Brain Focus Games

Stroop Effect Test

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The Stroop effect shows how automatic reading can interfere with color naming. This session includes a short practice block, then a scored main block mixing congruent and incongruent trials so you can see your interference cost.

How to play

  1. 1Complete a short practice block to learn the rule.
  2. 2In each trial, tap the ink color — ignore the written word.
  3. 3The main block mixes matching and conflicting word–color pairs.
  4. 4Review congruent vs incongruent speed and your interference cost.

Tips

  • • Say the ink color quietly in your head before tapping.
  • • Keep accuracy high — wrong answers weaken the interference estimate.
  • • Compare set averages over days instead of one lucky round.

FAQ

What is interference cost?

It is incongruent reaction time minus congruent reaction time. A larger positive number usually means stronger word–color conflict.

Why include congruent trials?

Congruent trials provide a baseline. Without them, you only see conflict trials and cannot estimate the Stroop cost.

Is this a clinical assessment?

No. It is a practice tool for curiosity and training, not a medical diagnosis.

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