Cognitive Dysfunction, Need for Cognition and Self Efficacy in Episodic Prospective Memory

Background and Aim: Many of our action can be understood as goal directed and goals are realized in the future. The realization of future goals is as important as recalling past information. Prospective memory is memory for action to be performed in the future like remembering to return the library books on due date, taking medicine on time (Einstein & McDaniel ۱۹۹۰). Prospective memory is memory for action to be performed in the future. Methods: Cognitive Failure Questionnaire, Need for Cognition Scale and General Self Efficacy Scale and Prospective Memory Questionnaire were administered on participants. Multivariate Analysis and regression analysis were conducted. Results The present study was an attempt to understand role of cognitive failure, need for cognition and general self efficacy in episodic prospective memory. Two hundred fifty two subjects (۱۵۲ Female and ۱۰۰ Male) were participated in the study. The mean age of the subjects was M= ۳۳.۲۸years SD=۱۱.۸۴ with age range of ۱۸ to ۷۵ years of age. Conclusion Results revealed that there was a significant main effect of cognitive failure, need for cognition and general self efficacy. Further, regression analysis showed following results: there was a significant and positive correlation between errors in episodic prospective memory and cognitive failure and significant negative correlation with general self efficacy. There was positive and significant relationship between cognitive failure and errors in habitual prospective memory, and significant negative correlation between errors in habitual prospective memory and need for cognition and general self efficacy. Further, errors in internally cued prospective memory significantly and positively related to cognitive failure and negatively related to need for cognition and general self efficacy. Moreover, scale measuring frequency of using various prospective memory aiding strategies was significantly related to cognitive failure. As these findings indicate, there was a significant linear relationship between the criterion variable and the entire set of predictor variables: (R۲ = ۰.۲۸, F (۳, ۲۵۱) = ۳۲.۳۴, p <.۰۰۱

کلیدواژه ها:

Cognitive failure ، General self efficacy ، Goal ، Habitual prospective memory