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MENTAL MODEL · M4448

The Stroop Effect

The Stroop Effect
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

When the color of a word conflicts with its meaning (e.g., the word "green" written in red), the reaction time to name the color is significantly prolonged because the automatic reading process interferes with intentional color naming.

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It reveals the stubbornness of automatic processing. It shows that well-trained skills (such as reading) are automatically activated and cannot be fully suppressed. This provides important insights for skill interference, habit change, and cognitive control training.

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It refers to the reaction delay caused by the conflict between word and color, and is widely used to measure cognitive control and the dominance of automatic processing. It is classic evidence for attention and inhibition.

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