Each game below is a short interactive experiment embedded in its parent article. Try them to experience classic cognitive psychology effects first-hand.
Stroop ExperimentName the ink color while ignoring the word — measures cognitive interference between automatic reading and color naming.Play →Probability Neglect ExperimentCompare two risks and see if your intuitions match the math — reveals how emotions override statistical reasoning.Play →Levels of Processing GameAnswer questions about words, then test your memory — demonstrates how deeper processing leads to stronger recall.Play →Conjunction Search DemoFind targets among distractors in feature vs. conjunction search — shows how attention shifts from parallel to serial processing.Play →Spreading Activation GameDecide if letter strings are real words after seeing a prime — measures how semantic networks speed up recognition.Play →Remote Associates GameFind the single word connecting three clue words — measures convergent creative thinking and insight problem-solving.Play →Generation Effect ExperimentRead some words and generate others from stems, then test your memory — demonstrates how active generation creates stronger memory traces than passive reading.Play →