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Examining Bilingual Language Control Using the Stroop Task

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Published on: February 26, 2020

Does Posture Influence the Stroop Effect?

Emilie E Caron¹, Michael G Reynolds², Brandon C W Ralph¹

¹Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo.

Psychological Science

|October 5, 2020

Summary

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Standing posture does not appear to influence the Stroop effect, a measure of cognitive processing. Replications of prior research found no consistent impact of sitting versus standing on task performance.

Keywords:

Stroop task active workstations cognitive function open data preregistered selective attention standing desks

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Experimental Psychology

Background:

The Stroop task assesses selective attention and cognitive control by presenting congruent or incongruent color words.
Previous research suggested that performing the Stroop task while standing, compared to sitting, may reduce the Stroop effect.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the replicability of findings suggesting posture influences the Stroop effect.
To determine if standing versus sitting consistently affects the magnitude of the Stroop effect.

Main Methods:

Five independent replication studies of the Stroop task were conducted across two institutions.
Participants completed the Stroop task in either a sitting or standing posture.
The Stroop effect was measured as the difference in response times between congruent and incongruent trials.

Main Results:

All experiments successfully demonstrated the standard Stroop effect, indicating reliable task performance.
No consistent or significant effect of posture (sitting vs. standing) on the magnitude of the Stroop effect was observed across the five studies.

Conclusions:

The findings do not support the previous claim that posture significantly influences the Stroop effect.
The magnitude of the Stroop effect appears to be independent of whether individuals are sitting or standing.