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  • Title: Suggestion reduces the stroop effect.
    Author: Raz A, Kirsch I, Pollard J, Nitkin-Kaner Y.
    Journal: Psychol Sci; 2006 Feb; 17(2):91-5. PubMed ID: 16466414.
    Abstract:
    We examined the effects of suggestion on Stroop interference in highly suggestible individuals. Participants completed the Stroop task with and without a suggestion to perceive Stroop words as meaningless symbols. Half the participants were given this suggestion in hypnosis, and half were given the suggestion without the induction of hypnosis. Suggestion produced a significant reduction in Stroop inhibition, accounting for about 45% of the variance in Stroop responding, regardless of whether hypnosis had been induced. These findings indicate that suggestion can at least partially overcome the automaticity associated with the Stroop effect.
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