Number Stroop Task

Executive Function Duration: ~10 minutes
Number Stroop Task screenshot

System Requirements

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Screen Size:
Minimum: 800×600
Recommended: 1280×800
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Keyboard required

Description

A numerical variant of the Stroop task measuring interference between enumeration and digit reading, requiring participants to report quantity while ignoring digit identity.

About This Test

Modeled after Hernandez et al. (2010). Participants indicate how many items (1-3) appear on screen by pressing keys 1, 2, or 3, regardless of item identity. Stimuli include: (a) neutral letters (Z, MM, GGG), (b) congruent digits matching quantity (1, 22, 333), or (c) incongruent digits mismatching quantity (2, 33, 111). Each trial begins with a fixation cross (1000ms) followed by stimulus presentation (2000ms timeout). The task includes practice with feedback, followed by two test blocks without feedback. Keyboard response mode is standard.

Test Details

Test ID:
stroop-number
Main File:
number-stroop.pbl
Parameters:
10 configurable parameters
Languages:
German English Spanish French Italian Korean Dutch Portuguese Turkish

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Scientific Background

Original Task References:

These references describe the original task that this PEBL implementation is based on.

  • Hernandez, A., Caño, A., & Costa, A. (2010). The role of cognitive control in bilingual language switching. Cognitive Psychology, 61(1), 1-24.
  • Pavese, A., & Umiltà, C. (1998). Symbolic distance between numerosity and identity modulates Stroop interference. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 24(5), 1535-1545.

Data Output

Creates multiple data files: (1) numstroop-keyboard-<subnum>.csv with trial-by-trial data, (2) numstroop-keyboard-summary-<subnum>.txt with performance statistics, (3) numstroop-keyboard-pooled.csv combining all participants, and (4) numstroop-sumall.csv with summary statistics.

About This Test

A numerical variant of the Stroop task measuring interference between enumeration and digit reading, requiring participants to report quantity while ignoring digit identity.

Category: Executive Function
Estimated Duration: 10 minutes
Available Translations: 9 languages

Documentation Sources:
Test description file, Test implementation, Parameter schema

Documentation Status: Complete