In a sample of 7- to 80-year-olds, Comalli and colleagues (1962) used a modified Stroop task to find all of the following regarding the Stroop task EXCEPT
a. children’s reaction times decreased on the Stroop task from 7 to 19 years of age
b. reaction times were lowest at 13 years, then individuals gradually became slower until age 80 years
c. reaction times were relatively stable from about 19 years to 44 years
d. reaction times were slower for older adults
Ans: b
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