Script Author: David Nitz (dave@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 05, 2020
Last Modified: January 10, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized adaptation of the short form of the Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS) as described in:
Martin, M. M. & Rubin, R.B. (1995). A new measure of cognitive flexibility. Psychological Reports, 76, 623-626.
2 minutes
The CFS is a 12-item scale designed to assess cognitive flexibility.
Participants are asked to answer 12 6-point Likert-type questions with the following anchors:
"Strongly Agree", "Agree", "Slightly Agree", "Slightly Disagree", "Disagree" and "Strongly Disagree".
Scoring: To score the scale, simply sum up the response values of the 12 items.
can be edited under section Editable Parameters.
The original instructions are:
"The following statements deal with your beliefs and feelings about your own behavior. Read each statement
and respond by circling the number that best represents your agreement with each statement."
File Name: cfs_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| cfsSum | Sum of responses to the 12 6-point questions |
File Name: cfs_survey*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: strongly agree (6) - strongly disagree (1) R = automatically reversed scored questions |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |