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Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ)

Title of the Portuguese Version

Questionário de Falhas Cognitivas

Original Version

Cooper, B., FitzGerald, P., & Parkes, K. (1982)

Portuguese Version

Allen Gomes, A. ( 2016 )

General Description

The CFQ was developed by Broadbent, Cooper, FitzGerald and Parkes (1982) as a self-reported measure of slips of action and everyday failures/lapses of memory and perception. A total score, ranging from 0-100, may be obtained summing up the ratings of the 25 Likert-type items, each scored 0 to 4.

References

  • Allen Gomes, A. (2016). Questionário de Falhas Cognitivas – versão portuguesa autorizada do CFQ de Broadbent et al., 1982. (Não publicado). Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade de Coimbra.

  • Broadbent, D., Cooper, P., FitzGerald, P., & Parkes, K. (1982). The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) and its correlates. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 21, 1-16.

  • Pita, A. S. S. (2017). Qualidade do sono, sintomas psicopatológicos e falhas cognitivas / Quality of sleep, psychopatological symptoms, and cognitive failures. Unpublished Master Dissertation. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Coimbra, Coimbra. 

Contacts

Ana Allen Gomes – a.allen.gomes@fpce.uc.pt