Abstract

SCURTU, María Claudia; MANZANO-ARRONDO, Vicente  and  RODRIGUEZ TESTAL, Juan Francisco. Stroop test software: the Tastiva proposal. Escritos de Psicología [online]. 2016, vol.9, n.2, pp.47-52. ISSN 1989-3809.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5231/psy.writ.2016.2303.

There has been a great deal of research on emotional information processing within the field of clinical psychology. Many tests have been developed and the emotional Stroop test is one of the most used. However, some versions of the Stroop test have methodological issues when used to study word-colour interferences, especially when the words are emotionally charged. We present a computer-assisted version of the emotional Stroop test called Tastiva, which is highly versatile, useful, and accessible, in addition to being easy to use and widely applicable. The Tastiva software and User Manual is available on the University of Seville website: http://grupo.us.es/recursos/Tastiva/index.htm. We also present a case study using neutral and sexual content words, in which the program calculates the word exposure time by analysing the behaviour of the respondent. One of its novel contributions is the graphic presentation of measures: response time, errors, and non-response to stimuli.

Keywords : Classic Stroop; Emotional Stroop; Computer-assisted Stroop; Tastiva.

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