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A developmental study of the auditory Stroop effect.

S Jerger1, R C Martin, F J Pirozzolo

  • 1Division of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.

Brain and Language
|September 1, 1988
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Preschool children automatically process word meanings, as shown by an auditory Stroop task. This cognitive development, influenced by age, impacts reaction times when speech meaning conflicts with voice cues.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Speech Perception

Background:

  • The Stroop procedure is a well-established measure of cognitive interference.
  • Previous research primarily utilized visual Stroop tasks.
  • Understanding auditory processing in young children is crucial for developmental studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a pediatric auditory Stroop procedure.
  • To investigate the developmental trajectory of auditory-semantic speech interaction in children aged 3-6.
  • To determine if young children exhibit automatic semantic processing.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a pediatric auditory Stroop task using spoken words (male/female voices) and child-appropriate response buttons.
  • Administered the task to 48 typically developing children aged 3-6 years.

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  • Collected reaction time (RT) and accuracy data for neutral, congruent, and conflicting semantic conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • Preschool children showed processing dependencies similar to adults in visual Stroop tasks.
    • Semantic-auditory conflict significantly increased RT; congruence decreased RT compared to neutral stimuli.
    • The magnitude of the Stroop effect demonstrated a clear developmental increase with age.

    Conclusions:

    • Young children exhibit automatic processing of word meaning.
    • Auditory and semantic speech dimensions interact significantly in preschool children.
    • The auditory Stroop effect provides a sensitive measure of cognitive development in early childhood.