When performing the emotional form of this test, depressed subjects are slower to give depressing answers rather than non-depressing ones. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this test that tasks people with recognizing color words printed in a different color than what the word represents.
ANSWER: Stroop test [accept Stroop effect]
[10e] One proposed explanation of the Stroop effect is that color perception requires more of this faculty, which is divided during multitasking. One psychological disorder pairs a deficit of this faculty with hyperactivity.
ANSWER: attention
[10h] Description acceptable. Another type of Stroop test shows a symmetric effect when the stimulus is in this form. Subitizing (“SUB-it-tye-zing”) is a reliable way to process this type of information at small scales.
ANSWER: number [or numerosity; or amount; accept numerical Stroop test or numerical Stroop effect; accept anything indicating how many things there are]
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