What is meant by the "Stroop effect"?
A)For an instant after attending to something, we often overlook something else.
B)An explanation for making some choice is often made up later.
C)It is easy to fail to notice something changing, if we were attending to something else.
D)It is often easier to read a word than to say the color of the ink.

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What is meant by the "Stroop effect"?​
A)For an instant after attending to something, we often overlook something else.
B)​An explanation for making some choice is often made up later.
C)​It is easy to fail to notice something changing, if we were attending to something else.
D)​It is often easier to read a word than to say the color of the ink.

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The Stroop effect refers to the phenomenon where it takes longer to name the color of the ink of a printed word when the word itself is the name of a different color. This is because reading the word itself is an automatic process, but saying the color requires more attention and effort.

What Is Meant by the "Stroop Effect"?​

What Is Meant by the "Stroop Effect"?