STATE QUESTIONNAIRE
General Instructions
This questionnaire is concerned with your feelings and thoughts while you were performing the task. We would like to build up a detailed picture of your current state of mind, so there are quite a few questions, divided into four sections. Please answer every question, even if you find it difficult. Answer, as honestly as you can, what is true of you. Please do not choose a reply just because it seems like the 'right thing to say'. Your answers will be kept entirely confidential. Also, be sure to answer according to how you felt WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK. Don't just put down how you usually feel. You should try and work quite quickly: there is no need to think very hard about the answers. The first answer you think of is usually the best.
Before you start, please provide some general information about yourself.
Your AGE (years) Sex: M F
Occupation If student, state your course
Date & Time
1. MOOD STATE
First, there is a list of words which describe people's moods or feelings. Please indicate how well each word describes how you felt WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK. For each word, circle the answer from 1 to 4 which best describes your mood.
Definitely Slightly Slightly Not Definitely Not
1. Happy 1 2 3 4
2. Dissatisfied 1 2 3 4
3. Energetic 1 2 3 4
4. Relaxed 1 2 3 4
5. Alert 1 2 3 4
6. Nervous 1 2 3 4
7. Passive 1 2 3 4
8. Cheerful 1 2 3 4
9. Tense 1 2 3 4
10. Jittery 1 2 3 4
11. Sluggish 1 2 3 4
12. Sorry 1 2 3 4
13. Composed 1 2 3 4
14. Depressed 1 2 3 4
15. Restful 1 2 3 4
16. Vigorous 1 2 3 4
17. Anxious 1 2 3 4
18. Satisfied 1 2 3 4
19. Unenterprising 1 2 3 4
20. Sad 1 2 3 4
21. Calm 1 2 3 4
22. Active 1 2 3 4
23. Contented 1 2 3 4
24. Tired 1 2 3 4
25. Impatient 1 2 3 4
26. Annoyed 1 2 3 4
27. Angry 1 2 3 4
28. Irritated 1 2 3 4
29. Grouchy 1 2 3 4
2. MOTIVATION AND WORKLOAD
Please answer the following questions about your attitude to the task you have just done. For each question, circle a number from 0 to 9, according to how strongly you agree with one or other of the two extreme alternatives.
1. How motivated were you to do the task?
Not at all 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very much
2. Do you think the content of the task was:
Very dull 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very interesting
3. How eager were you to do well at the task?
Very eager 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Not at all eager
4. How do you feel after doing the task?
More cooperative 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 More annoyed
5. How much mental effort did you exert?
Very little 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A great deal
6. I wanted to succeed on this task:
Very much 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very little
7. How would you feel if you performed badly on this task?
Very unconcerned 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very upset
8. I think that doing this task was:
Very worthwhile 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A waste of time
9. Please rate the MENTAL DEMAND of the task: How much mental and perceptual activity was required?
Low 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 High
10. Please rate the PHYSICAL DEMAND of the task: How much physical activity was required?
11. Please rate the TEMPORAL DEMAND of the task: How much time pressure did you feel due to the pace at which the task elements occurred?
12. Please rate your PERFORMANCE: How successful do you think you were in accomplishing the goals of the task?
13. Please rate your EFFORT: How hard did you have to work (mentally and physically) to accomplish your level of performance?
14. Please rate your FRUSTRATION: How discouraged, irritated, stressed and annoyed did you feel during the task?
3. THINKING STYLE
In this section, we are concerned with your thoughts about yourself: how your mind is working, how confident you feel, and how well you believed you performed on the task. Below are some statements which may describe your style of thought during task performance. Read each one carefully and indicate how true each statement was of your thoughts WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK < /B > . To answer circle one of the following answers:
Not at all = 0 A little bit = 1 Somewhat = 2 Very much = 3 Extremely = 4
1. I tried to figure myself out
0 1 2 3 4
2. I was very aware of myself.
3. I reflected about myself.
4. I daydreamed about myself.
5. I thought deeply about myself.
6. I attended to my inner feelings.
7. I examined my motives.
8. I felt that I was off somewhere watching myself.
9. I felt confident about my abilities.
10. I was worried about whether I am regarded as a success or failure.
11. I felt self-conscious.
12. I felt as smart as others.
13. I was worried about what other people think of me.
14. I felt confident that I understood things.
15. I felt inferior to others.
16. I felt concerned about the impression I was making.
17. I felt that I had less scholastic ability than others.
18. I was worried about looking foolish.
19. My attention was directed towards things other than the task.
20. I found physical sensations such as muscular tension distracting.
21. My performance was impaired by thoughts irrelevant to the task.
22. I had too much to think about to be able to concentrate on the task.
23. My thinking was generally clear and sharp.
24.I found it hard to maintain my concentration for more than a short time.
25. My mind wandered a great deal.
26. My thoughts were confused and difficult to control.
27. I performed proficiently on this task.
28. Generally, I felt in control of things.
4. THINKING CONTENT
This set of questions concerns the kinds of thoughts that go through people's heads at particular times, for example while they are doing some task or activity. Below is a list of thoughts, some of which you might have had recently. Please indicate roughly how often you had each thought during THE LAST TEN MINUTES (while performing the task), by circling a number from the list below.
1= Never 2= Once 3= A few times 4= Often 5= Very often
1. I thought about how I should work more carefully.
1 2 3 4 5
2. I thought about how much time I had left.
3. I thought about how others have done on this task.
4. I thought about the difficulty of the problems.
5. I thought about my level of ability.
6. I thought about the purpose of the experiment.
7. I thought about how I would feel if I were told how I performed.
8. I thought about how often I get confused.
9. I thought about members of my family.
10. I thought about something that made me feel guilty.
11. I thought about personal worries.
12. I thought about something that made me feel angry.
13. I thought about something that happened earlier today.
14. I thought about something that happened in the recent past (last few days, but not today).
15. I thought about something that happened in the distant past
16. I thought about something that might happen in the future.
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