How the task works
Respond only to the center arrow and ignore the arrows beside it. Accuracy and response pace reflect how consistently you follow that rule across the session.
Center Direction
Identify the direction of the center arrow while filtering out surrounding distractions.
Choose session length
More rounds demand steady selective attention.
Task guide and research
Eriksen flanker task online: focus on the center arrow
The flanker task asks you to report a central target while surrounding stimuli point the same or opposite way. Incongruent flankers create response interference.
Research connection
Eriksen and Eriksen showed that incompatible nearby distractors slowed target identification more than compatible distractors. This arrow version preserves that core interference structure.
How to interpret your result
This is practice, not a standardized inhibition test. Screen size, spacing, vision, motor response, fatigue, and repeated exposure all change the measured effect.
Research sources
These papers support the task paradigm and how researchers interpret it. They do not prove that this web game diagnoses a condition or produces broad, lasting cognitive improvement.
Questions people ask
What does this exercise practice?
Respond only to the center arrow and ignore the arrows beside it. Accuracy and response pace reflect how consistently you follow that rule across the session.
What does my score mean?
This is practice, not a standardized inhibition test. Screen size, spacing, vision, motor response, fatigue, and repeated exposure all change the measured effect.
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