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Abstract EN

This study aims to identify the cognitive consistency of the students of the University of Anbar, and the significance of the statistical differences in cognitive consistency according to the variables of gender (males, females), and specialization (scientific, humanitarian) among university students.

The researchers adopted a descriptive correlative approach, and the sample consisted of (320) male and female students from the University of Anbar during the academic year 2020-2021.

The sample was chosen in a stratified random manner, and the researchers built a scale (cognitive consistency), which consisted of four domains, with a total of (42) items, and the alternatives scale were five, the researchers verified the apparent validity of the scale, and the construction validity by distinguishing to find differences between groups and individuals, and the relationship of the item degree with the total degree, and the relationship of the item's degree with the component to which it belongs, and the matrix of internal connections.

The researchers also verified the stability of the scale by : (testing, re-testing).

The stability coefficient was (0.85); as well as with the equation (Cronbach Alpha) and the stability coefficient reached between (0.82).

The researchers used the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) including : (chi-square, t-test for one sample, t-test for two independent samples, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha coefficient.

The results revealed the following : University students are characterized by a high level of cognitive consistency, there is no statistically significant difference according to the gender variable (males, females) in the cognitive consistency scale, there is no statistically significant difference according to the specialization variable (scientific, humanitarian) in cognitive consistency.