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Stroop Task

Resources and information for running the Stroop Task with Inquisit.

Stroop Task Template Scripts

Stroop Task using voice recording This sample runs a Stroop task with in which participants verbally name the color of the words as in the original version of the task. Each response is recorded in a WAV file, so accuracy can be determined by listening to each file or using Inquisit's "Analyze Recorded Responses..." command from the Tools menus (requires the Microsoft Speech Recognition Engine, which you can download here). View Demo
Stroop Task using keyboard This sample runs a Stroop task with in which participants respond using the keyboard. View Demo
Stroop Task using speech recognition This sample runs a Stroop task with in which participants verbally name the color of the words as in the original version of the task. This script requires the Microsoft Speech Recognition Engine to run, which you can download here. View Demo

Selected Bibliography 

Stroop, J, R. (1935). Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 18, 643-662. .

Jensen, A. R., Rohwer, W. D. (1966). The Stroop color-word test: a review. Acta psychologica, 25, 36–93.

Golden, C. J. (1978). Stroop Color and Word Test: A Manual for Clinical and Experimental Uses. Chicago, Illinois: Skoelting. pp. 1–32.

MacLeod C.M. (1991). Half a century of research on the Stroop effect: an integrative review. Psychological Bulletin, 109, 163–203.

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