Since the growing research of implicit cognition is associated with abnormalities, researchers attempted to find a connection between implicit neuroticism and schizophrenia. Indeed, there was a correlation; participants with schizophrenia were high in implicit neuroticism and low in implicit extraversion when compared to people who were mentally healthy. Participants were given questionnaires that ask personality questions such as "I enjoy being the center of attention".
As the research on implicit cognition has expanded, researchers have sought a link between implicit neuroticism and schizophrenia. There is indeed a correlation; individuals with schizophrenia show high levels of implicit neuroticism and low levels of implicit extraversion when compared to mentally healthy people. Participants were given questionnaires that included personality questions such as "I enjoy being the center of attention."