Further Studies in Multilingual Stimuli Incongruence

An Experimental Study Preregistration

Badkamer Schildpad Syrup

J. Ridley Stroop, my sixteenth cousin four times removed, is famous for his 1935 experiment demonstrating that naming the color of a word is more difficult when the word is itself the name of a different color. For example: RED GREEN BLUE.

Less well known is that our extended family—particularly the Syrup branch—is particularly competitive. As a result, ever since I began studying experimental psychology, my parents and grandparents have waged a never-ending campaign encouraging me to “keep up with the Stroops” and “out-Stroop Stroop”.

My previous attempt at studying how the Stroop Effect varies with the rarity of the colors and color terms used was an abject failure. Below is one set of experimental cards used in my research.

My current plan is to move away from colors—which has become an oversaturated experimental area—and look at languages.

My research question: When the name of a language is written in another language, is it easier to say the name of the language, or the name of the language it is written in? Some of my planned experimental cards are shown below.

I’m on my way to victory now, Ridley! I can feel it!

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