Stroop Color Test in younger and older adults: A comparison between Item-by-item and Blocked versions

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serval:BIB_24B018E5994B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Stroop Color Test in younger and older adults: A comparison between Item-by-item and Blocked versions
Journal
Archive of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Author(s)
Ludwig Ch, Borella E, Tettamanti M, de Ribaupierre A
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/10/2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
51
Number
2
Pages
135-142
Language
english
Abstract
The Color Stroop Test is consensually considered as a task to assess the efficiency of inhibitory mechanisms. If the Stroop interference effect is largely undisputed, it is also acknowledged that the size of this effect varies as a function of various task manipulations, such as the task format. The aim of the present study was to compare the size of adult age-related differences in inhibition as assessed by two different versions of the Color Stroop Test: a standard Blocked paper-and-pencil version and a computerized Item-by-item one. Results showed pronounced age-related differences in the interference effect in the Blocked version, but not in the Item-by-item one. These findings are discussed in terms of the characteristics of the tasks. The choice of the appropriate version with respect to clinical aims is also addressed.
Keywords
Cognition and aging, Color Stroop Test format, Interference
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06/10/2009 14:47
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