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03/08/2026

🎓 Selection Question | Week 9

🧠 This week’s question:

What does authenticity look like for you in professional spaces where performance and evaluation are involved?

It can be difficult to remain authentic when you know you're being observed or assessed. This question invites you to reflect on how you balance professionalism with genuineness, and how you stay connected to yourself when external expectations are present.

In Psychology Masters selections, panels are often interested in who you are beyond rehearsed answers. They are looking for authenticity, congruency, and your capacity to engage with honesty and self-awareness.

✨ Spend some time sitting with this question and notice what comes up for you.

If you would like support preparing for Masters selections in a more structured and intentional way, consider joining one of our Masters Preparation Sessions for 2025 and/or 2026.

🔗 https://cognitionacademy.co.za/all-courses/



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27/07/2026

🎓 Selection Question | Week 8

🧠 This week’s question:

When have you had to confront a bias, assumption, or judgement within yourself; and what did that process teach you?

Self-awareness is not only about recognising our strengths; it's also about acknowledging the assumptions and biases we all carry. This question invites you to reflect on a time when your perspective was challenged, and how that experience shaped your understanding of yourself and others.

In Psychology Masters selections, panels are often interested in your capacity for humility, self-reflection, and your willingness to grow through uncomfortable experiences.

✨ Spend some time sitting with this question and notice what comes up for you.

If you would like support preparing for Masters selections in a more structured and intentional way, consider joining one of our Masters Preparation Sessions for 2025 and/or 2026.

🔗 https://cognitionacademy.co.za/all-courses/



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20/07/2026

🎓 Selection Question | Week 7

🧠 This week’s question:

If your growth as a future psychologist were measured in questions rather than answers, what questions are you currently sitting with?

Psychology is rarely about having all the answers. More often, it is about being willing to remain curious, tolerate uncertainty, and continue asking meaningful questions. This question invites you to reflect on what you're still exploring, and how those questions are shaping your development as a future psychologist.

In Psychology Masters selections, panels are often interested in your capacity for curiosity, critical thinking, and ongoing self-reflection.

✨ Spend some time sitting with this question and notice what comes up for you.

If you would like support preparing for Masters selections in a more structured and intentional way, consider joining one of our Masters Preparation Sessions for 2025 and/or 2026.

🔗 https://cognitionacademy.co.za/all-courses/



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Thinking about studying psychology?The more informed you are before you begin, the better prepared you'll be for the jou...
19/07/2026

Thinking about studying psychology?

The more informed you are before you begin, the better prepared you'll be for the journey ahead. Here are 13 things every prospective psychology student should know before taking that first step.

Save this post for later and share it with someone who's considering psychology.

🌿 Cognition & Co | Out of OfficeOur team is taking a short mid-year break to rest, recharge, and spend some time with ou...
02/07/2026

🌿 Cognition & Co | Out of Office

Our team is taking a short mid-year break to rest, recharge, and spend some time with our loved ones. We won't be monitoring messages as regularly during this time, but we'll respond as soon as possible when we're back.

We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we look forward to connecting with you again soon.

- The Cognition & Co Team

🧠 As Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, let’s reflect on what we’ve learned.For the past four weeks, ...
30/06/2026

🧠 As Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, let’s reflect on what we’ve learned.

For the past four weeks, we’ve unpacked some of the most pressing issues impacting men’s mental wellbeing; and each post reminded us of one important truth:

Mental health includes men, too.

💬 We started with the silence; and saw how 40% of men have never spoken to anyone about their mental health.
📊 We explored the pressure to perform, and how unrealistic expectations can keep men from reaching out.
🤝 We talked about connection; how friendship and emotional closeness are protective, not indulgent.
🗣 And we closed with therapy; how seeking help is strength, and how too many men suffer in silence until it’s too late.

Each post was a step toward breaking stigma. Toward rewriting the story of what it means to be a man; one that includes softness, rest, reflection, and support.

You don’t have to be in crisis to come to therapy.
You can come to feel lighter.
To talk.
To process.
To grow.

💙 Cognition & Co offers therapeutic services for men — and for anyone ready to begin the work.

Whether you’re carrying stress, sadness, anger, or just a desire to understand yourself more deeply, we’re here. Email us today at [email protected] and book a session.

Let’s keep this conversation going; beyond this month, beyond the silence.

29/06/2026

🎓 Selection Question | Week 6

🧠 This week’s question:

What personal experience has most challenged your assumptions about people, healing, or human behaviour?

Some of our greatest learning comes from experiences that challenge what we thought we knew. This question invites you to reflect on a moment that reshaped your understanding of yourself, others, or the complexity of the human experience.

In Psychology Masters selections, panels are often interested in your capacity to question assumptions, embrace new perspectives, and demonstrate genuine reflective growth.

✨ Spend some time sitting with this question and notice what comes up for you.

If you would like support preparing for Masters selections in a more structured and intentional way, consider joining one of our Masters Preparation Sessions for 2025 and/or 2026.

🔗 https://cognitionacademy.co.za/all-courses/



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26/06/2026

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) – Master's Programmes
(2027 Intake | Apply in 2026)

Applications for UKZN's Psychology Master's programmes are now open!

🗓 Opening: 25 June 2026
🗓 Closing: 28 July 2026

UKZN is offering applications for the following programmes:

🧠 Clinical Psychology (Howard College Campus & Pietermaritzburg Campus)

💬 Counselling Psychology (Howard College Campus & Pietermaritzburg Campus)

📊 Research Psychology (Pietermaritzburg Campus ONLY)

💼 Industrial Psychology (Howard College Campus ONLY)

📚 Educational Psychology (Pietermaritzburg Campus ONLY)

Before submitting your application, make sure you carefully review the admission requirements and application instructions for your chosen programme and campus.

To stay up to date with all 2027 Master's application dates as universities release them, bookmark our page here:
🔗 https://cognitionandco.co.za/psychology-student-network/studying-psychology/masters/applicationdates/2027-apply-in-2026/

If you're serious about applying this year, now is the time to prepare.

Our MPS2026 – Paradigm Shift course is now open and will guide you through the application journey, helping you strengthen your application, prepare for interviews, and approach the selection process with confidence.

🔗 Join here:
https://cognitionacademy.co.za/courses/masters-preparation-session-2025/

Cognition & Co has your back this selection season!

🛋️ Therapy isn't just for moments of crisis. It's a space for reflection, growth, healing, and understanding yourself mo...
26/06/2026

🛋️ Therapy isn't just for moments of crisis. It's a space for reflection, growth, healing, and understanding yourself more deeply.

For many men, seeking professional support can feel uncomfortable. Messages about self-reliance and toughness often make it difficult to ask for help, even when it's needed.

The reality is that therapy provides an opportunity to develop healthier coping strategies, navigate life's challenges, process difficult experiences, and build greater self-awareness.

Seeking support is not a sign that you've failed. It's a sign that you're investing in your wellbeing.

As we conclude our Men's Mental Health Month series, we encourage men to view therapy not as a last resort, but as a valuable tool for maintaining and strengthening mental health.

💙 You don't need to wait until you're struggling to seek support.
💙 Asking for help is a sign of courage.
💙 Your mental health deserves attention, care, and investment.

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