Sex differences in perceptual processing: performance on the color-Kanji stroop task of visual stimuli

During color, colored Kanji characters and Stroop task of the visual stimuli, the P300 component of the event-related brain potential (ERPs) was used in conjunction with response time to identify sex differences in perceptual processing. Participants were instructed to respond to the display colors and name colored Kanji characters as quickly as possible in the respective stimulus conditions. Response time varied in all stimulus conditions, the males took longer than females. The P300 latency of males was longer and amplitude was smaller than females. The results suggest that cognitive strategy of males is different from females.