title: Correlates of modified Stroop tasks, reading ability, and mental ability among college students.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Education Department, State University of New York, Oneonta 13820.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Toma
mesh_terms: 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