J ridley stroop biography of rory

It also includes a selection of books, both authored by J. Ridley Stroop and from his personal library. These have been added to the larger library collection and can be found in the catalog; each record includes a note that indicates the item is part of the J. Ridley Stroop collection and its location. John Ridley Stroop was a man of many talents: renowned psychologist, Bible scholar, preacher and author.

He was born in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He began his academic career at David Lipscomb College, where he graduated as valedictorian in After their marriage, they lived with Margaret until her death in The test has been cited in scholarly publications well over 2, times since its initial publication and is still a foundational study in the field of cognitive psychology.

However, shortly after its publication, Dr. Stroop chose to switch his focus, and he began a diligent career in biblical study, preaching, and teaching. Bibliography [ edit ]. Psychology theses and dissertations [ edit ]. Psychology articles [ edit ]. Religion works [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. July Canadian Psychology. S2CID University of Waterloo.

Archived from the original on 6 October Retrieved 9 October March Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Stroop, J. Is the judgment of the group better than that of the average member of the group?. Journal Of Experimental Psychology, 15 5 Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions. Journal Of Experimental Psychology, 18 6 The basis of Ligon's theory.

The American Journal Of Psychology, 47 Factors affecting speed in serial verbal reactions. Psychological Monographs, 50 5 After obtaining his Ph. Upon returning to David Lipscomb College to stay, he served the college in many capacities, including Registrar for 11 years and Chair of the Psychology Department for 16 years, from to At David Lipscomb, Doctor Stroop or Brother Stroop, as he was also called was known as an intelligent, good man of deep religious con- viction.

He was an individualist who treated everyone as his equal. As a teacher, he was tough but fair, considered one of the very best at the Figure 1. He was especially noted for his dry sense sertation at George Peabody College, circa Stroop retired inand spent by growing and selling a crop of potatoes the as Dean of Ohio Valley College in Parkersburg, summer before college.

J ridley stroop biography of rory

Virginia, after which he took up the position of On December 23,during his second Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at David year in college. David death on September 1, at the age of Over the next seven years, while he The greatest force in Stroop's life was his was in university, they had three sons. To sup- religion. Baptised into the Church of Christ in port his growing family, Stroop continued tohe was a devout Christian for his entire teach at David Lipscomb College during his uni- life.

From his college days on. He also worked as a janitor and Sunday, often taking a train out into the country as a librarian and taught high school, in addi- and being paid with a chicken or a bag of tion to building his own house during that time. He always kept a card file Stroop's university education also took place indicating for each Sunday where he had spoken in Nashville, at George Peabody College.

There, and what his topic had been. He also taught Bible he earned a B. Stroop had begun Out of Stroop's biblical teaching emerged teaching well in advance of obtaining his doctoral seven books, including his major work, the degree. He had been principal at a Mississippi trilogy God's Plan and Me. As MaidenConsolidated School in before return- p.

He began there as classes. Still, his dissertation has had a con-then switched to Modern Languages tinuing influence in psychology, and it is to this Between andhe was influence that I turn now. Ridley Stroop's Research hence obligatory, and 2 that certain processes are carried out faster than others and hence have The task Stroop created was not a wholly novel implications for slower processes — have both one.

Rather, his creative contribution was in syn- been used to illuminate inhibitory effects in thesizing ideas and procedures already in the psy- processing. The Stroop effect has often been chological literature that stretched back to the cited as a hallmark illustration of both ideas, very beginnings of experimental psychology fifty although the reviewed literature suggests that years earlier.

The work descended from a noble neither position is completely correct. James McKeen Cattellat the Stroop's dissertation can be seen as the cul- instigation of his doctoral supervisor, Wilhelm mination of work early in this century aimed at Wundt, had undertaken to explore the time it understanding response time as a window on took people to name objects and the properties mental processes.

Yet, at the time of its publi- of those objects, as well as to read the corre- cation, it had relatively little impact, probably sponding words. He reported a stable finding: because it was published at the height of Reading the words took less time than naming Behaviorism in America. It is only since the the objects or properties, the latter including s, with the advent of information processing colour.

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