John Ridley Stroop
John Ridley Stroop | |
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Born | David Lipscomb College | March 21, 1897
Known for | Stroop effect |
Spouse(s) | Zelma Dunn, great niece of Margaret Zellner, wife of David Lipscomb |
Children | 3 sons |
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John Ridley Stroop (/struːp/; March 21, 1897 – September 1, 1973), better known as J. Ridley Stroop, was an American psychologist whose research in cognition and interference continues to be considered by some as the gold standard in attentional studies and profound enough to continue to be cited for relevance into the 21st century.[1][3] However, Christianity was the real passion of his life; psychology was simply an occupation.[2]
Early life
John Ridley Stroop was born in the rural community of Hall's Hill, outside
On December 23, 1921, Stroop married Zelma Dunn (1899-1988) with whom he had 3 sons. Zelma was the great-niece of Margaret Zellner, wife of David Lipscomb.[1]
Academic career
Stroop spent his academic career at
Stroop's doctoral studies at Peabody were focused on
After obtaining his doctorate, Stroop worked briefly for the Tennessee Educational Commission and also for the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, now
Bibliography
Works he authored and edited were in the field of psychology and religion.
Psychology theses and dissertations
- A study of the inaccuracy of scoring handwriting by handwriting scales (1925)[6]
- Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions (1935)[6]
Psychology articles
- Is the judgment of the group better than that of the average member of the group? (1932; Journal of Experimental Psychology, 15, 550–562)[2][6]
- Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions (1935; Journal of Experimental Psychology, 18, 643–662)[2]
- The basis of Ligon's theory (1935; American Journal of Psychology, 47, 499–504)[2][6]
- Factors affecting speed in serial verbal reactions (1938; Psychological Monographs, 50, 38–48)[2]
Religion works
- Why do people not see the Bible alike? (1949)[6]
- God's plan and me. Book 1, Jesus’ mission and method (1950)[6]
- God's Plan and Me, How to Inherit Eternal Life (1954)[6]
- Syllabus on later Hebrew history (1960)[6]
- God's Plan and Me (1950–1961)[6]
- The gospel in context (1961)[6]
- The church of the Bible (1962)[6]
- Syllabus on Paul's briefer epistles and the general epistles (1965)[6]
- Restoration ideas on church organization (1966)[6]
- Galatians : the sufficiency of the gospel without the law (1971)[6]
- The superiority of the Gospel over the Law : (Hebrews) (1972)[6]
- Romans : righteousness through faith (1973)[6]
- What shall we do with the new Bible (Revised Standard Version)[6]
- The faith that saves (1950–1970)[6]
- Does love demand or excuse? (1950–1970)[6]
- Syllabus on the epistles of Paul to the churches.[6]
References
- ^ S2CID 147412399.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l MacLeod, Colin M. "John Ridley Stroop: Creator of a landmark cognitive task". University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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- ^ a b Arthur R. Jensen (1981). "The Stroop color-word test – a review". Citation Classic Commentaries (39).
- ^ Stroop, John Ridley (1935). "Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions". Journal of Experimental Psychology. 18 (6): 643–662. . Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Bibliography and Acknowledgments". John Ridley Stroop Digital Archive. Center for Restoration Studies – Brown Library – Abilene Christian University. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
External links
- Works by John Ridley Stroop at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)