REVISTA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA.  3ª época. Año 12 N° 35, 2021 
Larisa E. Deryagina et al. /// Cognitive behavioral aspects of the effectiveness of foreign language…148-159 
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Cognitive-behavioral  aspects  in  the  effectiveness  of  foreign 
language training of students of a non-linguistic university 
 
Larisa E. Deryagina* 
Sergey N. Tikhomirov** 
Igor B. Lebedev*** 
Darya V. Rusetskaya**** 
Yury V. Chumanov***** 
 
ABSTRACT 
The article analyzes the impact of the cognitive-behavioral characteristics of students from a non-
linguistic university on the level of success in learning a foreign language. The purpose of this article 
is  to  identify  the  patterns  of  the  cognitive-behavioral  parameters  of  decision-making  in  the 
conditions  of  choosing  between  various  alternative  reactions  and  their  relationship  with  the 
effectiveness  of  foreign  language  training  of  students  from  a  non-linguistic  university.  To  study 
behavior patterns, the method of parameterizing was used such as an important component of any 
activity,  as  decision-making  by  modeling  situations  under  conditions  of  free,  probabilistic  and 
conditional choice.  The study involved freshmen and sophomores from a medical university, who 
were studying foreign languages. The simulation of the follow-up of the stimulus presented revealed 
a low level of voluntary attention in the students with low performance, especially in a situation of 
imposed rhythm. Naturally, there is the hypothesis that in this group, their own cognitive style is 
dependent on environmental conditions, so this must be taken into account in the learning process. 
The  results  obtained  indicate  that  the  presence  of  universal  differentiated  cognitive-behavioral 
strategies are important in the case of successful / unsuccessful command of a foreign language. 
KEY  WORDS:  behavior;  cognitive  activity;  attitude;  decision  making;  forecasting;  voluntary 
attention.  
 
*Professor  of  the  Department  of  Psychology,  Educational  and  Scientific  Complex  of  Psychology  of  Service 
Activities, Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation named after V.Y. Kikot, 
Moscow, Russia, ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5522-5950. E-mail: lderyagina@mail.ru 
**Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Pedagogy of the Educational and Scientific 
Complex of Psychology of Service Activities, Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian 
Federation  named  after  V.Y.  Kikot,  Moscow,  Russia.  ORCID  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8972-2808.    E-mail: 
5103720@gmail.com 
***Professor  of  the  Department  of  Psychology,  Educational  and  Scientific  Complex  of  Psychology  of  Service 
Activities, Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation named after V.Y. Kikot, 
Moscow, Russia. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-3843. E-mail: I_leb53@mail.ru  
****Research associate of the educational and scientific complex of service psychology, Moscow University of the 
Ministry  of  Internal  Affairs  of  the  Russian  Federation  named  after  V.Y.  Kikot,  Moscow,  Russia.  ORCID: 
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-1238.   E-mail: dasha_rusik@mail.ru  
*****Candidate  of  psychological  Sciences,  senior  teacher-Methodist  of  faculty  of  training  of  scientific  and 
pedagogical staff, Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation named after V.Y. 
Kikot, Moscow, Russia. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-4463. E-mail: yvc90@mail.ru 
Recibido: 15/07/2021                                                                                              Aceptado: 07/09/2021