Neurocognitive Investigation of the Stroop Effect

Abstract

The Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) is a widely used neuropsychological test to assess the ability to inhibit cognitive interference that occurs when processing of a particular stimulus feature interferes with simultaneous processing of a second stimulus feature, known as the Stroop Effect. Two reasons for the popularity of the Stroop effect have been suggested. Despite its statistically reliable effect, there is no adequate explanation for the effect. The aim of this study is to examine the Stroop effect from a neurocognitive perspective. When we look at the literature, there are mostly experimental and statistical studies. In line with the hypothesis that the Stroop effect does not have neurocognitive effects, the method of "document scanning-literature scanning" was used as a way of data collection in the research.