Associative errors in children's analogical reasoning : a cognitive process analysis

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 30-33)Supported in part by the National Institute of Education contract no. NIE-C-400-76-001

The communicative environment of young children : social class, ethnic, and situational differences

Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-16)Supported by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the National Institute of Education under contract no. US-NIE-C-400-76-011

Achievement outcomes of two reading programs : an instance of aptitude-treatment interaction

Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-17).Research reported herein was supported in part by the National Institute of Education. US-NIE-C-400-76-011

The effects of imaginal and verbal strategies on prose comprehension in adults

Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13)Supported in part by the National Institute of Education under Contract No. US-NIE-C-400-76-011

Dimensionality and Determinants of Self-Reported Cognitive Failures

This research examined the dimensionality and the correlates of self-reported cognitive failures.  The first goal was to determine what factors, in addition to a general one, are needed to explain self-reported cognitive failures.  To explore this issue, both Rasch measurement and confirmatory factor analysis were employed.  The second goal was to determine if cognitive failures might be predicted with personality factors, general cognitive ability, and the need for cognition. A sample of 552 USAF airmen responded to the Broadbent Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), a Big-Five personality inventory, the Abstract Reasoning Test, the Speeded Cognitive Ability Test, and the Need for Cognition survey.  Both Rasch modeling and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a single factor dominated CFQ responses.  Regression analysis showed that CFQ responses were predicted well by personality factors (R = .60).Esta investigación examinó la dimensionalidad y los determinantes de las fallas cognitivas autoinformadas. El primer objetivo fue determinar qué factores podrían ser necesarios para explicar los fallos cognitivos autoinformados. Para llevar a cabo esto, se emplearon tanto la medición de Rasch como el análisis factorial confirmatorio. El segundo objetivo, era determinar si las fallas cognitivas podrían predecirse a partir de factores de personalidad, la capacidad cognitiva general y la necesidad de cognición. Una muestra de 552 aviadores de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos de América (USAF), respondió al Cuestionario de Fallas Cognitivas Broadbent (CFQ), el cuestionario Big-Five de personalidad, la Prueba de Razonamiento Abstracto, la Prueba de Habilidad Cognitiva Acelerada, y la Encuesta de Necesidad de Cognición. Tanto el modelo de Rasch como el análisis factorial confirmatorio indicaron que un solo factor agrupaba las respuestas de CFQ. El análisis de regresión mostró que las respuestas de CFQ se pronosticaron bien por factores de personalidad (R = .60)