Relationship between Impulsivity and Meta-Cognition with Cognitive Failures

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, Shiraz Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: Inadvertent mistakes are often major problems in daily life. Cognitive failure is the nomenclature attributed to these defects and cognitive failures questionnaire measures the self-reported frequency of these mistakes. It is hypothesized that impulsivity and meta-cognition have underlying associations with cognitive failures. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between impulsivity and meta-cognition with cognitive failures.
Method: A randomly selected sample of 125 university students (age range: 18-22)  administered the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale Questionnaire, and Meta-Cognition Questionnaire (MCQ). Data were analyzed using regression.
Results: The results indicated that the component of meta-cognition, cognitive confidence had a positive significant relationship with cognitive failures (r=0.51, p<0.01). Furthermore, amongst components of impulsivity, urgency had a significant negative relationship with cognitive failures (r=-0.44, p<0.01). A regression analysis revealed that cognitive confidence and urgency could predict cognitive failure variance. According to Beta coefficients, relative potion of cognitive confidence to predict CF was 51% at first step and 40% in the second. Relative potion of urgency in the second step was 27%.
Conclusion: The effect of little urgency and inefficient cognitive confidence is noticeable in distraction, memory problems, blunders and lack of names remembering.

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International Journal of Behavioral Sciences
Volume 15, Issue 1
April 2021
Pages 61-65

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