Neuroscience Resources for Kids
The famous "Stroop Effect," named after J. Ridley Stroop in the 1930s.
Here is your job...name the colors of these words. I do NOT want to know
what the words say...rather, say the color of the words. For example, for
the word BLUE, you should say "RED." Say the
colors as fast as you can. It is not as easy as it seems.
You might find the lesson for this
activity useful - it contains some background and a data sheet to keep
track of your errors.
The words themselves have a strong influence over the color.
The original reference to the Stroop paper is: Stroop, J.R. Studies of
interference in serial verbal reactions. J. Exp. Psychol.,
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