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The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire Revisited: Dimensions and Correlates
The Journal of general psychology, Vol.129(3), pp.238-256
07/01/2002
PMID: 12224809
Web of Science ID: WOS:000177735100003
Abstract
The authors reexamined the factor structure of the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (D. E. Broadbent, P. F. Cooper, P. Fitzgerald, & K. R. Parkes, 1982) and its correlates. The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire was designed to assess a person's likelihood of committing an error in the completion of an everyday task. A principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation yielded 4 internally consistent, interpretable factors. These factors were labeled Memory, Distractibility, Blunders, and (memory for) Names. This study lends partial support for the factor analytic solution proposed by L. K. Pollina, A. L. Greene, R. H. Tunick, and J. M. Puckett (1992). In addition, it extends previous findings by providing initial evidence for the construct validity of the factors established by correlating factor scores with measures of other related constructs (i.e., boredom proneness, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Type A behavior pattern).
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- Title
- The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire Revisited
- Publication Details
- The Journal of general psychology, Vol.129(3), pp.238-256
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Copyright
- Rights managed by Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- WOS:000177735100003; 99380513297306600
- Academic Unit
- Psychology; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English