A Real Brainstrainer - The Stroop Effect

The Stroop Effect Braintrainer

This mental activity is based on the Stroop Effect - a phenomenon that affects us all, first identified by Dr John Ridley Stroop. Try it out!

The premise is that we find it incredibly hard to name the colours of word colours when they don't match. This is because we process colour and words in different parts of the brain. As we get older, our reaction times become slower and it becomes more difficult to execute this task. This is why it's a great brainstrainer and can be a lot of fun too! For downloadable templates, please visit our free members section.

Stroop Effect

Read out the COLOUR of these words as quickly as possible. Get staff involved too - it's more difficult than you think!