Click the button that matches the font color of the word, ignoring the word's text.
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About The Stroop Effect
The Stroop Effect is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when your brain experiences a delay in processing conflicting information. It's named after Psychologist John Ridley Stroop, who first published his findings in English in 1935.
How it works
Though there are several variants, the Stroop Effect is usually demonstrated using a simple color test. You are presented with a list of color words like red, blue, and green but the ink in which the word is printed(font color) doesn't match the word itself.
We are naturally more inclined to read the word than identify the font color because our brains have been automated to process the words faster than the font color.
The benefits
A Stroop Effect Challenge is a great way to test and improve selective attention, cognitive control, and reaction speed.
Theories
There are several theories, also known as race models, used to explain the Stroop Effect. They're based on the underlying notion that both relevant and irrelevant information are processed in parallel, but they compete to enter the single central processor during response selection. These theories include:
- Relative Speed of Processing Theory
- Selective Attention Theory
- Parallel distributed processing
- Automaticity
To learn more, read about the Stroop Effect on Wikipedia or Simply Psychology.