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Color-Word Stroop Test

Name the ink color, not the word — the classic Stroop effect test of focus and inhibition.

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How to use this

  1. 1Click "Start" to see a color word displayed in an ink color that often doesn't match the word itself.
  2. 2Click the button matching the ink color the word is printed in, not the word you read.
  3. 3Answer as many as you can before the timer runs out, your brain's instinct to read the word fights against naming the color.
  4. 4Your score and accuracy are shown at the end, try to beat your best.

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