"Stroop effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Stroop effects [plural]
Etymology: After John Ridley Stroop, who first published the effect in English in 1935. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Stroop effect (plural Stroop effects)
  1. (psychology) The effect that a subject has a longer reaction time when naming the colours of words if the words describe colours other than their own (such as "red" printed in blue ink). Wikipedia link: John Ridley Stroop Categories (topical): Psychology Related terms: Stroop test
    Sense id: en-Stroop_effect-en-noun--cjCAUbP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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