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Selective processing of eating disorder relevant stimuli: does the Stroop Test provide an objective measure of
C M Black1, G T Wilson, E Labouvie
1Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855, USA.
The International Journal of Eating Disorders
|November 1, 1997
Abstract
Objective:
To evaluate the specificity of the modified Stroop test as an objective measure of bulimia nervosa.
Method:
A modified Stroop Test was administered to patients with bulimia nervosa and two non-clinical control groups of restrained and unrestrained eaters.
Results:
The data failed to show any specificity in the Stroop effect. Nor did the test provide a useful measure of treatment response.
Discussion:
Taken in conjunction with previous inconsistent findings, the results of this study call into question the utility of the modified Stroop effect as a specific measure of bulimia nervosa.