You are asked to name the colors in which groups of letters are printed. If the letters are random, this is an easy task to perform. If the letters form color names, with red printed in green ink, the task gets far more difficult. This finding is called __________.
A) the Stroop effect
B) means-end analysis
C) hierarchical organization
D) semantic priming

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The finding described is known as the Stroop effect - a phenomenon where the interference of conflicting information (in this case, the word and ink color) affects the ability to perform a task accurately and quickly.

You Are Asked to Name the Colors in Which Groups