A high-load information-processing task for stress research.
A description is given of a demanding attentional task that requires alternation between naming of colors and transformation of numbers. The task poses high demands on processing capacity and is sensitive to factors that reduce it (such as stress or fatigue). It is short and easy to administer.
Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
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D001143:Arousal; D001288:Attention; D003118:Color Perception; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D011340:Problem Solving