The Correlation Between Neuroticism in Big Five Personality Traits with Short-term Memory

Keyang Song

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/2024.25003

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The Correlation Between Neuroticism in Big Five Personality Traits with Short-term Memory

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The Correlation Between Neuroticism in Big Five Personality Traits with Short-term Memory

Keyang Song ^1*

¹ University of Massachusetts Amherst

^*Corresponding author: sky030325@gmail.com

Published on 11 July 2025

LNEP Vol.108

ISSN (Print): 2753-7056

ISSN (Online): 2753-7048

ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-277-5

ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-278-2

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Abstract

The main research is working memory, long-term memory, and integrated study of memory. Most modern research barely covered the study of short-term memory. Nevertheless, short-term memory can let your life change in many ways, such as forgetting the key or forgetting your idea in a discussion. As an important part of memory, we decided to research its correlation with Neuroticism in Big Five personality traits. We will ask participants to watch a video and do a Big Five personality traits test for data measure and use the questionnaire to collect their data of ability in Neuroticism and short-term memory. We will also do related tests of other personality traits’ correlation with short-term memory. For the data analysis part, we will use cor-test to calculate the data. The result shows there is a negative correlation between Neuroticism and short-term memory, which means people who have low levels of neuroticism should have better short-term memory. Extraversion has a positive correlation with short-term memory.

Keywords:

Short-term memory, Neuroticism, Big Five personality trait.

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Song,K. (2025). The Correlation Between Neuroticism in Big Five Personality Traits with Short-term Memory. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,108,22-26.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities

ISBN: 978-1-80590-277-5(Print) / 978-1-80590-278-2(Online)

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Conference date: 20 December 2024

Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media

Volume number: Vol.108

ISSN: 2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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