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Cognitive Errors in Sport Assessment

Cognitive Errors in Sport Assessment Test

In 5 minutes, learn how often thinking errors show up in sports and how well you notice and manage them under pressure. Fast, 27-item results guide targeted coaching, mental skills work, and sport psychology support.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

8/36

Control (C)

Measures the athlete’s metacognitive control of thinking under stress, where lower scores indicate better control and higher scores indicate lower metacognitive activity.

High control

Moderate control

Low control

0 – 12: High control | 13 – 24: Moderate control | 25 – 36: Low control

A score of 8 falls in the High control range, suggesting well-organized and effectively coordinated thinking with active management of mental resources in stressful sports situations.

example score

13/36

Mindfulness (M)

Measures how often an athlete’s attention drifts from the present moment toward past or future thoughts during sports situations.

Present-focused

Mixed focus

Past/future-focused

0 – 12: Present-focused | 13 – 24: Mixed focus | 25 – 36: Past/future-focused

A score of 13 falls in the Mixed focus range, suggesting occasional difficulty staying fully in the present moment during sport-related situations.

example score

31/36

Situational Focus (SF)

Measures whether an athlete’s cognitive errors are more characteristic of training situations versus competitive situations.

Competition-leaning

Mixed

Training-leaning

0 – 12: Competition-leaning | 13 – 24: Mixed | 25 – 36: Training-leaning

A score of 31 indicates cognitive errors are more likely to occur during training sessions than during competitions.

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44/108

Overall Score (OS)

Measures the overall frequency and impact of cognitive errors in sports situations, reflecting stress resilience and thought control under pressure.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 36: Low | 37 – 72: Moderate | 73 – 108: High

A score of 44 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency toward cognitive errors and variable stress resilience in sport contexts.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Competitive athletes under pressure

46%OF USERS

Athletes take it to spot distorted thoughts during training and competition and learn how well they can regain focus after mistakes or setbacks.

Coaches building mental routines

32%OF USERS

Coaches use it to identify when athletes’ thinking breaks down and to tailor feedback and pre-competition routines to reduce recurring errors.

Sport psychologists and counselors

22%OF USERS

Practitioners administer it to assess metacognitive control in sport-specific stress and guide targeted psychological interventions.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Control (C)

Average

18.1

Normal range

13.5 — 22.7

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Mindfulness (M)

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16.2

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11.3 — 21

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Situationality (S)

Average

15.5

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9.4 — 21.5

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Overall Score (OS)

Average

Normal range

36.4 — 67.7

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108

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It assesses how often thinking errors occur in sport situations and how strongly they affect reactions. It also evaluates awareness of these errors and the ability to regulate thoughts under pressure.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Completion typically takes about 5 minutes. The questionnaire contains 27 items.

Which situations should be considered when answering?

Consider typical training and competition situations, including mistakes, setbacks, and opponent pressure. Use the most common or recent pattern rather than a single unusual event.

How should responses be chosen if none seem to fit exactly?

Select the response that most closely matches the usual reaction. If uncertain, choose the option that reflects what happens more often.

How are results typically used?

Results can guide psychological skills training by identifying frequent thinking errors and areas for improved awareness and control. They may also support coaching decisions and targeted follow-up assessment.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

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Cognitive Errors in Sport Assessment Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This self-report measure evaluates common cognitive errors that can occur in athletic contexts and their perceived impact on performance and mood. The Cognitive Errors in Sport Assessment is intended to support clinical or sport psychology screening of maladaptive thinking patterns under training and competition stress. It consists of 27 items and takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Items ask respondents to rate typical reactions to challenging sport situations (e.g., setbacks, pressure, evaluation), with the goal of estimating the frequency of cognitive distortions and the athlete’s perceived awareness and control of these thinking patterns. Scores from the Cognitive Errors in Sport Assessment may be used to guide case formulation and to inform targets for cognitive-behavioral intervention or performance-focused psychological skills work. Authors referenced in the literature include Aaron T. Beck and David A. Clark.

Author: Aaron T. Beck, David A. Clark

Literature: Beck, A. T. Cognitive therapy and the emotional disorders. International Universities Press. 1976.

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