Question: In a computer game, the player is shown (in random order) a sequence of characters that are yellow, green, blue, red, or black. The characters
In a computer game, the player is shown (in random order) a sequence of characters that are yellow, green, blue, red, or black. The characters are themselves:
(a) Neutral (OOOOO written in yellow);
(b) Related (a word related to another color, like GRASS written in yellow); or Color (a word naming another color (BLACK) written in yellow). The player’s objective is to mouse-click as quickly as possible on the word at the bottom of the screen that matches the color of the characters. Use sideby-side boxplots to compare the reaction times (in seconds) shown in Table 3.6.
Table 3.6

Neutral Related Color 1.37 0.72 1.50 1.08. 0.98 1.37 1.33 1.15 1.68 0.95 0.60 1.35 1.32 1.98 1.33 1.00 0.95 1.97 1.28 1.02 1.43 1.38 1.18 1.68 0.97 1.03 1.83 1.45 0.53 1.33 0.78 1.18 1.02 0.98 1.25 1.35 1.12 1.35 1.72 1.15 1.57 1.52 0.95 1.18 1.52 0.83 1.42 1.05 2.18 2.07 0.65 1.52 1.27 2.22 0.70 1.45 1.30 1.10 1.92 1.38
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