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in hot SydneyOT Try this test
Jan 31, 2008
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Definitely a lefty here. So's everyone in my family :)
Definitely a lefty here. So's everyone in my family :)
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forgot to say I found it easy so looks like I'm a righty
Edna
This test demonstrates the Stroop effect. It can be taken as evidence that reading is an automatic process. Thus, it is very difficult to name the color of the ink in favor of reading the word. It's a very popular phenomenon among experimental psychologists.
See? Psychology can be fun!
Beth
I'm right brain!
Not to worry, Bruce. It doesn't really "prove" anything and it's not really a test in the usual sense of the word. It's an experimental device used to demonstrate the concept that reading is an automatic process. You can't really "fail" it.
Beth (with my Master's degree in Psychology showing)
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>> I failed miserably - what's a colour blind chap to do when faced with a > quiz like this?
What I found strange was that although I fitted whichever one it was (could read the colours as opposed to the word) I also personally fitted the less type A personality. So I concluded I am still mad as a hatter lol
Left here! I like most of the words in the left braing functions list too. :)
Rosemary
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