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Panel Discussion in Cognitive Psychology

Course Description: The aim of this course is to help PhD students in Educational Psychology acquire deep and up-to-date scientific knowledge, experiences, skills, and attitudes that will enable them, after studying the course, to write, speak, and discuss cognitive processes (attention, perception, memory, representation and processing of cognitive information), their neurological bases, processes, outcomes, and the theories that have attempted to explain patterns of cognitive behavior, cognitive therapy and counseling, and cognitive methods. That is, after studying the course, to know the cognitive psychological theories that explained cognitive behavior or one of its patterns (forms), and how they explained it. Develop the skill of reviewing recent Arabic and foreign references (books) that deal with cognitive psychology, accessing scientific journals and specialized centers that publish research and studies in cognitive psychology and its theories. Present, summarize, discuss, and critically review master's and doctoral theses that addressed one of the topics of cognitive psychology and its theories during the period (2010-2018), offering constructive scientific criticism. Propose a new research title whose topic falls within the scope of cognitive psychology and its theories.

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

Course Objectives: A systematic understanding of the concept of cognitive psychology, the importance of its study, and its most important applications in various areas of life. .

Course outputs :

A systematic understanding of the concept of cognitive psychology and the importance of its study and its most important applications in various fields of life.
Understanding, analyzing, and critiquing the most important models of information representation and processing
Analysis of diverse mental activities as sources of knowledge, such as perception, attention, and memory
It mentions the most important cognitive methods and their applications.
Writing research papers and reports, and formulating ideas that the student learns in their own style.
Acquiring skills in careful and conscious reading of course topics in general, and attempting to refer to the latest relevant foreign and Arabic research and references related to research topics.
Cognitive psychology explains the concept of cognitive psychology and mental processes.
To compare different cognitive processes (sensation, attention, perception, memory) and their role in the learning process.
To apply information about cognitive and metacognitive processes, thinking styles, and learning styles in his field of study and for recalling material.
To write an article, report, or research plan on one of the topics of cognitive psychology

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Last updated: 2026-04-29