Attention and Perception

Human beings understandtheir environmentthrough theirsurroundings. For long, many

thought the truth was only quantified by consistent entities. However, the following experiments

show that attention and perception have the potential to change how something is regarded. The

four experiments help one to reflect on the importance of attention andperception in life and

how thataffects reality.

Reflections: My Experience and Performance in the Experiments

The Stroop Effect Test

The Stroop Effect test looks at how the test subject perceives color. It involves

bombarding the individual with words printed in different colors. The primary objective of the

trial is to show how people connect the color that is presented before them with the carrier

(word) that it manifests in. Observers tend to report the color of the ink much faster if the carrier

word if the name of the same color; as compared to when it is an alternative color. That is the

Stroop Effect Other forms ofStroop Tasksuse redundanttargetstudies thatuse different

instructionsthatrequire the attention ofindividuals. These tests help the person to point out

similarities in the subject matter consistently. For instance, a visual target (‘redness’) is noted

faster if there are two replications of the same color; that is a red dot with the name red written

beside it (Eidels, Townsend & Algom, 2009).

The Selective Attention Test

The Selective Attention Test is an interesting test. Itdemonstratedto me that

concentrating on something can numb outother senses. Selective Attention isa technique that