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jace

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Suppose that Jessica has a phobic disorder, and she has a fear of snakes. A clinical psychologist gives her the appropriate version of an emotional Stroop task. Jessica would be likely to:
 
  a. respond more quickly to items related to snakes than to other items.
  b. show an attentional bias, so that she pays less attention to the color of the ink, when the word is related to snakes.
  c. identify the colors more accurately for items related to snakes.
  d. ignore the meaning of the word itself, and focus exclusively on the color of the ink.

Question 2

Imagine that your friend Pete has an intense fear of spiders. If he tries the emotional Stroop test, he would be most likely to
 
  a. report the ink color slowly if the words were related to spiders.
  b. report the ink color quickly if the words were related to spiders.
  c. report the ink color more accurately if the words were related to spiders.
  d. respond the same as people without a fear of spiders.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: a


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