Editing Stroop effect (section)

==Cognitive development==
In the [[neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development]], several variations of the Stroop task have been used to study the relations between [[cognitive processing speed|speed of processing]] and [[executive functions]] with [[working memory]] and [[cognitive development]] in various domains. This research shows that reaction time to Stroop tasks decreases systematically from early childhood through early adulthood. These changes suggest that speed of processing increases with age and that cognitive control becomes increasingly efficient. Moreover, this research strongly suggests that changes in these processes with age are very closely associated with development in working memory and various aspects of thought.<ref>Demetriou, A., Christou, C., Spanoudis, G., & Platsidou, M. (2002). The development of mental processing: Efficiency, working memory, and thinking. ''Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 67'', Serial Number 268.
</ref><ref>Demetriou, A., Efklides, A., & Platsidou, M. (1993). The architecture and dynamics of developing mind: Experien¬tial structuralism as a frame for unifying cognitive developmental theories. ''Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 58'', Serial Number 234.</ref>
The stroop task also shows the ability to control behavior. If asked to state the color of the ink rather than the word, the participant must overcome the initial and stronger stimuli to read the word. These inhibitions show the ability for the brain to regulate behavior.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kellogg|first1=Ronald T.|title=The making of the mind : the neuroscience of human nature|date=2013|publisher=Prometheus Books|location=Amherst, New York|isbn=978-1-61614-733-4|pages=49}}</ref>