Mental Flex Game Instructions

The mental flex game is a game with a purpose. The purpose is to give your mind and brain a workout. The task requires the use of mental flexibility, concentration, speed, and the ability to ignore competing information.

Playing

The concept of the game is simple. There are two shapes which will appear in the middle of the screen. Above the shapes, is a directive. The directive will either be "Word" or "Color." If the directive is Word, then the correct shape is found by the meaning of the word. Consider the following directive: Word: Triangle. The correct shape would be the triangle. The distraction in this case would be that there is a green star as one of the stimuli. Other trials may have a directive like the following: Color: Triangle. In this case the correct answer would be the green colored shape (the star), instead of the yellow colored triangle. In this case, you must ignore the meaning of the word Triangle, and make the match only based on the color of the word.

Examples: (The green checkmark shows the correct answer)

The directive above is Word, so you go by the meaning of the word Star. Choose the blue MATCH button on the right.

The directive above is Color, so you go by the color of the word Square. The color of this word is Blue, so you choose the Blue Circle by clicking the match button beneath it on the right.

Recommended Use

Do not be discouraged if immediate improvement in scores is not noticed. Many games take a significant amount of time and practice to see score improvement.