Generative Mental fatigue and its Relationship to Cognitive Flexibility among Female Students of the College of Education for Women, University of Anbar

This study examines the relationship between two key variables in cognitive psychology. The first is generative mental fatigue, which refers to biologically based cognitive exhaustion that affects thinking processes. The second is cognitive flexibility, defined as the ability to modify cognitive representations in order to adapt to changes in environmental stimuli.The researcher constructed two measurement scales to assess these variables. A scale consisting of ten items was developed for generative mental depletion based on the adopted theoretical framework, while a twenty-item scale was constructed for cognitive flexibility. The psychometric properties of both instruments were established to ensure their validity and reliability.The two scales were administered to a sample of 200 female students. The findings revealed that:1. Female students experience generative mental depletion, although at a low level.2. There are no significant differences between scientific and humanities specializations on either variable.3. The students exhibit low levels of cognitive flexibility.4. There is an inverse relationship between generative mental depletion and cognitive flexibility; however, this relationship is not statistically significant.