Participants with either high or low working-memory capacities (WMC) are asked to complete a Stroop task, where words are presented in different colors of ink and participants have to read the color of the word aloud instead of the word. How would you expect the high- and low-WMC groups to perform?

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Low-WMC participants are expected to have difficulty filtering out the interference from the word and will therefore take longer to respond and make more errors. High-WMC participants are expected to have better cognitive control and be able to filter out the interference more effectively. Therefore, low-WMC participants will make more errors than high-WMC participants.

Participants with Either High or Low Working-Memory Capacities (WMC) Are