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The relationship between cognitive failure and self-focused attention.

D M Houston1

  • 1Institute of Social and Applied Psychology, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|February 1, 1989
PubMed
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Self-focused attention, measured by the Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS), is linked to cognitive failures. Higher private self-consciousness and social anxiety correlate with more cognitive failures, impacting task performance.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Cognitive failures, such as memory lapses or attention lapses, are common in daily life.
  • Self-focused attention is a cognitive style characterized by heightened awareness of one's own internal states and behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between self-focused attention and cognitive failures in undergraduate students.
  • To explore the potential role of private self-consciousness and social anxiety in cognitive failures.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) and the Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) to undergraduate students.
  • Analyzed the correlations between CFQ scores, SCS subscales (Private Self-Consciousness, Social Anxiety), and task performance.

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Main Results:

  • The Private Self-Consciousness and Social Anxiety subscales of the SCS were significantly correlated with the CFQ.
  • Findings suggest that dispositional self-focused attention may underlie cognitive failures.

Conclusions:

  • Self-focused attention, particularly private self-consciousness and social anxiety, is associated with increased cognitive failures.
  • Understanding these relationships can inform interventions aimed at reducing cognitive errors and improving task performance.