The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire revisited

Wallace, J. Craig; Kass, Steven J.; Stanny, Claudia J.

doi:10.1080/00221300209602098

The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire revisited

Wallace, J. C., Kass, S. J., & Stanny, C. J. (2002). The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire revisited: Dimensions and correlates. The Journal of General Psychology, 129(3), 238-256. doi:10.1080/00221300209602098

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Type: Academic Journal Article
Title: The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire revisited: Dimensions and correlates
Contributor(s): Wallace, J. Craig (author)
Kass, Steven J. (author)
Stanny, Claudia J. (author)
Located In: The Journal of General Psychology
ISSN: 0022-1309
Volume: 129
Issue: 3
Start Page: 238
End Page: 256
Date: 2002
DOI: 10.1080/00221300209602098
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 asses 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 construction 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).
Subject(s): attention
memory
cognitive failure
statistical validity