Sep 14, 2006
Brain exercise: Better than coffee
By: Alvaro Fernandez
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Quick! say aloud what color you see in every word, NOT the word you read. Â
The Stroop test is used in neuropsychological evaluations to measure mental vitality and flexibility, since performing well requires strong inhibition capability. Enjoy the day. |
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This is tricky–and fun! Thanks for the mental calisthenics!
–Maria
Ha! I really slowed down when the color and word no longer coincided. Association is a strong predicter of response!
Answer: Brown
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The trick of these is dissociating from the text itself. A slight relaxation of the pupils and the text becomes blurred allowing one to focus only on the color.
Aaron: great trick. You can certainly do that. Alternatively, you can train your brain to inhibit your natural response and instead develop a new response pattern.
its hard
blue color , its all filled inside all the letters of the words given .
Shasha: a very creative, and technically correct, answer
Now, can you also say the color of each word?
That’s hard at first…but when I group the words by color (all reds, all greens, etc) and then jump around to that color it becomes very easy. I think that might be cheating. (I like shashank’s answer too)