Relationship between Impulsivity and Meta-Cognition with Cognitive Failures

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 ۱۲۵ university students (age range: ۱۸-۲۲)  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=۰.۵۱, p<۰.۰۱). Furthermore, amongst components of impulsivity, urgency had a significant negative relationship with cognitive failures (r=-۰.۴۴, p<۰.۰۱). 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 ۵۱% at first step and ۴۰% in the second. Relative potion of urgency in the second step was ۲۷%. 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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Keywords: Impulsivity , meta-cognition , Cognitive failures