Mind-Wandering or Task-Unrelated Thought Reports May Be a Response to Performance Not a Cause of Performance: Using Forced Errors to Impact Thought Content Reports
Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Published online on December 23, 2025
Abstract
Human Factors, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveIn this study, we aimed to show that post-task self-reported mind-wandering can be influenced by task performance.BackgroundRetrospective self-report scales are widely used to measure thought content such as task-unrelated thoughts or mind-...
ObjectiveIn this study, we aimed to show that post-task self-reported mind-wandering can be influenced by task performance.BackgroundRetrospective self-report scales are widely used to measure thought content such as task-unrelated thoughts or mind-...