A Celebrity Twist on Stroop (IMAGE)

Duke University

A Celebrity Twist on Stroop

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In a test of cognitive control, researchers found that repeatedly pairing a specific face, such as this photo of Leonardo DiCaprio, with the wrong name primed participants to focus entirely on the face when identifying the person in the image.

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Courtesy Tobias Egner

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