The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on The Critical Reflection in the suggestibility among a Sample of University Student

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Lecturer of Educational Psychology and Statistics, Faculty of Education for for Boys, Al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Abstract

The current research aimed to experimentally verify the effectiveness of a training program based on critical reflection in the suggestibility among a sample of university students. The number of participants in the research was (36) students in the fourth year of the Psychology Department at the Faculty of Education, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, their mean age was (21.83). year with a standard deviation (0.37), and the quasi-experimental method with a single group design, and the research tools consisted of a training program based on critical reflection, a critical reflection scale, a measure of the suggestibility, and tools prepared by the researcher. The results of the study found that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group students in the pre- and post -measurements of the suggestibility (total score - dimensions) in favor of the pre-measurement, and there were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group students in the post and follow-up measurements of suggestibility (total score - dimensions). The results were discussed and interpreted according to theoretical framework and previous studies.

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