The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire Revisited: Dimensions and Correlates

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 comple...

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Published in:The Journal of general psychology 2002-07, Vol.129 (3), p.238-256
Main Authors: Wallace, J. Craig, Kass, Steven J., Stanny, Claudia J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aircraft
Attention
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Boredom
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
cognitive failure
College students
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Failure
Female
Humans
Male
Memory
Multivariate Analysis
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
statistical validity
Statistics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Type A Personality
United States
Validity
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Summary: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).
ISSN:0022-1309
1940-0888
DOI:10.1080/00221300209602098