CENTER ARROW · 20 TRIALS
Report the direction of the center arrow. Ignore the four arrows around it.
Complete exactly 20 balanced trials. Wrong answers lower accuracy and advance.
READY?
Use Left Arrow or A for left, and Right Arrow or D for right.
Answer only the center arrow: ← / A for LEFT · → / D for RIGHT. Touch players can use the labeled buttons.
HOW TO PLAY
Start the task and look at the arrow in the highlighted center position.
Choose the center arrow's direction. Ignore the two arrows on either side, even when they disagree.
Finish all 20 standard trials, or protect a perfect streak as the endless timer gets shorter.
ABOUT THE TASK
A flanker task asks you to respond to a central target while nearby distractors point in the same direction (congruent) or the opposite direction (incongruent).
This browser version is a recreational speed-and-accuracy game. It is not a medical, psychological, or diagnostic assessment.
READ YOUR RESULT
The standard sequence contains five trials in each direction-and-congruency combination, for exactly 20 trials. Accuracy includes every answer; reaction-time statistics use correct answers only.
Display timing, device latency, input method, practice, and attention can affect results. Compare runs made on the same device and input method.
QUESTIONS
Always answer the highlighted center arrow. The other four arrows are distractors and may point the same way or the opposite way.
Yes. The 20-trial task has five congruent-left, five congruent-right, five incongruent-left, and five incongruent-right trials, shuffled each run.
No. A wrong answer counts toward your accuracy and immediately advances the task. Standard mode always finishes after exactly 20 answers.
Each correct answer adds one to your streak and starts a new trial with a shorter deadline. A wrong answer or timeout ends the run.
Yes. Desktop players can use arrow keys or A and D. On phones and tablets, use the two large labeled touch buttons.
No. This is a recreational browser game and cannot diagnose attention, neurological, or other health conditions.