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Stroop effect

Stroop effect noun: the effect that a subject has a longer reaction time when naming the colours of words if the words describe colours other than their own (such as "red" printed in blue ink).

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Noun

Stroop effect (plural Stroop effects)

  1. The effect that a subject has a longer reaction time when naming the colours of words if the words describe colours other than their own (such as "red" printed in blue ink).

Forms of Stroop effect

pluralStroop effects

Origin of Stroop effect

After John Ridley Stroop, who first published the effect in English in 1935.

Questions about Stroop effect

What does Stroop effect mean?
Stroop effect means the effect that a subject has a longer reaction time when naming the colours of words if the words describe colours other than their own (such as "red" printed in blue ink).
What part of speech is Stroop effect?
Stroop effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Stroop effect?
The plural of Stroop effect is Stroop effects.

Words near Stroop effect in the dictionary

  1. strooke
  2. strooken
  3. strookes
  4. Strooks
  5. Stroop
  6. Stroop effect
  7. Stroop effects
  8. Stroop test
  9. Stroop tests
  10. Stroops
  11. stroopwafel

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