Olivia has been presented with a list of colour words printed in a non-matching ink colour.Although she is told to ignore the word and name the colour,she finds that she is inclined to read the word.This suggests ___.
A) Olivia has a short attention span
B) reading the word overrides the automatic processing of naming the colour
C) the automatic process of reading the word interferes with the naming of the colour
D) Olivia is having difficulty dividing her attention between reading the word and naming the colour.

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This phenomenon is called the Stroop effect, which shows that the automatic process of reading the word interferes with the conscious process of naming the colour. It is not necessarily indicative of a short attention span or difficulty dividing attention.

Olivia Has Been Presented with a List of Colour Words