ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Angry Cognitions Scale

The Angry Cognitions Scale is a way of measuring how often someone has negative thoughts related to anger. It asks people questions about what they think when they are feeling angry. For example, it might ask if they think that someone is trying to control them, or make them look bad. People answer these questions on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 meaning “never” and 5 meaning “always”. This helps the researcher figure out what kinds of thoughts a person has when they are angry so they can work on other ways of thinking to help them better manage emotions.