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Stroop effect and the personality traits of inattention and impulsivity Abstract Fifty-four students from the University of Surrey took part in the experiment by performing on two types of colour-naming Stroop tests and completing a self-report personality questionnaire that measured the level of inattention and impulsivity. Correlational design was used and Pearson's r and Spearman's rho were utilised to analyse the data. The Hypothesis of an association between the Stroop 1 task and the level of inattention was found to be significant. The other three Hypotheses, which assumed correlation between the performance on the Stroop test 1 and the level of impulsivity, also between the performances on the colour-word Stroop 2 and the level of inattention, then impulsivity, were all rejected. Cognitive approaches to personality are found to be associated with several common characteristics, such as individual differences in thinking styles, or assumption that cognitive modes are related to personality traits....

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