Irrational Beliefs among Sciences and Human Sciences Students at Isra University

Feras  Al-Habies

doi:10.35516/hum.v49i2.1815

Authors

Feras Al-Habies The University of Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v49i2.1815

Keywords:

Irrational ideas, sciences faculties, social sciences faculties

Abstract

This study aims at examining the percentage of irrational beliefs among students at Isra University. The sample included 600 students (300 social sciences and 300 sciences students) enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2017/2018. This quantitative study adopted the irrational scale of beliefs, which was Arabized and codified for the Jordanian environment by Rihani(1985). The findings of the study showed that there was an increase in the level of irrational ideas between the sample of the study in favor of social sciences students

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