We provided participants with one of three surveys, each of which contained identical anagrams, but were written in different colors. Individuals were given surveys with either red, black, or green instructions. Because of its attribution to negative connotations, instructions in red are hypothesized to hinder the performer’s ability to solve the anagram. This means participants will correctly unscramble fewer words within the time limit when presented with a red inked survey. We also predicted that because participants with the red survey will unscramble fewer words, they will most likely rate the anagram test as more difficult than participants with other colored surveys. Both the green and black colored ink are believed to have the same amount of unscrambled words at the conclusion of this experiment. It is also hypothesized that none of the following participants will think the color of their survey influenced their ability to unscramble the
We provided participants with one of three surveys, each of which contained identical anagrams, but were written in different colors. Individuals were given surveys with either red, black, or green instructions. Because of its attribution to negative connotations, instructions in red are hypothesized to hinder the performer’s ability to solve the anagram. This means participants will correctly unscramble fewer words within the time limit when presented with a red inked survey. We also predicted that because participants with the red survey will unscramble fewer words, they will most likely rate the anagram test as more difficult than participants with other colored surveys. Both the green and black colored ink are believed to have the same amount of unscrambled words at the conclusion of this experiment. It is also hypothesized that none of the following participants will think the color of their survey influenced their ability to unscramble the