Suggestion Reduces the Stroop Effect
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Science
- Vol. 17 (2) , 91-95
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01669.x
Abstract
We examined the effects of suggestion on Stroop interference in highly suggestible individuals. Participants completed the Stroop task with and without a suggestion to perceive Stroop words as meaningless symbols. Half the participants were given this suggestion in hypnosis, and half were given the suggestion without the induction of hypnosis. Suggestion produced a significant reduction in Stroop inhibition, accounting for about 45% of the variance in Stroop responding, regardless of whether hypnosis had been induced. These findings indicate that suggestion can at least partially overcome the automaticity associated with the Stroop effect.Keywords
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