A test of M. Worthy's hypothesis that eye-color is related to sociability and impulsivity was carried out using several standard personality measures with a sample of light- and dark-eyed male and female college students (ns = 84 and 36, respectively). Although there were several significant findings for sex, there was none for eye color. The feasibility of using self-report measures in studies of eye-color was discussed.
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