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Individual but not fragile: individual differences in task control predict Stroop facilitation.

E Kalanthroff¹, A Henik

¹Department of Psychology and Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. eyalkala@post.bgu.ac.il

Consciousness and Cognition

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Area of Science:

Cognitive psychology
Neuroscience

Background:

The Stroop effect comprises interference and facilitation.
Facilitation is often deemed a "fragile effect" due to its instability.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the vulnerability of Stroop facilitation to individual differences in cognitive control.
Examine the relationship between inhibitory control and Stroop facilitation.

Main Methods:

Replicated previous findings on Stroop interference and stop-signal reaction time (SSRT).
Assessed the correlation between SSRT and Stroop facilitation.

Main Results:

Confirmed a significant correlation between SSRT and Stroop interference.
Found a significant correlation between SSRT and Stroop facilitation.
Individuals with poor inhibitory control (longer SSRT) exhibited no facilitation or reversed facilitation.

Conclusions:

Stroop facilitation is highly sensitive to individual differences in inhibitory control.
Highlights the role of cognitive control in the "fragile" facilitation effect.
Emphasizes the importance of considering task conflict in Stroop paradigms.