Relation between Cognitive Failures and Cognitive Beliefs in Life Span Considering Thought Control

The aim of current study was investigate to the relations amongs cognitive failures، Metacognition، thought control and age، also predicting cognitive failures by predictive variables. 1349 participants that was selected randomly from tow populations (Isfahan University`s student and selected Isfahan Industries` employees) responded to the fallowing instruments، the Cognitive Failures Questionnnaire (CFQ) and the Thought Control Questionnaires. Findings indicated that the relation of cognitive failures and age is negative and the relation of metacognition and age is positive، Also age، negative beliefs، cognitive confidence and distraction predict cognitive failures. It seems that using of metacognition become more as increase age and this reduces cognitive failures. The negative relationship cognitive failures and age can be explained cosidering self-report data.