Correlates of modified Stroop tasks, reading ability, and mental ability among college students.
13 men and 13 women in college viewed 40 modified Stroop tasks consisting of line drawings with embedded words and nonwords. Scores on vocabulary, reading comprehension, and a mental abilities measure were correlated with percent errors on the modified Stroop tasks. Significant correlations (.34 to .70) were found.
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Education Department, State University of New York, Oneonta 13820.
D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D003118:Color Perception; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011932:Reading; D014825:Vocabulary