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Stroop effect

In psychology, the Stroop effect is the delay in reaction time between neutral and incongruent stimuli.

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Stroop effectMeSHD0571901.00infobox
Stroop effectis adelay in reaction time between neutral and incongruent stimuli.The effect has been used to create a psychological test0.90text
Stroop effectis areverse Stroop effect0.90text
ink colors or direction of words have also been systematically variedinstance ofDifferent characteristics of the stimulus0.80text
brain damageinstance ofAn increased interference effect is found in disorders0.80text
dementiasinstance ofAn increased interference effect is found in disorders0.80text
other neurodegenerative diseasesinstance ofAn increased interference effect is found in disorders0.80text
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderinstance ofAn increased interference effect is found in disorders0.80text
or a variety of mental disorders such as schizophreniainstance ofAn increased interference effect is found in disorders0.80text
addictionsinstance ofAn increased interference effect is found in disorders0.80text
and depressioninstance ofAn increased interference effect is found in disorders0.80text
racial bias via an implicit-association testinstance ofThe emotional Stroop effect has been used in psychology to test implicit biases0.80text

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