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Stroop
Test
Name
the shapes and their related colors in the 4 x 4 aligned boxes above as fast
as you can. Do not read the words below the shapes! For example, even if the
sentence “Blue Square” is printed under a red triangle, you should
say “red triangle” instead. Say the colors and shapes as fast as
you can. It is not as easy as you might think... If you complete this attention
test in less than 16 seconds, you have a VERY flexible brain!
The
Stroop test is one of the most commonly used diagnostic
tools when determining an attention problem. It involves
focusing on one particular feature of a task, while
blocking out other features; in other words, it indicates
how well you can override a habitual response (naming
the word) in favor of a novel one (naming the color/figure).
The “Stroop
Effect” is named after J. Ridley Stroop, who discovered this strange
phenomenon in the 1930s. The original test shown on this page has been adapted
by G. Sarcone.
Behind
the challenge
The words themselves have a very strong influence
over your ability to describe colors and shapes.
The interference between
the different information your brain receives can
cause significant response delays:
1. Interferences may occur because words are read
faster than colors are named.
2. Interferences may occur because naming colors
requires more attention than reading words.