https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9 Please click on the pink plus sign at the bottom right corner of the Padlet to post your thoughts. Please type your name first and then your comment. en-us 2018-04-12 17:38:37 UTC 2025-10-09 03:39:40 UTC hello@padlet.com wonge18 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260604077 I have done this test before for fun in a mental game and I thought I would be experienced doing it but I was wrong. In the end it still took significantly longer to read the colors that had a different word spelled out. Our brains want to tell us one thing we are seeing but in actuality, it is not the right color. Even after trying and practicing multiple times, it was never to the level of reading the first set of words. 

Eric Wong]]> 2018-05-14 18:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260604077 stahlk181 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260655481 Kimberly Stahl

]]> 2018-05-14 22:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260655481 bolicha18 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260680105 I have also completed this test before, however, this did not improve my time for completing the task. The initial test was simple and did not take much time to complete. The second test however, took some thinking and about twice as much time for me to complete. I think that this test is an excellent example to demonstrate the effect that conflict, which we experience frequently, has on our thought process and subsequent actions/interactions.  This activity made it clear that different parts of our brains are combating each other to produce the correct answer, and not the first impression answer. I learn best by understanding explanations through example so this activity really clarifies the concept of intrapsychic conflict!]]> 2018-05-15 01:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260680105 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260814261 I've done quite a few different mind-bender tests like this, but hadn't done this one before! It reminds me of the process by which you can read words as long as the first letter and last letter are correct. Our brains process groups of information bits at once, so when they're organized in a proper way, we can process them faster. This color-word conflict is intriguing. Creating that extra speed bump for our brains makes the difference in processing time.]]> 2018-05-15 12:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/260814261 webstem18 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261024001 While doing this test my eyes began to hurt and go a little crazy. The first time it was easier because the colors matched with the words I was saying. When I did the second test I found myself stuttering and not saying the right colors because the colors did not match up with the words. I found myself starting the line over every time I messed up. When I think of this activity it reminds me of how quick we are to assume things because they are the first thing that comes to mind. When relating this back to this course it reminds me of how clients are diagnosed so quickly and can have the same symptoms as another illness and the diagnoses may be wrong because it was the first choice we saw. The mind is a tricky thing and as counselors it is a good reminder to slow down and really think before talking. -Melinda Webster ]]> 2018-05-15 21:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261024001 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261029455 I remember doing this exercise as an undergraduate in my Cognitive Processes course. It find that as I'm going through the words I have to concentrate extra on what I'm thinking. It definitely takes me longer to process my thoughts when the words spell out a color, but the font is in another color. I have to really slow down and concentrate on what the color of the font is as opposed to what the word spells. ]]> 2018-05-15 22:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261029455 banevenm18 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261270072 I have never taken the Stroop Effect test before. There was less than a one second difference between the first and second test, with the second test being the longer but I hit start instead on stop to end the second test which would explain the slight delay. I can honestly say that I found no difference between the two tests in degree of difficulty or speed of comprehension. I understand that this is an unusual response and I do have an explanation. I am not sure if this relates but I experienced profound malnutrition as a child in Haiti with subsequent left sided brain damage, especially in the areas of mathematics, logic and reasoning. Balancing those deficits, I have greater ability in verbal, creativity and the arts. ]]> 2018-05-16 15:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261270072 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261342083 I've done this one before also and the time difference between the two tests is significant. The first test took 16 seconds and the second was well over a minute. Like Eric, I tried a couple of times to see if I could improve my time, but really couldn't. I found myself straining and it felt like a much harder task than it seems. Silly as it may seem, I actually started to get frustrated with it.]]> 2018-05-16 18:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261342083 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261388939 I have taken this test before and I also administer a test similar to this in the neuropsychological clinic that I work in. Generally when it comes to reading the words or saying colors (if they are in just color blocks) out loud is found to be quicker. Once you add in the interference of not reading the word but saying the color the times increase. However, just because you're slower at doing this doesn't mean you're bad at it. We have norms that show us what time is normal for what age in all of the trials, so even if it took you a bit longer to complete it, there's a high chance that you're normal for your age. ]]> 2018-05-16 21:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261388939 wadeg18 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261393810 I was able to complete the first test with ease, because as mentioned, the color and word itself was congruent. The grain did not have to stretch itself much to create the correct term. There is little conflict present. The second test was only merely strenuous than the first because I was able to focus solely on the color as I went through the chart. I am sure the font and size of the words assisted, too. I also personally tried to beat my previous time, only answering truthfully however:) I have previous educational experience with this assessments, as well as others, which aided in my seemingly easy comprehension of both tests. ]]> 2018-05-16 21:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261393810 gonzalam18 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261398740 2018-05-16 22:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261398740 michellerobertson https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261444190 I had a similar test that I gave as a fun cognition activity to a class of first graders that had the names of animals written inside the outlined picture of the animal. Some pictures did not have the same name as the picture, but others did. For example, two students would "face each other" and try to say the correct shape of the animal even if the outline did not match the word. The first one to say it correctly got the point. One I remembered that everyone would say wrong was the outline of the lion which actually had letters that spelled "bear." I realize this is different but it has some fun similarities! Cognitive function assessments like these allows you to understand the vast functionality and complexity of the human mind.]]> 2018-05-17 03:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/261444190 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/262093937 By:  Andrea Heller

I had never taken this test before and initially completed it incorrectly.  At first, I read the actual words written instead of saying the colors shown.  This was much easier!  After investigating the effect more closely, I realized that you are supposed to name the colors.  This was quite the challenge for me, and I felt I needed to take a mindful moment following completion.  

Although this activity was fun, I found myself wondering what implications this activity has. Since this activity requires selective sustained attention and cognitive control which can be improved with practice, I feel it is a good activity for students to complete. I have learned that activities such as reverse direction movement and games are great exercises for young children to improve executive function and attentional capacity. I also feel that these types of activities are helpful ways to form new pathways in our brains. Our knowledge of our environment impacts how we interact with it and can form habitual patterns. Disrupting these patterns can lead to neuroplasticity.]]> 2018-05-19 10:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/262093937 clenchert https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/262198729 I have never taken a test like this before. For the first part, I completed it in 15.2 seconds. I did notice the second part was somewhat tricky. I completed it in 15.4 seconds. So, although it took a tiny bit longer, I actually did not feel it was too difficult. 
This test showed me how we can process colors and words differently. This test can be used in a number of ways, including measuring selective attention, and measuring processing.]]> 2018-05-20 18:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/262198729 cudneyp17 https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/262225647 I've done the troop test before in undergrad and it doesn't get any easier! Reading the word is so much easier than trying to read the color. You have to force your brain to think of the color while ignoring what the word says. Reading off the colors took me a lot longer than just reading the word. There were many times where I messed up and said the word instead.]]> 2018-05-20 23:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sbusbu/khqhuhzi2ap9/wish/262225647