John Ridley Stroop
| John Ridley Stroop | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 21, 1897 Rutherford County, Tennessee |
| Died | September 1, 1973 (aged 76) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | J. Ridley Stroop |
| Education | Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology |
| Alma mater | Peabody College |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Years active | 1921–1968 |
| Organization | David Lipscomb College |
| Known for | Stroop effect |
| Spouse(s) | Zelma Dunn, great niece of Margaret Zellner, wife of David Lipscomb |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Notes | |
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. However, Christianity was the real passion of his life; psychology was simply an occupation.
John Ridley Stroop was born in the rural community of Hall's Hill, outside Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee. In poor health as an infant, his family thought that he was not going to live long so he was spared part of the heaviest farm work. He was brilliant in his local county school at Kitrell, finishing the first of his class he attended David Lipscomb High School in Nashville, graduating in 1919. Stroop then began to study at David Lipscomb College, then a two-year junior college, in Nashville, Tennessee, an institution where he would later return as a faculty member after his university doctoral work. Two years later, in 1921, he obtained his diploma from Lipscomb, graduating first in his class.
On December 23, 1921, Stroop married Zelma Dunn with whom he had 3 sons. Zelma was the great-niece of Margaret Zellner, wife of David Lipscomb.
Stroop did the rest of his academic study at George Peabody College in Nashville while also teaching courses at Lipscomb. He received his B.S. degree in 1924 and his M.S. in 1925.
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