There were 41 participants in this study. The participants were from three different entry level classes at Missouri Western State College. For this study I had three groups which were presented one of the three lists of 12 words that I compiled based on words not used in everyday conversation. The first group was presented a list of 12 black words. The second group was presented the same 12 words, with one word being red. The third group was presented the same 12 words, except six of the words were red and they were alternated with 6 black words. The results from this study were not significant when one color word was present, but were closer to being significant when the participants were presented with six color words alternated with six black words. Further studies may include the use of colors other than red and words which may be used in everyday conversation.