Schmidt, Adam (2009) Further Investigation of Self-Report Measures of Everyday Cognitive Function: the CFQ, the SMQ, and objective measures compared. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
This study explores the factor structure and relationships to objective measures of two self-report measures of cognitive ability. 239 participants completed the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (Broadbent, Cooper, FitzGerald, & Parkes, 1982), and the Subjective Memory Questionnaire (Bennett-Levy & Powell, 1980), and five objective measures of memory function. The CFQ and SMQ have consistently demonstrated reliability, however there is ongoing debate as to what they are actually measuring. An accurate measure of everyday function of memory would be of benefit clinically, due to the important role of memory in everyday life, and scientifically, to expand cognitive models of memory to include ultimate consequences in behaviour. Self-report measures are seen as a possible compromise to the challenge of measuring everyday cognitive function. The aim of the study is to identify or better define the constructs or abilities the self-report measures might be measuring. It was found that ecologically valid theoretical perspectives aid in the interpretation of self-report measures of everyday function. Possible underlying constructs of attentional control, working memory, and memory recall were identified. Patterns of correlations between scales, as well as correlation of scales to performance on objective tests showed tentative indications that reported performance is related to actual performance. The scales showed potential for development to improve their specificity to constructs. Data from a objective tests indicated the potential for accurate remote administration of some memory tests, such as digit-order tasks. Further investigation is required into the efficacy of remote face and logical memory tasks.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Fogarty, Gerry |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Psychology) |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2026 01:49 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2026 01:49 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52735 |
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