Grade Level: 5 - 12
Age Range: 10 - 19
Lesson Length: 1 class
The Stroop effect was first described in a 1935 article by American psychologist John Ridley Stroop who developed this task. At this station, students read read two lists of color words - the second of which shows the word printed in a color different from the one the word represents - and ask their peers to identify which of the lists was more challenging and why. Optional: Display Frames may be purchased at www.displays2go.com/product.asp?ID=520 or you may call to order them at 1-800-572-2194