What is the Stroop Effect?

Answer by  BlackMamba824 (87)

This effect describes a decrease in response times observed when names of colors are printed in colors not designated by the name itself. This effect was first described in 1929.

Answer by  kapfelba (31)

The Stroop effect was discovered in 1935 by an experimenter named Stroop. This effect shows that when naming the color a word is printed in, people are slowed if the actual printed word is another color.

Answer by  jlwilson6 (1098)

The Stroop Effect is when the brain has contradicting signals and becomes confused. This would be something like seeing the word 'white' on a piece of paper, but the word is written in black ink. It was discovered in the 1930's.