Gender and Stroop Effect Topics for Science Fair Projects

Stroop Effect science fair projects focus on brain processes...

Gender

What is gender? Gender is a set of characteristics of being male or female.

Objectives/Goals

The objective is to determine if gender has an effect on the Stroop Effect.

Methods/Materials

Informed consent was obtained from 200 students, 100 boys and 100 girls ranging in age from 12-15. Each person took 3 timed tests on the computer. Test #1 was a control test for color recognition. Test #2 was a control test for word recognition. Test #3 measured the Stroop Effect for each person.

Results

For test #1, the control for color recognition, the girls scored an average of 9.73 out of 10 in 14.8 sec. while the boys scored an average of 9.31 out of 10 in 14.5 seconds. In test #2, the control for word recognition, the girls scored 9.9 out of 10 in 11.9 sec. while the boys scored and average of 9.79 out of 10 in 11.7 seconds. When testing for the Stroop Effect, test #3, the girls scored an average of 8.61 out of 10 in 15.3 sec. while the boys scored an average of 8.51 out of 10 in 16.5 seconds.

Conclusions/Discussion

Using 10% confidence intervals, the results show that there is no significant difference between males and females for color recognition, word recognition or the Stroop Effect. The slightly higher scores by the girls may suggest that the girls are better readers or slightly more focused. 3rd party contributor