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Western Kentucky University

2013

Body Dissatisfaction

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Using The Stroop Test To Indicate Levels Of Muscle Dysmorphia In Men, Molly White May 2013

Using The Stroop Test To Indicate Levels Of Muscle Dysmorphia In Men, Molly White

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Muscle dysmorphia a disorder in which a person obsesses over not being muscular enough. The purpose of the current study is to discover whether the Stroop Test can be used to find symptoms of muscle dysmorphia. Participants first fill out a demographics questionnaire. Then they completed a task using E-Prime computer software. Participants are presented with a group of neutral and bodyrelated words in blue, green, yellow, or orange. They indicated the color of the word by pressing the first letter of the color on the keyboard. The reaction time, as well as the number of errors, is measured. Muscle …