Annette- I think the thing that is confusing is trying to think in negatives. Since the primary role of the cortex is elimination (or selection through elimination of competition, as it were) the result you are discussing really isn't surprizing or even difficult to explain. Well, it isn't once you struggle through the difficulty of trying to not think nots. :) (Ok so it is difficult as all get out!). Tim
-----Original Message----- From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 2/13/2005 3:01 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Cc: Subject: Re: seeking wisdom Well, I've been mulling over responses from last night and this morning. Most responses have suggested that the verbal naming of a color is qualitativelyl different from reading the color name. I'm still puzzled because with the Coglab it's not a matter of saying the color name outloud--be it a written or visual input; it's a matter of doing a nonverbal task: pressing a button. I'm still mulling...but I appreciate all the input; it gives me more to think about. Where is Gary? Annette > > We’ve been doing CogLab exercises in my cognitive course and will be > > discussing the results in class on Tuesday. > > > > I have some questions for you all. Sometimes I just avoid discussing > > some aspects in class that trouble me. I'd like to not do that this > > time. > > > > It bothers me when we discuss the Stroop effect that color-naming, a > > low- level, simple physical process, which is certainly automatized, is > > inhibited by a higher level, more complex and serial process, reading, > > which is also certainly automatized. Why should the higher level, more > > complicated process dominate the lower level simpler process? Am I > > over-thinking this? > > > > Can anyone point me to a good resolution of this? I usually just talk > > about how automatized reading becomes for us; and that the strength of > > that automatization has a lot to say about being pre-wired for language > > etc. etc. all the usual related stuff. > > > > BUT in my head, I am bothered by the question above. > > > > This is further complicated in that we do the brain asymmetry task in > > the same unit (we only meet once per week) and so when the two are > > juxtaposed, it would seem even more so that the lower level task should > > be faster, and therefore should dominate the word-processing task. > > > > So overall I would think that color naming would inhibit reading and not > > be inhibited by reading, > > > > Comments on this one are welcomed as well. > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > > Department of Psychology > > University of San Diego > > 5998 Alcala Park > > San Diego, CA 92110 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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