Evidence for interaction between the stop signal and the stroop task conflict

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 579-592

  Kalanthroff, Eyal ^a   Goldfarb, Liat ^b   Henik, Avishai ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Inhibition; Stop signal; Stroop task; Task conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COLOR VISION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; STROOP TEST; STUDENT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; STROOP TEST; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880362428     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027429     Document Type: Article

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