Evidence for Task Conflict in the Stroop Effect

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1170-1176

  Goldfarb, Liat ^a   Henik, Avishai ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

anterior cingulate cortex; control mechanism; Stroop effect; task conflict

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONFLICT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 36049043760     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.33.5.1170     Document Type: Article

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