A well-known test used in psychological research plays on the distinction between automatic and controlled processing.The test requires people to look at the written names of several colours ('green', 'red', 'blue', etc.) - names which are in all cases written in 'non-matching' colours of ink (e.g., the word 'green' might be written in red ink, while the word 'red' might be written in yellow ink) - and to identify, as quickly as possible, the colour in which each word is written.This test is known as the ____.
A)Stroop test
B)Myers-Briggs test
C)Rorschach Inkblots
D)Implicit Association Test (IAT)

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The test described in the question is known as the Stroop test, which is a well-known test used in psychological research to measure automatic versus controlled processing of information. The other options listed (Myers-Briggs test, Rorschach Inkblots, and Implicit Association Test) are all different tests used in psychology but do not measure the same constructs as the Stroop test.

A Well-Known Test Used in Psychological Research Plays on the Distinction