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About John Ridley Stroop
John Ridley Stroop (March 21, 1897-September 1, 1973) was an American psychologist.
Stroop was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. He developed a color-word task, named after him (the Stroop effect), to demonstrate interference in attention.
After obtaining his PhD from the George Peabody College he left psychology, ending up in Nashville, Tennessee, where he became professor of biblical studies in the David Lipscomb University.
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John Ridley Stroop's Timeline
1897 |
March 21, 1897
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Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN, United States
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1973 |
September 1, 1973
Age 76
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