Suggestion reduces the Stroop effect

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-95

  Raz, Amir ^a,d   Kirsch, Irving ^b   Pollard, Jessica ^c   Nitkin Kaner, Yael ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; SUGGESTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SUGGESTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33645094953     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01669.x     Document Type: Article

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