Eriksen Flanker Task
About
Focus on the middle arrow
This task examines selective attention: how efficiently you respond to a target while ignoring nearby information that may agree or conflict with it.
What it measures- Accuracy for matching and conflicting flankers
- Reaction time for correct responses
- The flanker interference effect: conflicting minus matching response time
Eriksen Flanker Task
Before you begin
Prepare for a timed task
- Use a modern browser and keep this tab visible
- For a keyboard, rest your fingers on F and J
- Respond to the middle arrow only, as quickly and accurately as possible
This browser implementation is a research proxy, not a diagnostic assessment. Data will be recorded for academic research.
Eriksen Flanker Task
Instructions
Ignore the outside arrows
←←←←←Middle points left: press F
←←→←←Middle points right: press J
You will complete eight practice trials with feedback before the scored trials begin.
Eriksen Flanker Task
Settings
Choose task length
PracticeTrial 1
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Flanker Results
Research summary