What is the main idea of the stroop effect?

The main idea of the Stroop effect is that the brain identifies colors more readily than words (reading words was a lot easier than reciting their color). This phenomenon occurs when person must say the color of a word but not the name of the word. Psychologists use this effect to understand how the brain evaluates information.

The brain's reaction time slows when it must deal with conflicting information.

Explanation:

Just took a psych test, this is the correct answer.