Stroop interference, practice, and aging

Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2003 Jun;10(2):85-98. doi: 10.1076/anec.10.2.85.14463.

Abstract

We report two experiments that investigate practice effects on Stroop color-word interference in older and younger adults. Both experiments employed a computerized, single-item version of the Stroop task with a voice response, and both involved practice over hundreds of trials. Both experiments showed generally similar practice patterns, including a practice-related reduction in the size of the color-word interference effect. However, the older group continued to show a larger interference effect throughout practice. These findings indicate that older adults show the same trend in practice-related improvement on the Stroop task as younger adults.