Stroop
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- proper noun
- /struːp/
- The subject performed the Stroop task for three minutes while the experimenter tape-recorded all color word responses (Task 1).
- Stroop Task
- Stroop Test
- Stroop color
Examples
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The famous psychologist John Ridley Stroop developed a test that demonstrates the effect of color on word recognition.
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Fit subjects performed better in the Stroop task and had lower heart rates.
Academic text (1995) -
All six measures changed as a result of engaging in the Stroop task.
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Task performance was determined by the percent correct on the Stroop Task.
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The results for the Stroop color-naming task are shown in Figure 1 and Table 1.
Academic text (1995) -
Executive dysfunction is also measured using the Stroop Color/Word Test.
Academic text (2014) -
The Stroop (1935) Neuropsychological Screening Test, an individually administered instrument, consists of two tasks.
Academic text (2003) -
In his research, John Ridley Stroop explored the nature of cognitive interference during the Stroop task.
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Many studies cite John Ridley Stroop as a pioneer in psychology for his groundbreaking work on cognitive processes.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stroop likely comes from the Dutch word stroop, which means 'syrup'. It may have started as a name for someone who made or sold syrup, and today it is a family name best known from the psychologist John Ridley Stroop.