Color Shape Task

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Test Variations

Color Shape Shifting Task
The Color Shape Shifting Task as developed by Miyake et al (2004).
Duration: 10 minutes
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English
Dec 16, 2025, 6:04PM
German
Dec 16, 2025, 6:04PM
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Dec 16, 2025, 6:04PM
Color Shape Task
The Color Shape Task as developed by Miyake et al (2004).
Duration: 90 minutes
(Requires Inquisit Lab)
(Run with Inquisit Web)
Last Updated

References

Google ScholarSearch Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Color Shape Task.

Miyake, A., Emerson, M.J., Padilla, F., & Ahn, J.C. (2004). Inner speech as a retrieval aid for task goals: the effects of cue type and articulatory suppression in the random task cuing paradigm. Acta Psychologica, 115, 123–142.

Yerys, B. E., & Munakata, Y. (November 01, 2006). When Labels Hurt but Novelty Helps: Children's Perseveration and Flexibility in a Card-Sorting Task. Child Development, 77, 6, 1589-1607.