You are participating in an experiment in which you are told to locate the letter "T" among a field of digits. This is an example of ______.

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This is an example of a consistent mapping condition, where the task is always to find the same target (the letter "T") among a field of distractors (digits). In contrast, a varied mapping condition would involve searching for different targets on each trial, and the dual-task method would involve performing two tasks simultaneously. The Stroop effect is a different phenomenon where the task is to name the ink color of words that are either color words (e.g. "red" written in blue ink) or neutral words (e.g. "table" also written in blue ink), and the interference occurs when the meaning of the word interferes with the ability to name the ink color.

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