Multi-Item Scale:
Item Text:
Item 5: I can remember situations in which I performed poorly better than situations in which I performed well. [An Situationen, in denen ich schlechte Leistungen erbracht habe, kann ich mich besser erinnern als an Situationen, in denen mir gute Leistungen gelungen sind.]
Different Answer Format Tested:
Nein
Findings:
The respondents only used the left half of the response scale to answer item 5. The three respondents who answered "Never true" stated that they remembered good performances more often and tried to suppress the bad performances:
- “I can remember things better when I've done well. The feeling of success is something you like. You tend to try to suppress the other things so that you don't even think about them.” (TP03, 12 years old, 7th grade)
- “You tend to remember the good things better. You forget the bad things more quickly. You suppress them, I would even say.” (TP09, 13 years old, 8th grade)
The seven respondents who chose the answer option "Sometimes true" justified their choice by saying that they could remember both good and bad performances:
- “Sometimes I can remember things where I didn't do something so well. But almost never. That's why I ticked sometimes. [...] I try to think more about things where I did well. Those are nicer memories than when something is bad.” (TP01, 8 years old, 3rd grade)
- “Sometimes I can remember situations better that weren't so good, but sometimes I can also remember situations where I did something well.” (TP06, age 9, 4th grade)
- “I rather remember the first class test in which I got an A. For example, I don't even remember for which class test I got the C-minus. I remember the good performances more than the bad ones. I wouldn't answer 'never' because I also remember the bad grades from time to time. It's not as if I would forget them completely.” (TP04, 10 years old, 5th grade)
Recommendations:
The results of the cognitive interviews do not indicate any problems with the item, which is why it can be left in its current form.