An Investigation of the Cognitive Control and Cognitive Flexibility Levels of Equal Weight and Numerical Group Students Who Will Take the University Exam in Stressful Situations Cover Image

Üniversite Sınavına Girecek Olan Eşit Ağırlık ve Sayısal Grubu Öğrencilerinin Stresli Durumlarda Bilişsel Kontrol ve Bilişsel Esneklik Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi
An Investigation of the Cognitive Control and Cognitive Flexibility Levels of Equal Weight and Numerical Group Students Who Will Take the University Exam in Stressful Situations

Author(s): Erhan Burak Payaz
Subject(s): Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Self
Published by: SD Yayınevi
Keywords: Cognitive Control; Cognitive Flexibility; University Exam; Stress Situations;

Summary/Abstract: In this study, it was aimed to determine the cognitive flexibility and cognitive control levels of equal weight and numerical group students who will take the university exam in stressful situations and to determine whether there is a significant difference between the two groups in terms of cognitive control and cognitive flexibility levels Dec In the study, descriptive survey model was used as one of the quantitative research patterns. The universe of the study was studied in Izmit, Kocaeli Province, 12. the class consists of students. A total of 126 students, 79 of whom were female and 47 of whom were male, participated in the study. The participants of the study were reached by means of easily accessible case sampling method. In the study, SPSS 20 program was used for data analysis. After the descriptive analysis of the participants was performed as statistical methods, t-test was applied to test the hypotheses. As a data collection tool, The Cognitive Control and Flexibility Questionnaire (The Cognitive Control and Flexibility Questionnaire) developed by Demirtas (2019) was used in Stressful Situations. According to the results of the research; there was no significant difference between the levels of cognitive dec and cognitive flexibility in stressful situations of students of the equal weight and numerical group who were going to take the university exam. The results of the research were compared with the literature and various recommendations were made.

  • Issue Year: 6/2022
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 334-345
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish