Subject: Introduction to Psychology
Syllabus for Four Year BA/B.Sc Honours Course
Course Code: 3452
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Course Title:Introduction to Psychology
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Marks 100
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Credits 4
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1.Introduction: Definition
and nature of
Psychology; Psychology as
a science; Fields
of Psychology: Experimental, Physiological, Clinical,
Counseling, Industrial, Engineering,
Educational, Social and Developmental Psychology;
Methods of Psychology:
Experimental, observational. Clinical, Case histories, Survey method.
2. Sensation and Perception: The
nature of sensation and perception; Selectivity in perception: Selective
attention; Determinants of
stimulus selection; Form
perception: Figure and
ground, contour, perceptual
organization, Perceptual constancy: Size
and Brightness constancy; Depth perception: Monocular and
Binocular cues to
depth perception; perception
of movement; Illusion
and hallucination.
3.Learning: Definition
and nature of
learning; Factors of
learning; Classical conditioning,
Operant conditioning, Cognitive learning: Cognitive mapping, Latent
learning, Insightful learning; Principles of reinforcement: Primary and
secondary reinforcement, Schedule of reinforcement.
4.Memory and forgetting: Defining
Memory and forgetting; Information processing approach-Sensory memory, short-term
memory and long
term memory; Ways
of measuring memory;
Improving memory; General causes and theories of forgetting.
5. Thinking and problem solving:
Concept formation; Processes of thinking; Problem solving.
6. Motivation: Defining
Motivation; Motivational cycle; Characteristics of motivated behavior;
7. Personality: Definition of
personality; Nature and determinants of personality: Observation, Rating Inventories, and Projective tests.
8.
Intelligence and Creativity: Definition of intelligence; Concept of I.Q.;
Measurement of intelligence; Verbal
and non-verbal tests, Individual and group tests; Creativity and intelligence.
References:
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A.B., Goethals, G.R. Robert D. Kavanaugh.R.D. Solomon, P.R. Psychology, Scott
Foresman (1993), Psychology (4th
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2. Feldman,
R.S. (2002), Understanding Psychology (6th
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3. Hilgrad,
E.R., Alkimson, R., and Alkinson. R.C. Introduction to Psychology. New York;
Harcourf Brace, Latest ed.
4. Huffman
K. (2004) Psychology in Action (7th
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5. Morgan,
C.T. and King, R.A Wisz, J.R. and Shoopier C. (1966) Introduction to
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N.L. (1969) Introduction to Psychology; D Boston, Houghton Miffin Co.
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P.R. and Newman, B.M. (1983) Principles of Psychology; Illionis Homewood: The Dorsey Press, Latest ed.
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P.G (1979), Psychology and life: Scott, Foresman and Co. Latest ed.