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| 1 | +# Stroop Effect |
| 2 | +> What is Stroop Effect? |
| 3 | +
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| 4 | +The **Stroop Effect** is a well-known psychological phenomenon where interference between conflicting features of a stimulus (e.g., word meaning and ink color) slows down response time or reduces accuracy. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +The classic demonstration is the "Stroop Task": Participants are asked to name the ink color of a word (e.g., the word "BLUE" printed in red ink) while ignoring the word's meaning. Due to the mismatch between the word and its color, responses become slower or error-prone. This effect highlights cognitive interference in attention, inhibitory control, and automatic processing, making it a fundamental tool in psychology research. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +## Program Introduction |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +This program tests your **Stroop effect**. You'll need to click the correct option **without interference**. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +When the game starts, it will generate a question where the font color **differs** from the font content. Below it, four color options will appear for you to choose from. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +If you select correctly, your score will **increase by one point**. If you select incorrectly, your score will **decrease by three points**. The game ends when your score reaches **20 points** or drops to **-10 points**. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +This is just a brief introduction to the program; each page will be described in detail below. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Program Installation |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +This program comes in three versions: an **.exe (executable file)**, an **.msi (Windows installer package)**, and a **.zip (compressed archive)**. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +You can install it based on your needs. Usually, downloading the .exe or .msi version is sufficient. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +During the download or installation process, your browser and system might flag the file as unsafe. Please don't worry about this; I can assure you that the program itself contains **no viruses or malicious content**. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +The program is detected as unsafe because it **lacks a digital signature certificate**. <s>(Can't afford one)</s> |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +If you download the .exe or .msi version, simply **double-click** the program to run and install it. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +If you download the .zip version, you'll need to **extract it** and then run the .exe file located inside the folder to get started. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +### Start Page |
| 33 | +\ |
| 34 | +Image: Start Interface |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +This is the program's main page, where the game's simple rules are introduced in the center. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +1. Below the introduction, there's a light yellow "Start" button. Clicking this button will begin the game. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +1. In the top-left corner of the start interface is a question mark button. Clicking this button will display a brief introduction to the Stroop Effect. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +1. In the top-right corner of the start interface is the language switch button. Clicking this button allows you to switch languages. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | + > By default, the program starts in English. If you wish to switch to Chinese, simply click this button. |
| 45 | +
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| 46 | +### Help Window |
| 47 | +\ |
| 48 | +Image: Help Window |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +Clicking the question mark button on the start screen will **open a pop-up window**. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +This window provides a brief explanation of the **Stroop Effect**. You can close the window by clicking either "**OK**" or the "**Close**" button in the top right corner. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +----- |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +### Game Interface |
| 57 | +\ |
| 58 | +Image: Game Interface |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +1. Once you start the game, the program will enter an interface similar to this. Here, you'll see a **question**, four **square blocks**, a **button** in the top right corner, your **score** in the bottom left, and the **time** in the bottom right. |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +2. In the top right corner of the game interface, there's a button with an "X" symbol. Clicking this button will immediately end the game and return you to the start interface. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +3. When the game begins, the program will randomly generate a color for the text and the text content, ensuring they are different. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | + > As shown in the example image: |
| 67 | + > The program generated a question. The text content of the question is "Pink", while the color of the text itself is "Orange". |
| 68 | +
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| 69 | +4. Simultaneously, four randomly colored square blocks will appear below. These generated blocks will include both the color of the question's text content "Pink" and the color of the text itself "Orange". |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | + > According to the rules, you need to select the **color of the question's text content** from the square color blocks below. In this example, that would be "Pink", which is the third block. Choosing any other color will be counted as incorrect. |
| 72 | +
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| 73 | +5. Based on the rules, a correct selection adds one point, while an incorrect selection deducts three points. The game ends when your score reaches **20 points** or drops to **-10 points**, and an end-game window will pop up. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +### End Game Window |
| 77 | +#### Success |
| 78 | +\ |
| 79 | +Image: Successful End Window |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +If your score equals or exceeds **20 points**, the game ends. The program will display a **success window**. |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +#### Failure |
| 84 | +\ |
| 85 | +Image: Failure End Window |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +If your score is less than or equals **-10 points**, it signifies a failure. The program will then display a **failure window**. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +Note: Regardless of whether you succeed or fail, closing the end game window will take you back to the start page. |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +## Uninstalling the Program |
| 92 | +\ |
| 93 | +Image: Uninstalling the Program |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +Uninstalling this program is the same as uninstalling most other Windows programs. |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +If you downloaded the .exe or .msi version, you can simply go to your system's Control Panel to uninstall the program. Detailed steps won't be provided here. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +If you downloaded the .zip file, you can directly delete the program folder and then empty your Recycle Bin. |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +## Download Program (include exe,msi,zip format) |
| 102 | +[GitHub](https://github.com/print1Username/stroopeffect.git) |
| 103 | +\ |
| 104 | +[Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jCZIsKmrX2yuIcxFfKQRhRhOzlUEvkzx?usp=sharing) |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +## Link: |
| 107 | +[Wikipeka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroop_effect) |
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