cognitive phenomenon, can be influenced by various interference sources.
  • The semantic component, or semantic effect, contributes to Stroop interference, increasing as semantic distance between word and color concepts diminishes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the precise function relating the semantic gradient to psychological distance in a Stroop task.
  • To quantify the relationship between semantic dissimilarity and response interference.

Main Methods:

  • Measured the semantic gradient of words related to color concepts.
  • Obtained subjective ratings of word-color dissimilarity.
  • Analyzed the relationship between semantic distance and Stroop interference using quantitative methods.

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  • Replicated the experiment with varied stimuli to ensure result robustness.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated that Stroop task interference increases exponentially as the semantic distance between the word and the color concept decreases.
    • Confirmed a quantifiable relationship between semantic proximity and cognitive interference.

    Conclusions:

    • The semantic gradient significantly impacts Stroop interference in a predictable, exponential manner.
    • The findings underscore the role of semantic relationships in cognitive processing and interference.