Suppose that Susan is taking the Stroop test, and the first item shows the word "red," printed in blue ink. According to your textbook, one reason that she will have trouble reporting the ink color (blue) for this item is that
a. she has had more experience in reading words than in identifying ink colors.
b. colors have more emotional meaning than words do.
c. colorful arrangements of visual stimuli can actually facilitate an adult's reading ability.
d. the left eye processes word meaning and the right eye processes the color of a stimulus.
Ans: a
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