A New Measure of Cognitive Flexibility

1995/04/01 by Matthew M. Martin, Rebecca B. Rubin · 1,116 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Clinical psychology #Cognition #Cognitive flexibility #Cognitive psychology #Communication in Education and Healthcare #Computer science #Construct (python library) #Construct validity #Data mining #Flexibility (engineering) #Impact of Technology on Adolescents #Measure (data warehouse) #Media Influence and Health #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychometrics #Scale (ratio) #Statistics

paper · doi:10.2466/pr0.1995.76.2.623

published in Psychological Reports 76(2), 623-626 (SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

This paper contains a description of a scale to measure cognitive flexibility. In Study 1, 247 participants completed the Cognitive Flexibility Scale, the Communication Flexibility Scale, and the Rigidity of Attitudes Regarding Personal Habits Scale. In Study 2, 275 participants completed the Cognitive Flexibility Scale, the Interaction Involvement Scale, the Self-monitoring Scale, and the Unwillingness to Communicate Scale. Analysis showed the Cognitive Flexibility Scale to be internally reliable and supported its construct and concurrent validity.

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