A NEW MEASURE OF COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY

This paper contains a description of a scale to measure cognitive flex ibility. In Study 1, 247 participants completed the Cognitive Flexibil ity Scale, the Communication Flexibility Scale, and the Rigidity of At titudes Regarding Personal Habits Scale. In Study 2,275 participants c ompleted the Cognitive Flexibility Scale, the Interaction Involvement Scale, the Self-monitoring Scale, and the Unwillingness to Communicate Scale. Analysis showed the Cognitive Flexibility Scale to be internal ly reliable and supported its construct and concurrent validity.