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The Stroop task is an assessment of a person's ability to direct attention. It is considered to be an indication of selective attention and stems from our ability to read words more quickly and automatically than we can name colors. The Stroop task may be best described as a cognitive assessment of directional attention where we must manage our attention and inhibit or stop a response in order to do or say something else. | The Stroop task is an assessment of a person's ability to direct attention. It is considered to be an indication of selective attention and stems from our ability to read words more quickly and automatically than we can name colors. The Stroop task may be best described as a cognitive assessment of directional attention where we must manage our attention and inhibit or stop a response in order to do or say something else. | ||
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| + | John Ridley Stroop first published the effects of this test in 1935. Stroop noticed a significant delay in time for people to name colored words despite practice. It was hence thought that the mind automatically determines the semantic meaning of the word and that it must override this first impression in order to say the color. | ||
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Revision as of 14:36, 4 June 2008
Stroop
Basic Characteristics
- Description
The Stroop task is an assessment of a person's ability to direct attention. It is considered to be an indication of selective attention and stems from our ability to read words more quickly and automatically than we can name colors. The Stroop task may be best described as a cognitive assessment of directional attention where we must manage our attention and inhibit or stop a response in order to do or say something else.
- History
John Ridley Stroop first published the effects of this test in 1935. Stroop noticed a significant delay in time for people to name colored words despite practice. It was hence thought that the mind automatically determines the semantic meaning of the word and that it must override this first impression in order to say the color.
- References
Perlstein, William M.;Carter,Cameron S.; Barch Deanna M.;Baird, James N. (1998) The Strrop Task and Attention Deficits in Schizophrenia: A Critical Evaluation of Card and Single Trial Stroop Methodologies
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External Resources
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- Google: Stroop
- Wikipedia: Stroop
- PubBrain: Stroop
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