Measuring mind wandering with experience sampling during task performance: An item response theory investigation.

ABSTRACT: The tendency for individuals to mind wander is often measured using experience sampling methods in which probe questions embedded within computerized cognitive tasks attempt to catch episodes of off-task thought at random intervals during task performance. However, mind-wandering probe questions and response options are often chosen ad hoc and vary between studies with extant little guidance as to the psychometric consequences of these methodological decisions. In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of several common approaches for assessing mind wandering using methods from item response theory (IRT). IRT latent modeling demonstrated that measurement information was generally distributed across the range of trait estimates according to when probes were presented in

SUBMITTER: Zanesco AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362314 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature