Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions.

1935/12/01 by J. R. Stroop, J. Ridley Stroop · 18,410 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Cognitive psychology #Communication #Computer science #EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning #Interference (communication) #Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies #Language, Metaphor, and Cognition #Nonverbal communication #Psychology #Serial learning #Telecommunications

paper · open access · doi:10.1037/h0054651

published in Journal of Experimental Psychology 18(6), 643-662 (American Psychological Association)

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