title: Stroop interference, practice, and aging.
abstract: We report two experiments that investigate practice effects on Stroop color-word interference in older and younger adults. Both experiments employed a computerized, single-item version of the Stroop task with a voice response, and both involved practice over hundreds of trials. Both experiments showed generally similar practice patterns, including a practice-related reduction in the size of the color-word interference effect. However, the older group continued to show a larger interference effect throughout practice. These findings indicate that older adults show the same trend in practice-related improvement on the Stroop task as younger adults.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Rose T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Zacks
authors.forename: Carrick C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Williams