Converging evidence for control of color-word stroop interference at the item level

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 433-449

  Bugg, Julie M ^a   Hutchison, Keith A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Contingency learning; Proportion congruence effects; Stroop interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; CONFLICT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SEMANTICS; STROOP TEST; STUDENT;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; READING; SEMANTICS; STROOP TEST; STUDENTS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867076647     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029145     Document Type: Article

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