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4248/GA - IV - J2/2012/CU

UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

Abstract
BSc Psychology Programme -CUCBCSS UG 2014-Scheme and Syllabus- Approved-Implemented-w.e.f 2017 Admissions- Orders
issued.

G & A - IV - J
U.O.No. 9910/2017/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 08.08.2017

Read:-1. U.O. No. 3797/2013/CU, dated 07.09.2013

2. U.O. No. 5180/2014/Admn, dated 29.05.2014
3. U.O.No. 8364/2014/Admn Dated 25.08.2014
4. Item no. 1 of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Studies in Psychology UG held on
13.03.2017
5. Item No. I in the minutes of the meeting of Faculty of Science held on 10.07.2017
6. Item No. II(H) in the minutes of the LXXVI meeting of Academic Council held on 17.07.2017
7. Orders of the Vice Chancellor in the file No. 191466/GA IV/J1/2013/CU dated 27.07.2017

ORDER

The Modified Regulations of Choice Based Credit Semester System for UG Curriculum w.e.f 2014 was
implemented under the University of Calicut vide paper read as (1) and the reevised CUCBCSS UG
Regulations has been implemented vide paper read as (2).

The Scheme and Syllabus of Core and Complementary courses of BSc Programme in Psychology-Scheme I
and II w.e.f 2014 Admissions under CUCBCSS UG 2014, in the University has been implemented vide paper
read as (3).

The Board of Studies in Psychology UG has approved the Scheme and Syllabus of Core and
Complementary courses of BSc Programme in Psychology- Scheme I and II w.e.f 2017 Admissions vide paper
read as (3).

Faculty of Science vide paper read as (4) and Academic Council vide paper read as (5), has approved
the recommendations of the Board.
The Hon'ble Vice Chancellor has ordered to implement the resolutions of the Faculty of Science vide paper
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read as (6).

Sanction has, therefore, been accorded for implementing the Scheme and Syllabus of Core and
Complementary courses of BSc Programme in Psychology-Scheme I and II w.e.f 2017 Admissions under
CUCBCSS UG 2014, in the University.

Orders are issued accordingly.

(The syllabus is available in the website: universityofcalicut.info)

Ajitha P.P

Joint Registrar

To
All Affiliated Colleges U offering BSc Psychology
Copy to: Pareekha Bhavan/ Digital wing

Forwarded / By Order

Section Officer

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CHOICE BASED CREDIT SEMESTER SYSTEM FOR

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME (CUCBCSSUG)

UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

REVISED CURRICULUM FOR BSC PSYCHOLOGY

(2017-18 ADMISSION ONWARDS)

Under

Calicut University Regulations for Choice Based Credit Semester System

For Under-Graduate Curriculum

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BOARD OF STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY(UG)

Sl.No NAME DESIGNATION AND OFFICIAL ADDRESS

Smt.Sinto P Anto Assistant Professor

(Chairman) Department of Psychology
1 Vimala college, Thrissur

Dr. Nice Mary Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology
2 Prajyoti Niketan College,Pudukad

Dr. Arun Kumar Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology
3 Govt. College for Teacher Education, Calicut

Dr. Jaya . A.T. Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology
4 Prajyoti Niketan College,Pudukad

Rahul. V.R. Assistant Professor

5 Department of Psychology
Govt. Training College, Thycaud,
Thiruvananthapuram
Smt. Sujeesha. T.G. Assistant Professor
6 Department of Psychology
Sri C Achutha Menon Government College ,
Kuttanellur, Thrissur
7 Shiju Joseph Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Govt. Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram
8 Dr. Vinod Kumar Assistant Professor
Dept. of Behavioral Sciences
Kannur University
9 Smt. Nisha.K. Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Farook College, Kozhikode
10 Dr. Milu Maria Anto Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Prajyoti Niketan College,Pudukad
11 Dr. Baby Shari.P.A Associate Professor
(PG Board Chairman) Department of Psychology
University of Calicut

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Board would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Varghese Paul.K., (Associate
Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan college, Pudukad), Dr. Monsy Edward, (Associate
Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan college, Pudukad), Dr. Sukanya. B. Menon
(Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad), Dr.Soumya Starlet
(Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad), Dr. Aneesh. V. Appu
(Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda) and Jobin.A. (Assistant
professor on contract, Govt.College,Chittur).

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Course Structure of BSc Psychology

SEMESTER I

Sl.no Course code Course title Total hours Hours/week Credits Marks

Int Ext Total

1 PSY1A01 Common Course 72 4 4 20 80 100
I-English
2 PSY1A02 Common Course 90 5 3 20 80 100
II-English
3 PSY1A07 Common Course 72 4 4 20 80 100
III-Language
other than
English
4 PSY1B01 Basic themes in 72 4 3 20 80 100
Psychology-I
5 PSY1C01 Human 72 4 3 20 80 100
Physiology
6 PSY1C02 Psychological 72 4 3 20 80 100
Statistics
Total 25 20 600

SEMESTER II

Sl.no Course code Course title Total Hours/week Credits Marks

hours

Int Ext Total

7 PSY2A03 Common Course 72 4 4 20 80 100

IV-English
8 PSY2A04 Common Course 90 5 3 20 80 100
V-English
9 PSY2A08 Common Course 72 4 4 20 80 100
VI-Language
other than English
10 PSY2B01 Basic themes in 72 4 3 20 80 100
Psychology-II
11 PSY2C01 Human 72 4 3 20 80 100
Physiology
12 PSY2C02 Psychological 72 4 3 20 80 100
Statistics
Total 25 20 600

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SEMESTER III

Sl.no Course code Course title Total Hours/week Credits Marks

hours

Int Ext Total

13 PSY3A05 Common Course 90 5 4 20 80 100
VI-English
14 PSY3A09 Common Course 90 5 4 20 80 100
VIII-Language
other than English
15 PSY3B01 Psychological 54 3 3 20 80 100
measurement and
testing
16 Experimental 36 2 *
Psychology
Practical –I
17 PSY3C01 Human 90 5 3 20 80 100
Physiology
18 PSY3C02 Psychological 90 5 3 20 80 100
Statistics
Total 25 17 500
*External examination will be conducted at the end of IVth semester

SEMESTER IV

Sl.no Course code Course title Total Hours/week Credits Marks

hours

Int Ext Total

19 PSY4A06 Common Course 90 5 4 20 80 100

IX-English
20 PSY4A10 Common Course 90 5 4 20 80 100
X-Language other
than English
21 PSY4B01 Individual 54 3 3 20 80 100
Differences
22 PSY4B02 Experimental 36 2 4 20 80 100
Psychology
Practical –I
23 PSY4C01 Human 90 5 3 20 80 100
Physiology
24 PSY4C02 Psychological 90 5 3 20 80 100
Statistics
Total 25 21 600

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SEMESTER V

Sl.no Course code Course title Total hours Hours/week Credits Marks

Total
Int Ext

25 PSY5B01 Abnormal 54 3 3 20 80 100

Psychology-I
26 PSY5B02 Social 54 3 3 20 80 100
Psychology
27 PSY5B03 Developmental 54 3 3 20 80 100
Psychology -I
28 PSY5B04 Psychological 54 3 3 20 80 100
Counseling
29 PSY5B05 Health 54 3 3 20 80 100
Psychology
30 Open Course 36 2 2 10 40 50
31 Experimental 54 3 *
Psychology
Practical- II
32 Experimental 54 3 *
Psychology
Practical –III
33 Project 36 2 550
Total 25 17
*External examination will be conducted at the end of VI th semester

SEMESTER VI

Sl.no Course code Course title Total Hours/week Credits Marks

hours

Int Ext Total

34 PSY6B01 Abnormal Psychology 72 4 3 20 80 100

II
35 PSY6B02 Applied Social 72 4 3 20 80 100
psychology
36 PSY6B03 Developmental 54 3 3 20 80 100
Psychology II
37 PSY6B04 Life skill 54 3 3 20 80 100
Education:Applications
and training
38 PSY6B05 Elective 54 3 3 20 80 100
39 PSY6B06 Experimental 54 3 4 20 80 100
Psychology Practical –
II
40 PSY6B07 Experimental 54 3 4 20 80 100
Psychology Practical-
III
41 PSY6B08 Project 36 2 2 10 40 50
Total 25 25 750

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Elective Papers

1. PSY6B05-01 Organisational Behaviour

2. PSY6B05-02 Psychology of Criminal Behavior

3. PSY6B05-03 Positive Psychology

4.PSY6B05-04 Educational Psychology

Open Course

Choice I

Code:PSY5D01 Psychology and Personal Growth

Choice II

Code:PSY5D02 Life skill Applications

Mark Distribution

Common:English 6x100 600 1000

Additional :Mal/Eng 4x100 400
Core Papers 17x100 1700 1750
Project 50
Open 50 50
Complementary Human 400 800
Physiology 4x100
Psychological 4x100 400
Statistics
Total Marks 3600

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DETAILS OF COURSES

CORE COURSES

PSY1B01:Basic Themes in Psychology-I

PSY2B01: Basic Themes in Psychology-II

PSY3B01:Psychological Measurement and Testing

PSY4B01: Individual Differences

PSY4B02:Experimental Psychology Practical I

PSY5B01:Abnormal Psychology I

PSY5B02:Social Psychology

PSY5B03:Developmental Psychology I

PSY5B04:Psychological Counselling

PSY5B05:Health Psychology

PSY6B01: Abnormal Psychology II

PSY6B02:Applied Social Psychology

PSY6B03:Developmental Psychology II

PSY6B04: Life Skill Education:Applications and Training

PSY6B06:Experimental Psychology Practical II

PSY6B07: Experimental Psychology Practical III

PSY6B08 :PROJECT

Complementary Courses of Bsc Psychology Programme

Following are the complementary courses of BSc Psychology Programme suggested by the board
and the syllabus of these complementary courses are prepared by the respective Board of studies.

Human Physiology

Psychological Statistics

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Open Courses

During the Vth Semester two Open courses are offered to the students of other departments.
Colleges can choose any one course from the two listed below.

PSY5D01:Psychology and Personal Growth

PSY5D02:Life Skill Applications

Elective Courses

During VIth Semester four elective courses are offered for Bsc Psychology Programme.
Colleges can choose any one course from the four listed below.

PSY6B05-01:Organisational Behavior

PSY6B05-02:Psychology of Criminal Behavior

PSY6B05-03:Positive Psychology

PSY6B05-04:Educational Psychology

Complementary Courses offered by Board of Studies in Psychology to other departments

PSY1C05: Psychological Processes I

PSY2C05:Psychological Processes II

PSY4C05:Psychology of Social Behavior

PSY3C05:Abnormal Psychology

PSY3C06:Life Span Development

PSY4C06: Health Psychology

PSY1C06:Social Behavior I

PSY2C06:Social Behavior II

PSY3 C07:Abnormal Behavior I

PSY4C07:Abnormal Behavior II

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EVALUATION SCHEME FOR CORE COURSES

THEORY: EVALUATION SCHEMES

The evaluation scheme for each course contains two parts: viz., internal evaluation and external
evaluation.

1. Internal Evaluation

20% of the total marks in each course are for internal evaluation. The colleges shall send only
the marks obtained for internal examination to the university.

Table 1: Components for evaluation

Sl.No. Components Marks

1 Attendance 5
2 Test paper I & II 5+5
3 Assignment 2
4 Seminar/Viva 3
Total 20
Table 2: Percentage of Attendance & Eligible marks

% of Attendance Marks
Above 90% 5
85-89% 4
80-84% 3
76-79% 2
75% 1

Question Paper pattern for External evaluation of core courses (similar for all six
semesters)

Duration Section Pattern Total No. Questions Marks for Total

of to be each marks for
Questions answered question each
section
Objective Type: 10 10 1 10
3 hours A Multiple Choice-5
Fill in the Blanks-5
B Short Answer 10 10 2 20

C Paragraph type 8 6 5 30
D Essay 4 2 10 20
GRAND TOTAL 80

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Components of internal evaluation for open course

Sl.No. Components Marks

1 Attendance 2.5
2 Test paper I & II 2.5+2.5
3 Assignment/seminar 2.5
Total 10

Question Paper Pattern for External Evaluation(Open Course)

Type of Question Questions to be Questions to be Marks for each Total marks

given answered question
Objective Type 8 8 ½ 4
Very short 7 5 2 10
answers
Short Essay 6 4 4 16
Essay 2 1 10 10
Total 23 18 40

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MODEL QUESTION PAPER OF CORE COURSE FOR ALL SEMESTERS

FIRST SEMESTER B. Sc DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
PSY1B01 BASIC THEMES IN PSYCHOLOGY I
Name:
Reg No:
Time: 3Hrs Maximum Marks: 80
SECTION -A
Objective Type
Answer ALL Questions .Each carries One mark
Choose the correct Answer from the following options given
1. Who is described as the founder of experimental psychology.
(Freud,William James,Wilhelm Wundt,Rogers)
2. Identify the person who does not belong to Gestalt Psychology.
(Kohler,Koffka,Wertheimer,Kraeplin,)
3. ------------is the school of thought concerned with analyzing sensations and personal experience
into basic element.
(Psychoanalytic, Behavioristic,Functionalism, Structuralism)
4.Vivid images during sensory deprivationusually can be best described as-------
(Day dreams,Hallucinations,Hypnagogic,Hypodynamic)
5. ------------is the statistical technique for combining the results of many studies on the same
subject.
(Placebo effect,Survey,Correlation,Metanalysis )

Fill in the Blanks

6. ……… is a decrease in perceptual response to a repeated stimulus.
7. Firmly held a belief that has no basis in reality is called……………..
8 Any event that follows a response and decreases its likelihood of occurring again is……….
9. Archetypes is a concept put forward by ………
10. Learning that occurs without obvious reinforcement and that remains unexpressed until
reinforcement is provided is called……..

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(10x1= 10 Marks)
SECTION - B
(Answer in Two or three sentences)
Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks
11. Placebo effect

12. Structuralism
13. Circadian rythm
14. Self-awareness
15. Selective attention
16. Perceptual Organization
17. Meditation

18. Survey method

19. Figure-ground perception
20. Perceptual set
(10x2= 20 Marks)
SECTION -C
(Answer in a paragraph of about half a page to one page)
Answer Any SIX questions. Each question carries 5 marks
21. Steps in scientific investigation
22. Types of variables.
23. Factors affecting attention.
24. Stages of sleep.
25. Discuss the different views on hypnosis
26. Explain cognitive learning
27. Theories of colour vision
28. Scope of psychology

(6 x 5= 30 Marks)

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SECTION –D
Essay Type Questions
Answer Any Two of the following .Each Carries 10 Marks.
29. Define psychology.Explain in brief the history of psychology.
30. Explain the nature of consciousness.Give a brief description on altered states of consciousness.

31. Compare and contrast classical and operant conditioning.

32. Elaborate the different research methods in psychology.
(2 x 10= 20)

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DETAILED SYLLABI

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER I PSY1B01 Credits : 3

BASIC THEMES IN PSYCHOLOGY- I 72hours

OBJECTIVES:
1. To generate interest in Psychology
2. To make familiar the basic concept of the field of Psychology with an emphasis on
applications of Psychology in everyday life.
3. To understand the basics of various theories in Psychology
4. To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like attention, learning and
Consciousness.

Module 1 Introduction 20 hours

Psychology: A working definition.

Origin of Psychology: Philosophical origins; Early Indian and Greek thoughts, major ideas of
Descartes, Locke. Biological origins;Darwin, Genetics. Brief history of modern scientific
psychology:structuralism, functionalism, behavioral, psychoanalytic, humanistic, cognitive
perspectives, Gestalt psychology.Branches of Psychology, Scope of Psychology.
Methods of psychology: Observation-participant and non-participant observation, naturalistic
observation; Interview methods-structured, semi structured and unstructured interviews;Surveys;
case study; Questionnaires; Correlational studies; experimental method.
Module 2 Attention and Perception 20 hours

Attention: selective and sustained attention; Factors affecting attention; Phenomena associated with
attention-span of attention, division of attention, distraction of attention.
Sensation and perception: Difference between sensation and perception: sensory threshold; absolute
threshold; difference threshold; just noticeable differences; subliminal perception.
Perceiving forms, patterns and objects: perceptual set, feature analysis, bottom-up processing, top-
down processing.
Perceptual organization; Gestalt principles, figure and ground segregation, phi-phenomenon.
Perceptual constancies: size, shape, brightness constancies.
Visual illusions;Theories of colour vision; Theories of auditory perception.

Module 3 States of Consciousness 14 hours

Nature of consciousness; Biological rhythms: circadian rhythms; Sleep and waking cycle: stages of
sleep; functions of sleep; functions of REM sleep; sleep disorders
Dreams: psychodynamic, physiological and cognitive views.
Altered states of consciousness: Hypnosis; Meditation. Altering consciousness with drugs- Brief
outline on psychoactive drugs.

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Module 4 Learning 18 hours

Concept of learning, Nature of learning, learning curve.

Types of Learning; Associative learning (Classical and operant conditioning) and Cognitive
learning.
Classical conditioning: Basic experiment and basic terms; Principles of Classical conditioning-
Acquisition, Higher order conditioning, Extinction, spontaneous recovery, Generalization and
Discrimination. Applications of classical conditioning.
Operant conditioning; Law of effect; Basic experiment of Skinner; Reinforcement, Punishment,
Shaping and Chaining; Schedules of reinforcement. Applications of operant conditioning.
Cognitive learning: Cognitive map; latent learning; sign learning.
Observational learning/ Modelling

REFERENCES

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.

Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.

Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Coon,D.& Mitterer,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior,

13th ed.Wadsworth, Cengage Learning

Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology,
7th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole Publishing
co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of Ind

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER II PSY2B01 Credits: 3

BASIC THEMES IN PSYCHOLOGY- II 72hours

OBJECTIVES:
1. To generate interest in Psychology
2. To make familiar the basic concept of the field of Psychology with an emphasis on the
applications of Psychology in everyday life
3. To understand the basics of various theories in Psychology
4. To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like cognition, memory,motivation and
emotion.

Module 1 Cognitive Processes 16 hours

Basic units of Thought: Concepts; forming concepts, Types of concepts, prototypes; Images;
Language, the structure of Language, Role of language in thinking.
Reasoning; Deductive and inductive thinking.
Problem solving; Types of problems, steps and barriers to effective problem solving, approaches or
strategies of problem solving-trial and error, heuristics, algorithm, forming sub goals, searching for
analogies, changing the representation of the problem ;Culture, cognitive style and problem solving.
Creative thinking; convergent and divergent thinking; stages of creative thought.
Decision making; Heuristics and judgment-availability heuristics, representativeness heuristics,
anchoring heuristics.

Module 2 Memory 22 hours

Key processes in memory: Encoding, Storage and Retrieval.

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model; sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory; Levels of
processing.
STM; Iconic memory; Working memory, Alan Baddeley's components of working memory;
Chunking; Rehearsal-maintenance rehearsal, rote rehearsal, elaborative rehearsal.
LTM; Types of LTM-procedural memory, declarative memory-semantic memory,episodic memory;
Flash-bulb memory, tip of the tongue phenomenon.
Implicit and explicit memory-priming.
Measuring memory; Recall, Recognition, Relearning.
Retrieval cues; Encoding specificity principle; Context dependent memory, State dependent
memory; Serial position effect; Reconstructive memory; Source Monitoring; Eyewitness testimony;
False memory; Metamemory.
Forgetting: Curve of forgetting; Reasons of forgetting-ineffective coding, decay, interference,
retrieval failure, motivated forgetting; Repression.
Strategies for remembering; Rehearsal, Elaboration, Organisation (Mnemonics).

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Module 3 Motivation 20 hours

Motivation; A model of Motivation; Sources of Motivation-Drives, Incentives, Instincts.

Theories of motivation: Drive theory; Incentive theory; Hierarchy of needs theory; Arousal theory-
Yerkes-Dodson's Law; Goal setting theory; Evolutionary theory; Cognitive theories-Balance theory,
Cognitive dissonance theory, Expectancy theory, Attribution theory.

Types of Motives; Biological motives and learned motives.The motivation of hunger and eating:
Biological factors in the regulation of hunger; Environmental factors in the regulation of hunger:
Sexual motivation; Hormones and human sexual behaviour; Sexual orientation.

Achievement motivation: Individual differences; situational determinants of achievement behaviour;

Measuring achievement motivation.
Aggressive motive; Power motive; Affiliation motive.Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

Module 4 Emotion 14 hours

Emotion: The elements of emotional experience; The cognitive component, The physiological
component; The behavioural component; Primary emotions; Positive emotions.
Emotion and the brain; Physiology and emotion; fight or flight, sudden death, lie detectors.
Expression of emotions; Facial expressions, non-verbal cues and body language; Assessment of
emotions.
Theories of emotion: James-Lang theory; Cannon-Bard theory; Opponent process theory; Cognitive
appraisal theories of emotion-Schachter's two-factor theory and Lazarus's theory of cognitive
appraisal; Facial feedback hypothesis; Evolutionary theories of emotion.

REFERENCES

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.
Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Coon,D.& Mitterer,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 13th
ed.Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology, 7th ed.
New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole Publishing
co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER III PSY3B01 Credits: 3

PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT AND TESTING

54 Hours

Objectives:

To offer foundation on psychological measurement and testing

To provide the basis of test construction and to build up skills on developing psychometric test
To familiarize the uses of psychological tests
To make aware of ethical principals in testing
Module 1: Introduction to Measurement and Scaling Techniques (14 Hours)

Definition of measurement, Levels of measurement: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio scales,
Properties of scales of measurement: Magnitude, equal interval and absolute zero, Distinction
between psychological measurement and physical measurement, Problems in psychological
measurements.
Concepts of psycho physics: Absolute threshold, Difference threshold, Weber’s law, Fechner’s law,
Psychophysical/ psychological scaling methods- Method of Average Error, Method of Minimal
Changes, Method of Constant Stimuli, Method Of Pair Comparison, Method Of Rank Order.
Module 2: Nature and Use of Psychological Tests (12 Hours)
Definition of psychological test, Historical perspective of psychological testing
Uses of psychological test, Characteristics of a good test: Objectivity, Reliability, Validity, Norms,
and Practicability, ethical issues in psychological testing, Factors influencing Test Administration-
Examiner, Testing Conditions, Test Taker.
Classification of psychological tests: Speed test and power test, Individual and group tests, Verbal,
Non-verbal and performance tests, culture specific and culture free tests, Objective and subjective
tests.

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Module 3: Test Construction and Administration (14 Hours)

Introduction to steps of test construction- Planning, Writing, meaning and purpose of item analysis,
Administration, Standardisation ,Meaning of Reliability, Types of reliability, Meaning of Validity,
aspects of validity – face validity, content validity; construct validity, criterion-related validity,
Concept of Norms –norm referenced and criterion- referenced norms, types of norms- percentile,
standard score, age equivalent, grade equivalent and T-score.
Module 4: Basics of Psychological research (14 Hours)
Meaning and characteristics of scientific research, types of research: historical, basic versus applied
research, experimental versus descriptive/non experimental.
Research Process- identifying the problem-types of problems, hypothesis- types of hypothesis,
variables- dependent, independent, extraneous variables, formulating research design, reviewing the
literature-sources of review, Sampling- fundamentals of sampling,
Data collection techniques-questionnaire and schedule, interview, content analysis, observation,
rating scale, carrying out statistical analysis-difference between descriptive and inferential statistics,
drawing conclusions.
Structure of a research report, APA style of writing research report
References
Singh, A.K.(2008). Tests, Measurements and research Methods in Behavioural Sciences(3 rd ed.).
Patna: Bharati Bhawan Publishers

Chadha.N.K.,(2009).Applied Psychometry. New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd.

Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (2005). Psychological Testing (7th ed.).New Delhi: Prentice –Hall Of
India.
Kaplan R. M.& Saccuzzo D. P,(2007), Psychological Testing –Principles, Applications And Issues.
(6th Edition).New Delhi Thomson And Warsworth.

Additional references

Kothari, C. R. (2009). Research Methodology- Methods & Techniques. (2nd ed.). India: Repro India
Limited

Goodwin.C J.(2002). Research in Psychology: Methods and design (3rd ed.) New York: john iley
7Sons, Inc

Evans, A. N & Rooney, B. F. (2008).Methods in Psychological Research. USA: Sage Publications

Gregory,R.J .(2000).Psychological Testing:History,Principles,And Applications (3rd ed.) Boston:

Allyn & Bacon.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER III 36hours

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICAL I

Objectives

 To nurture the ability in students to understand himself/herself and other persons.

 To develop the skills of testing and scientific reporting in psychology.
 To familiarize the students to various psychological tests and assessment tools.
 To generate an interest in working of the community with a psychological outlook

PART I

Attention

1. Span of attention
2. Set in attention
3. Division of attention
4. Distraction of attention
5. Colour blindness test
6. Depth perception

Each student is required to conduct a minimum of 4 experiments from the above experiments
and submit record for evaluation at the end of the fourth semester. The list includes
experiments that measure attention and perception. Evaluation will be made at the end of
fourth semester.

References

Anastasi, A.,& Urbina, S.(1997). Psychological Testing. USA: Prentice Hall.

Postman.L.F. &Fagan,J.P.(1949).Experimental Psychology.An introduction .New York:Harper and

Brother Publishers.

Singh, A.K.(2004).Test measurements and methods in behavioral sciences.New Delhi: Bharati

Bhavan Publishers and Distributers.

Woodworth,R.S.,&Schlosberg,H.(1965).Experimental Psychology.New York: Methen and Co.Ltd.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER IV PSY4B01 Credits: 3

Individual Differences 54hours

OBJECTIVES
To provide theoretical knowledge about systems and processes like intelligence and personality
To understand the history of intelligence and Personality Testing
To familiarize the student with various types of tests in Psychology
Module 1: Intelligence (14 hours)

Definition, nature and meaning of intelligence,. Determinants of intelligence – Role of heredity and
environment. Theories of intelligence- Spearman-Two factor, Cattel- Fluid and crystallized
intelligence, Guilford’s structure of intellect model, Thurstone’s –primary mental abilities,
Sternberg- Triarchic approach, Gardner-Multiple intelligence theory, Goleman’s emotional
intelligence theory.

Module 2: Assessment of intelligence, Aptitude and achievement (12 hours)

Assessment of intellectual abilities-history of assessment- Sir Francis Galton, Alfred Binet, Lewis
Terman – concept of IQ, intelligence tests-Stanford-Binet intelligence scale,Wechsler scale,
Kaufman’s Scale, Raven’s Progressive Matrices, Bhatia’s Test Of Intelligence, Seguin-Form Board
Test, Extremes of intelligence

Define Aptitude and Achievement, Distinction Between Aptitude Test And Achievement Test, Uses
Of Achievement Tests, Types Of Aptitude Test- DAT, GATB, Sensory Tests, Motor Dexterity Test .

Module 3: Personality (14 hours)

Concept of Personality, Psychodynamic approaches. Freud’s theory: instinct theory, Levels of
consciousness, structure of personality, defense mechanisms, psychosexual stages of development.
Jung: Structure of personality, Basic concepts in Individual Psychology. Horney: Basic anxiety,
styles, feminist turn in psychoanalysis.
Trait and Type theories: general approach. Allport: traits. Cattell: source and surface traits,.
Eysenck: dimensions of personality. Introduction to Humanistic perspective: Rogers, Maslow.

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Module 4 : Assessment of Personality(14 hours)

Meaning and purpose of personality assessment. Tools of personality assessment -Self report
inventories, Strength and weakness of self report inventories, 16PF, MMPI ,EPQ: General outline
about these tests. Questionnaires and Inventories, Projective measures of personality – Strengths
and weakness of projective tests, TAT, Other measures: Behavioral Observation and Interviews,
situational tests. Measurement of interest- types of interest tests, Strong Interest Inventory. Strenghts
and Weaknesses of Projective tests.
References
Passer M.W.& Smith.R E.,(2007).psychology-the science of mind and behaviour(3rd ed.). New
Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Singh, A.K.(2008). Tests, Measurements and research Methods in Behavioural Sciences(3 rd ed.).
Patna: Bharati Bhawan Publishers

Gerrig R.J &Zimbardo.P.G. (2005).psychology and Life(17th ed.).New Delhi: Pearson Education.
Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (2005). Psychological Testing (7th ed.).New Delhi: Prentice –Hall Of
India.
Coon, D. (1983). Introduction to Psychology: Exploration and Application. New York: West
Publishing Co.
Morgan,C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R.,& Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psycholgy, 7 th ed.
New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Additional References

Weiten,W.(2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/ Cole
Publishing Co.
Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.
Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER IV PSY4B02 Credits: 4

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICAL I 36hours

Objectives

 To nurture the ability in students to understand himself/herself and other persons.

 To develop the skills of testing and scientific reporting in psychology.
 To familiarize the students to various psychological tests and assessment tools.
 To generate an interest in working of the community with a psychological outlook

PART II

Illusion

1. Horizontal-Vertical illusion
2. Muller-Lyer Illusion

Memory

3.Immediate memory span

4.Working memory scale

5.Children’s memory scale

6.PGI Memory Scale

7. Weschler Memory Scale

Each student is required to conduct any of the above 4 experiments and submit record for
evaluation at the end of the fourth semester. The list includes experiments that measure illusion
and memory. Evaluation for Part I (III Sem ) & Part II (IV Sem) will be made at the end of the
fourth semester.

References

Anastasi, A.,& Urbina, S.(1997). Psychological Testing. USA: Prentice Hall.

Postman.L.F. &Fagan,J.P.(1949).Experimental Psychology.An introduction .New York:Harper and

Brother Publishers.

Singh, A.K.(2004).Test measurements and methods in behavioral sciences.New Delhi: Bharati

Bhavan Publishers and Distributers.

Woodworth,R.S.,&Schlosberg,H.(1965).Experimental Psychology.New York: Methen and Co.Ltd.

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Name:...........................................

Reg No: ........................................

MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR ALL PRACTICAL EXAMINATION S

Experimental Psychology-I PSY4B 02

Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3Hrs

Conduct any one experiment from the following. Write the introduction, plan, procedure, result and
discussion.
1. Find out the immediate memory span of the subject

OR
2. Find out the division of attention of the subject.

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Pattern of evaluation of Experimental Psychology Practical I

External Evaluation Internal Evaluation

80 marks 20 marks

Introduction 15 marks Practical Knowledge of 5marks

the subject

Punctuality 5 marks

Attendance 5 marks
Administration 25 marks

Result and Discussion 20 marks Record 5 marks

Record 10

10 marks
Viva Voce

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER V PSY5B01 Credits : 3

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY-I 54 hours

Objectives

 To enable students to understand the concepts of abnormal behavior

 To develop awareness about different types of anxiety and stress disorders
 To encourage the students to know different therapeutic techniques in management of
anxiety and stress disorders.

Module 1: Basic concepts 8 hours

Mental disorder, classification, Historical views of abnormal behaviour, causal factors- Biological-
psychosocial and socio cultural

Module2: Stress disorders and anxiety disorders 10 hours

Stress and stressors- Coping strategies, stress disorders: Adjustment disorder-post traumatic stress
disorder; Anxiety disorder: specific phobia, social phobias, generalized anxiety disorders, obsessive-
compulsive disorder. Causal factors

Module 3: Somatoform and dissociative disorder 18 hours

Somatic Symptom Disorders, Hypochondriasis, Somatization Disorder, Pain Disorder, Conversion

Disorder; Dissociative Disorders - Depersonalization/ Derealization Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia
and Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). causal factors

Module 4: Personality disorders 18 hours

Cluster A Personality Disorders-Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder,

Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Cluster B Personality Disorders- Histrionic Personality Disorder,
Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder.
Cluster C Personality Disorders - Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder,
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Causal Factors.

Reference

Butcher, J. N.,Hooley, J. M.,&Mineka, S. (2014). Abnormal Psychology (16th ed.).U.S.A :Pearson

Education, Inc.

Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., &Mineka, S. (1996). Abnormal Psychology and Modern life (10thed.).
Newyork :Harper Collins College Publishers.

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Seligman, M. E. P., Walker, E. P.,&Rosenhan , D. L. (2001). Abnormal Psychology (4thed.).

Newyork :W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Sadock, B. J.,Sadock, V.A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan &Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry
Behavioral Sciences/ Clinical Psychiatry ( 11th ed.). U.S.A:Wolters Kluwer.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER V PSY5B02 Credits : 3

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 54hours

OBJECTIVES:

To enable the student to

 Understand and explain behavior in social settings
 Explain the psychological aspects of various social phenomena
 To create awareness about the management of human behaviour in group settings

Module 1: Introduction to Social Psychology 12hours

Origin and Development of Social Psychology, Definition, Nature, Goal and Scope of Social
Psychology, Methods of social psychology, Social Psychology and Related Disciplines

Module 2: Social perception and Attitudes 15hours

Social Perception-Definition, Non-Verbal Communication- facial expression, gazes, stares, body

language, touching, deception and micro expressions.

Attribution - Definition, Theories - Correspondence inference, Kelly’s theory, Applications of

attribution theory, Attribution Errors.

Attitude and behavior - Definition, nature, components, functions and formation of attitudes.
Persuasion, cognitive approach to persuasion, resistance to persuasion. Cognitive dissonance and
attitude change.

Module 3: Group, Leadership and Social Influence 15hours

Groups: nature and functions. Types and theories of leadership. Social facilitation, social loafing.

Social influence: Conformity, Factors affecting conformity. Compliance: Underlying Principles and
tactics. Obedience and destructive obedience

.
Module 4: Interpersonal attraction and prosocial behavior 12hours

Interpersonal attraction: beginning of attraction, proximity, emotions, affiliation need. Becoming

acquainted- situational determinants-Love- Triangular Model of love.

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Prosocial behavior -Responding to emergency, Steps. Altruistic personality. Volunteering.

Explaining prosocial behavior: Empathy altruism model, negative state relief model, empathic joy
hypothesis, genetic determinism
.
REFERENCES
Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N.R., Byrne, D., & Bhardwaj, G. (2009). Social Psychology, 12 th
ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Baron, R.A., & Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, 10th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Chaube, S.P., & Chaube, A. (2006). Groundwork for Social Psychology (Vol.1).Hyderbad:
Neelkamal Publications Pvt.Ltd.

Feldman, R.S. (2001). Social Psychology, 3rd ed. N J. Pearson Education.

Michener, H. A., Delamater, J.D., & Myers, D.J. (2004). Social Psychology. Australia: Thomson
Wadsworth Publication.

Myers, D.G. (1999). Social Psychology, 7 thed. New Delhi : Pearson Education
.
Schneider, F.W., Gruman, J.A., & Coutts, L.M. (2005). Applied Social Psychology: Understanding
and addressing social and practical problems. New Delhi: Sage

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER V PSY5B03 Credits: 3

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY –I 54hours

OBJECTIVES

1) To study human development in Psychological Perspectives

2) To create awareness about major Psychological changes along with physical and cognitive
development

Module 1: Introduction and theories to Life Span Development 13 hours

Historical foundation of developmental psychology. Growth and development- Different
Theories of development (Brief): Freud, Behaviorist, social, learning, Vygotsky, Periods of
Development, and Erikson’s Theory. Developmental tasks of each stages of development.

Module 2: Prenatal Development 14 hours

Fertilization- Germinal Period, Embryonic Period, Fetal Period- Effect of long term & short term use
of Teratogens- Birth Process: Types, methods- prenatal and perinatal diagnostic tests. Birth
Complication and their effects. Post partum period- physical, emotional adjustment.

Module 3: Physical Development 13 hours

Newborn reflexes, Gross and fine motor skills. Perceptual development in infancy. Physical
development from childhood to adolescence. Physical condition and health issues in early & middle
adulthood.

Module 4: Cognitive Development 14hours

Piaget’s theory of Cognitive Development: Process of development, 4 stages- Sensory Motor,

Preoperational, Concrete operational and Formal Operational stage. Language development: Pre-
linguistic, Phonological, Semantic, Grammatical and Pragmatic Development .Cognitive changes in

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early adulthood- Post formal thought, Schaie's Model of Cognitive Development, Sternberg -
Cognitive Development of middle adulthood

REFERENCE
Berk, L.E (2003) Child Development (3 rd de). New Delhi: Pearson Education Pvt Ltd

Hurlock, E.B (1996) Developmental Psychology-A Life span Approach. New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Company

Papalia, D.E et.al (2004) Human Development (9th Ed). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company

Santrock, J.E (2007) Child Development (2nd end) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Company

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B.SC Psychology

SEMESTER V PSY5B04 Credits : 3

PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING 54hours

Objectives:

To acquire theoretical knowledge in the areas of psychological counseling

To understand the applications of counseling in various settings

To practice counseling techniques through role plays

Module 1: 18 hours

Couselling and Helping. Definition and scope of Counselling. Goals of counseling. Conditions
facilitating effective counselling. Counsellor and counsellee characteristics. Characteristics of an
effective counsellor.

An overview of Egan’s Model – Problem-management and Opportunity-development approach to

Helping – Outline of the three stages. Stage 1 – The Current Picture: Help clients clarify the key
issues, Stage 2- The preferred picture: Help clients identify and set goals. Stage 3- The Way
Forward: Help clients develop strategies and plans for goal implementation

Module 2: 6 hours

Approaches to counselling: Person-centered counselling, Psychoanalytic counseling counselling,

Cognitive counselling, Behavioral counselling, Eclectic approach

Module 3: 20 hours

Counselling Skills and Techniques

Opening Techniques – Greeting, topics, physical arrangements, attitudes, Non verbal skills
(SOLER), Rapport building. Listening techniques - Active listening, forms of poor listening

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Open-ended questions, Silence, Focusing, Empathic responding, Paraphrasing and reflecting,

Probing and Summarising, Structuring

Acceptance techniques, Structuring techniques, Leading techniques, Reassurance and suggestion

methods, Challenging, Interpretation & confrontation, Timing & Pacing, Advanced empathy

Divergent thinking, Goal setting, Decision making, Problem solving, Role playing, Advice and
information giving strategies, Terminating skills

Module 4: 10 Hours

Applications of Counselling in various settings (briefly): School counselling, Career Counseling and
Guidance, College counselling, Premarital counselling, HIV/AIDS counselling, counselling for
terminally ill. Group counseling

Values in counselling. Ethics in counselling. Legal aspects in counselling. Professional codes.

Note: A few major skills like active listening, paraphrasing and reflecting are to be practiced
through role plays in the class.

Reference:

Capuzzi, D. (2007). Counselling and psychotherapy: Theories and intervention. New Delhi: Dorling
Kindsley.

Egan, G. (1990). The skilled helper: A systematic approach to effective helping. Thomson
Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.

Jones, R.N. (2008). Basic Counselling Skills- A helper’s manual. New Delhi: Sage Publishers.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER V PSY5B05 Credits: 3

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 54hours

Objectives

 To understand the psychological,behavioral and cultural factors contributing to physical and

mental health health
 To study the management of different illnesses

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 12 hours

Definition of Health Psychology, Mind Body Relationship, Need And Significance of Health
Psychology, Biopsychosocial Model V/S Biomedical Model

MODULE 2: HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND PRIMARY PREVENTION 12 hours

Health Behaviours, Changing Health Habits-Attitude Change, Cognitive Behavioural Approach-

Health Belief Model, Theory Of Planned Behaviour, Trans Theoretical Model, Protection
Motivation Theory, Social Cognitive Theory And Attribution Theory, Models Of Prevention

MODULE 3: STRESS AND COPING 16 hours

Stress, Theoretical Contributions To Stress-Fight-Flight, Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome,

Tend –Befriend, Psychological Appraisal & Stress, Coping: Moderators Of Coping-Personality,
Social Support, Other Life Stressors, Stress Management Programmes

MODULE 4: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES AND MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCING AND

TERMINAL ILLNESS 14 hours

Emotional Responses To Chronic Illness, Psychosocial Issues —Continued Treatment, Issue Of Non
Traditional Treatment, Stages To Adjustment To Dying, Psychological Management Of Terminal
Illness, Medical Staff And Terminal Ill Patient,Individual Counselling, Family Therapy,
Management Of Terminal Illness In Children

REFERENCE

Taylor E. S. (2006). Health Psychology (6TH EDITION), MC Graw Hill Companies,California

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE

Naima Khatoon (2012). Health Psychology, Dorling kindersley (INDIA) Pvt. Ltd.

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Marks, F.D., Murray M., Evans B., and Estacio V. M. (2011) Health Psychology: Theory, Research
and Practice (3rd edition).Sage Publications india pvt. Ltd.

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OPEN COURSE

One among the following courses may be offered by Departments of Psychology for other
students

CHOICE I
CODE: PSY5D01 PSYCHOLOGY AND PERSONAL GROWTH Credit : 2

CHOICE II
CODE: PSY5D02 LIFE SKILL APPLICATIONS Credit : 2

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OPEN COURSE
To be offered by Department of Psychology for other students

OPEN COURSE CHOICE I

SEMESTER V PSY5D01 Credits : 2

PSYCHOLOGY AND PERSONAL GROWTH 36hours

Objectives
To understand the basic concepts in Psychology
To aquaint the students with the aspects of personal growth

The contents and teaching of this part is general and designed to suit as a general or Peripheral
paper for non-Psychology main students. The class room interaction should focus on experiential
component of learning apart from the usual lectures

Module 1. 8 hours
Psychology: - Definition and history of psychology.The subject matter and scope-Branches of
Psychology and its application in personal and social life

Module 2. 12hours
Positive Psychology:-History and concept of positive psychology. Concept of Happiness: -
Basic nature of emotional development. Positive and negative emotional state. Control of
emotional states. Happiness – causes and effect of happiness application in day to day life. Hope
and Optimistic Behavior-General concepts.

Module 3. 16hours
Positive Self , social relations and methods for personal growth :- Self esteem-determinants-
self efficacy-Development of social and personal self-Barriers in self development.
--Family and relationships-role of emotional intelligence in activating social life. Social well-
being and personal growth. Brief out line of transactional analysis
Conflicts and frustration management- Stress management techniquess. Meditation as a tool for
personal growth-Yoga techniques for enhancing personal effectiveness and positive emotional
and social life.

Reference
Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education

Carr, Alan (2011). Positive Psychology (2nd Edn), New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis
Group.

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Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall
of India

Additional Reference:

Fadiman, James and Frager, Robert (2002) Personality and Personal Growth (5th Edn)
Prentice Hall

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OPEN COURSE
To be offered by Department of Psychology for other students

OPEN COURSE CHOICE II

SEMESTER V PSY5D02 Credits : 2

LIFE SKILL APPLICATIONS 36hours

Objectives

To promote life skill education

To develop abilities for adaptive and positive behavior
To enhance self-confidence and self-esteem

Module 1 8 hours

Life Skill: Concept, meaning, definition, need, Importance, ten core life skills.
Module 2 14hours

Self awareness: concept, importance of self awareness, skills to become self aware and benefits
of self awareness in real life.
Empathy: Need for empathy, importance of empathy in building relationships, benefits of
empathy in real life. Problem solving: Steps of problem solving, using problem solving skill in
solving real life problems
Module 3 14hours

Survival Skills: Interpersonal relations-building of interpersonal relations, skill to improve

interpersonal relations
Effective communication: listening skills, verbal and non verbal communications.
Negotiating skills: decision making-importance of effective decision making in real life, career
decision making
.
References

Hurlock,B.E. (2007). Developmental Psychology. New Delhi:Tata MC Grew Hill Publishing

Co.Ltd

Nelson – Jones, R. (2007). Life Counseling Skills.New Delhi :Sage Publishers

Rajasenan ,U. (2010). Life skills,Personality and Leadership.Chennai,RGNIYD

UNESCO and Indian Natotional Commission for Cooperation .(2001). Life skills in Non formal
Education;A Review. Paris.

UNESCO-http://www.unesco.org

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Wadker,A.(2016).Lifeskills for success. Delhi:Sage Publications

WHO (1999) Partners In Life Skill Education: Conclusions from a Uninvited Nations Inter -
Agency Meeting, Geneva

WHO-http://www.who.int/en/

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER V

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICAL II 54hours

Objectives

 To nurture the ability in students to understand himself/herself and other persons.

 To develop the skills of testing and scientific reporting in psychology.
 To familiarize the students to various psychological tests and assessment tools.
 To generate an interest in working of the community with a psychological outlook

PART I

Learning

1. Massed v/s spaced learning

2. Rote V/s Meaningful learning
3. Trial and error learning

Transfer of training

4.Bilateral transfer

5.Habit interference

Motivation

6.Level of aspiration

7.Knowledge of result

Each student is required to conduct any 6 experiments and submit record for evaluation at
the end of the semester. The list includes experiments that measure learning and
motivation. Evaluation will be made at the end of sixth semester(PSY6B06) .

References

Anastasi, A.,& Urbina, S.(1997). Psychological Testing. USA: Prentice Hall.

Postman.L.F. &Fagan,J.P.(1949).Experimental Psychology.An introduction .New York:Harper

and Brother Publishers.

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Singh, A.K.(2004).Test measurements and methods in behavioral sciences.New Delhi: Bharati

Bhavan Publishers and Distributers.

Woodworth,R.S.,&Schlosberg,H.(1965).Experimental Psychology.New York: Methen and

Co.Ltd.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER V

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICAL III 54hours

Objectives

 To nurture the ability in students to understand himself/herself and other persons.

 To develop the skills of testing and scientific reporting in psychology.
 To familiarize the students to various psychological tests and assessment tools.
 To generate an interest in working of the community with a psychological outlook

PART I

1. Standard Progressive Matrices

2. Eysenck Personality questionnaire
3. Bhatias Battery of Performance intelligence Tests
4. Tests of creativity
5. Bells adjustment inventory
6. Locus of control
7. Multiphasic interest inventory
8. Achievement value and anxiety inventory
9. Career decision making scale

Each student is required to conduct a minimum of 6 tests and submit record for evaluation
at the end of the semester. The list includes psychological assessments that measure
intelligence and personality. Evaluation will be made at the end of sixth
semester(PSY6B07).

References

Anastasi, A.,& Urbina, S.(1997). Psychological Testing. USA: Prentice Hall.

Postman.L.F. &Fagan,J.P.(1949).Experimental Psychology.An introduction .New York:Harper

and Brother Publishers.

Singh, A.K.(2004).Test measurements and methods in behavioral sciences.New Delhi: Bharati

Bhavan Publishers and Distributers.

Woodworth,R.S.,&Schlosberg,H.(1965).Experimental Psychology.New York: Methen and

Co.Ltd.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER V

PROJECT 36hours

Pursuing a research project enables students to pursue an original study about a topic of interest.
Students are expected to conduct a small project on socially relevant topics. Project work should
be carried out with the supervision of faculty members in the department. The project work must
be started from the fifth semester onwards and students should submit their report at the end of
sixth semester.

Guide lines for the Project work

 The project work shall be a quantitative, qualitative or exploratory study and the use of
simple statistical techniques may be encouraged.
 Students must do the project work individually and submit the report in manuscript
format ( handwritten form).
 Preferably tool can be prepared by the students themselves such as interview schedule,
observation schedule, questionnaires, categories of content analysis etc
 Authenticity of the project work should be verified.
 The report should not exceed 30 pages
 The report must have five chapters such as Introduction, review, method, result and
discussion, summary and conclusion and reference (APA format).
 An abstract of the study should be submitted along with the research report.
 The project will be valued both internally and externally

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B01 Credits : 3

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY-II 72hours

Objectives

To develop awareness about major psychological disorders

To acquaint the students with causes of major psychological disorders

Module 1: Substance abuse disorder 20hours

Alcohol Related Disorders - Clinical Picture of Alcohol Related Disorders,Biological Causal

Factors in the Abuse of and Dependence on Alcohol,Psychosocial Causal Factors in Alcohol
Abuse and Dependence,Sociocultural Causal Factors. Drug Abuse and Dependence - Opium and
Its Derivatives (Narcotics), Cocaine and Amphetamines (Stimulants), Methamphetamine,
Barbiturates (Sedatives) , Hallucinogens, Ecstasy, Marijuana ,Stimulants

Module 2: Schizhophrenia and other psychotic disorder 20hours

Schizophrenia - Origins of the Schizophrenia Construct, Epidemiology, Clinical Picture-

Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized Speech and Behavior, Positive and Negative Symptoms.
Subtypes of Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders -Schizoaffective Disorder,
Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional Disorder , Brief Psychotic Disorder . Causal factors

Module 3: Mood Disorder 20hours

Mood Disorders: Types of Mood Disorders. Unipolar Depressive Disorders -Major Depressive
Disorder, Other Forms of Depression, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder , Dysthymic Disorder
(Persistent Depressive Disorder). Bipolar and Related Disorders-Cyclothymic Disorder, Bipolar
Disorders (I and II) .Causal Factors.

Module 4: Developmental disorders 12hours

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder,

Specific learning Disorders, Intellectual Disability. Causal factors

Reference

Butcher, J. N., Hooley, J. M., &Mineka, S. (2014). Abnormal Psychology (16th ed.). U.S.A :
Pearson Education, Inc.

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Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., &Mineka, S. (1996). Abnormal Psychology and Modern life
(10th ed.). Newyork : Harper Collins College Publishers.

Seligman, M. E. P., Walker, E. P. , &Rosenhan , D. L. (2001). Abnormal Psychology (4th ed.).

Newyork : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan &Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry
Behavioral Sciences/ Clinical Psychiatry ( 11th ed.). U.S.A :Wolters Kluwer.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B02 Credits : 3

APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 72hours

Objectives:

1. To familiarize the theoretical concept and research methods in applied psychology.

2. To give knowledge about application of social psychology in different areas like clinical,
Educational, health and media.
3. To understand the major social issues in India.

Module 1: Foundations of applied social psychology 18hours

Social psychology and related disciplines. Applied social psychology: historical context. Social
Psychological theories- cognitive dissonance theory, group think theory.

Module 2: Applying social psychology to clinical and counseling psychology 18hours

Social psychological roots of social anxiety. Social psychological model of depression.

Treatment and prevention- self presentation theory, hopelessness theory and biases in clinical
decision making. Psychiatric social work- need and role of a case worker, after-care work, data
collection, help to the family and helping the patient.

Module 3: Applying social psychology to the media and aggression 18hours

Consequence of viewing media violence- fear, aggressive thoughts. Effects of exposure to

violent pornography. Reducing the harmful effects of exposure to violent sexual material. Effects
of media influence on our thought. Aggression. Theoretical perspectives on aggression: role of
biological factors, drive theories, modern theories of aggression. Determinants of aggression:
social, personal, situational.
Media violence, child abuse, domestic violence. Prevention and control of aggression.

.Module 4: Social problems in India and applying social psychology 18hours

The concept of social problems, characteristics, causes, types, stages in the development of
social problems, and solving social problems. Brief description about the concept of poverty,
unemployment, population explosion, child abuse and child labor

REFERENCES
Chaube, S.P., & Chaube, A. (2006). Groundwork for Social Psychology (Vol.1).Hyderbad:
Neelkamal Publications Pvt. Ltd.

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Myers, D.G. (1999). Social Psychology, 7 thed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Ram Ahuja (1999).Social Problems in India. Jaipur and New Delhi: Rawat Publications.

Schneider, F.W., Gruman, J.A., & Coutts, L.M. (2005). Applied Social Psychology:

Understanding and addressing social and practical problems. New Delhi: Sage Publication.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B03 Credits: 3

DEVELOPMENTAL PYCHOLOGY –II 54hours

Objectives:

1) To study emotional and social development of life span periods.

2) To study the vocational development and adjustments in adulthood.

3) To understand the period of late adulthood.

Module 1: Emotional Development 13hours

Emotion- types of emotions. Emotional behavior in infancy to middle adulthood.
Temperament: definition, different classifications. Self development-role of family,
parenting and peer relations in emotional development. Close relationships in adulthood.
Adult life changes, marriage and family in adulthood.

Module 2: Social Development 15hours

Process of socialization from infancy to middle adulthood. Vygotsky’s theory of social
development - ZPD. Development of attachment: types, Bowlby’s Ethological theory of
attachment, Factors affecting attachment. Marital Life Style & Parenthood in Young
Adulthood. Empty nest syndrome. Attraction, love and close relationships- adult marriage
life. Moral development- theories: Piaget, Kohlberg.

Module 3: Vocational Development 12hours

Vocational development and adjustment in early adulthood. Career, work and leisure in middle
adulthood. Selecting a job, appraisal of vocational adjustment. Work life balancing. Vocational

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adjustment in Middle Adulthood-Changed working conditions that affect middle aged workers,
conditions influencing vocational adjustment and satisfaction in middle age.

Module 4: Late adulthood 14hours

Characteristic of late adulthood. Gerontology. Physical –cognitive – language- and socio-
emotional development in late adulthood. Development of personality and self. Family and
relationships. Biological theories of ageing. Vocational adjustment and adjustment to retirement
in late adulthood. Facing death and loss: Psychological issues, Pattern of grieving, special losses.

REFERENCES
Hurlock, Elizabeth.B(1996).Developmental Psycholgy: A Life-Span Approach. New Delhi:
Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company.
Papalia, Diane. E et.al(2004).Human Development,9th ed. New Delhi. Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Limited.
Santrock, J. E (2007) Child Development (2nd end) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Company

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B04 Credits: 3

LIFE SKILL EDUCATION: APPLICATIONS AND TRAINING. 54hours

Objectives

To promote life skill education

To develop abilities for adaptive and positive behavior
To enhance self-confidence and self-esteem

Module 1 12hours
Introduction to life skills. Life skill; Need and importance-definition and interpretation by
WHO-Origin and development of concept of life skill.

Module 2 14hours
Mother skills: self awareness – development of self theories-assessment ; empathy. Survival
Skill: inter personal and intrapersonal orientations, interpersonal attraction & theories-skill to
develop relations and resolve conflicts. Effective communication: components of
communication. Listening-verbal and non verbal skills.

Module 3 14hours
Thinking skills: Critical thinking & creative thinking and media thought.
Negotiating skills: Decision making-problem solving.
Coping skills: Life skills for stress & time management; symptoms of anxiety-overcoming
anxiety-goal setting and planning.
Module 4 14hours
Life skill in different area: Life skill for preventing addiction-life skill for career planning and
development-life skill for women empowerment-life skill training for various groups
(Adolescents, youth).

References

Hurlock,B.E. (2007). Developmental Psychology. New Delhi:Tata MC Grew Hill Publishing

Co.Ltd

Nelson – Jones, R. (2007). Life Counseling Skills.New Delhi :Sage Publishers

Rajasenan ,U. (2010). Life skills,Personality and Leadership.Chennai,RGNIYD

UNESCO and Indian Natotional Commission for Cooperation. (2001). Life skills in Non formal
Education;A Review. Paris.

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UNESCO-http://www.unesco.org

Wadker,A.(2016).Life skills for success. Delhi:Sage Publications

WHO (1999) Partners In Life Skill Education: Conclusions from a Uninvited Nations Inter -
Agency Meeting, Geneva

WHO-http://www.who.int/en/

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B05 Credit : 3

Electives

Each student has to opt one elective among the following four papers

1. PSY6B05-01 Organisational Behaviour

2. PSY6B05-02 Psychology of Criminal Behavior

3. PSY6B05-03 Positive Psychology

4. PSY6B05-04 Educational Psychology

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B05-01 Credits : 3

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 54hours

Objectives:

1). To familiarize the concept of human Behaviour in Organizations

2). To give knowledge about work-motivation, group, leadership and organizational culture

MODULE1: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 11hours

The Concept of Organization – Need and Importance of Organizational Behaviour – Goals-

Scope and Challenges of Organization - Organization Structure-Types –Organizational
behaviour Models.

MODULE 2: INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR 13hours

Attitude – Characteristics – Components – Formation of attitude. Perception–Importance –

Factors influencing perception – Interpersonal perception- Impression Management. Motivation -
Meaning and types of Motivation, content theories and process theories.

MODULE 3: GROUP BEHAVIOUR AND LEADERSHIP 15hours

Concept of groups - Basic groups- Theories of group formation. Communication - Processes of

communication in organization-Functions of communication. Transactional Analysis.
Leadership- Functions of a leader- Approaches to the study of leadership phenomenon.

MODULE 4: DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 15hours

Meaning of conflict - The processes of conflict, Types and sources of conflict, Resolution of
conflict. Meaning of stress- Work stressors - Consequences and management of stress-
Balancing work and life. Organizational development – Characteristics –Objectives –
Organizational effectiveness.

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REFERENCES
Robbins, S.P.(2005) Essentials of Organizational Behaviour, 8th ed. New Delhi: Prentice
Hall India Pvt. Ltd.
Sharma, R.A.(2000) Organizational Theory and Behaviour,2 nd ed. New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B05-02 Credits : 3

PSYCHOLOGY OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR 54hours

Objectives:

 Mold youngsters with conceptual knowledge in Criminology.

 To enable the students to build up on their analytical skills in Criminology.

MODULE 1: THEORY AND METHOD 12 hours

Crime, Criminal law and Criminals-Theories of Crime-Foundations of Modern Criminology-

Theories of

Crime-Radical, Situational, and Rationality perspectives-Getting a Line on Crime: The

production and Use of Data.

MODULE 2: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL OFFENDERS 14hours

Murder and Assault-Robbery: Theft by violence and varieties of non-violent- Occupational and
Organized Crime- Public Order Crime.

MODULE 3: CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 14hours

Correction Psychology in Adult Setting- Psychological Assessment in Corrections- Treatment

and Rehabilitation in Correctional Facilities- Juvenile Corrections.

MODULE 4: FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY 14hours

Definition- General Concepts- Special areas: Investigative Psychology-Police Psychology-Child

Forensic Psychology-Forensic Psychology

REFERENCES:

Bartol, C.R & Bartol, A.M. (2004) Forensic Psychology. U.K: Sage Publications.
Barlow, H.D (1987). Introduction to Criminology, Boston: Little Brown & Co.
Howtt (2002) Forensic and Criminal Psychology. London: Prentice Hall.
Dutta, R.K. (2003) Crime against Women. New Delhi: Reference Press
Pognebin, M.R (2003) Qualitative Approaches to Criminal Justice perspective from the field.
London: Sage Publications.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

54hours

SEMESTER VI PSY6B05-03 Credits : 3

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Objectives

To familiarize the important concepts in positive psychology

To understand the importance of well being which allows people to understand what makes
life worth living

To give knowledge about the importance of factors contributing happiness

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 12 hours

What is positive psychology? Positive Psychology: assumptions, goals and definitions

Eastern and western perspectives in positive psychology

MODULE 2 : WELL-BEING 14 hours

Well-Being: Definition, subjective and psychological well-being, perspectives on well-being:

hedonic and eudaimonic, other theories of well-being.

MODULE 3 : HOPE,OPTIMISM AND FLOW 14 hours

Optimism, hope, mindfulness, expectationism, risk homeostasis theory, and time perspective,
neurobiology of optimism. Flow: self determination theory & intrinsic motivation, meta-
motivational state and reversal theory. Resilience: sources of resilience, mindfulness meditation

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MODULE 4 : HAPPINESS 14 hours

Positive emotions, positive & negative affectivity. Happiness : Measuring happiness, effect of
happiness, causes of happiness, circumstances & happiness, happiness enhancement. Happiness
across life span, gender & happiness, marriage & happiness, gender difference in the benefits of
marriage, money, happiness and culture, close relationships and happiness

REFERENCES

Alan Carr (2011). Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness & Human strengths (II
edition). Routledge, London & New York.

Snyder R.C., Lopez J. S., Pedrotti T. J. (2011). Positive psychology: the scientific and
practical explorations of human strengths (2 nd edition). Sage publications India Pvt. Ltd, New
Delhi.

Baumgardner S. & Crothers M. (2015). Positive Psychology. Dorling Kindersley ( India ) Pvt.
Ltd. New Delhi

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B05-04 Credits : 3

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 54hours

Objectives:

1). To promote an understanding of the application of psychological principles in the process of

education.

2). To familiarise the students with the characteristics of normal and exceptional children.
3). To provide the ways and methods of teaching and classroom management.
Module 1: Educational Psychology 13hours
Nature and Scope of Educational Psychology – Contribution of Piaget, Vygotsky, Skinner,
Rogers and Maslow, Dewey, and Gardener on Education. .

Module 2: Child Development and Learning 13hours

Age-level characteristics and education – Physical, social, emotional and cognitive
characteristics of Pre-school to Higher secondary students. Role of teacher in each stages of
education.

Learning: Behavioural approach – Objectives of instruction – Mastery Learning – Behaviour

modification techniques.

Module 3: Motivation 14hours

Behavioural, Cognitive and humanistic approaches of motivation – Implication of achievement
motivation and attribution theories –Techniques for enhancing student motivation. Class room
communication- verbal, non- verbal and unintended communication.

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Module 4: Educating Exceptional Children 14hours

Education of Gifted Children, Juvenile delinquent, Learning Disabled , Mentally Retarded ,
Physically Disabled , Emotional and Behavioural Disordered. Role of special educator in dealing
with exceptional children.

REFERENCES
Bichler, R. F & Snowman, J (1990) Psychology Applied to Teaching (6th Edn) Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Company.

Santrock, J.W. (2011). Educational Psychology (4th ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.

Woolfolk, A (2004) Educational Psychology (9 th Edn) Delhi: Pearson Education.

Seifert, K.Sutton,R. (2009) Educational Psychology (2 nd Edn).Zurich:Global Text.

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B06 Credits: 4

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICAL II 54hours

PART II

1.Simple reaction time

2.Choice reaction time

3.Tracing test

4.Steadiness tests

5.Finger dexterity

6.Tweezer dexterity

7. Conformity Behaviour

8. Social Maturity Scale

9. Self-expression Inventory

10. Parental Encouragement Scale

Each student is required to conduct any 6 experiments from the above experiments and
submit record for evaluation at the end of the semester. Evaluation for Part I (V Sem ) & Part
II (VI Sem) will be made at the end of the sixth semester(PSY6B06).

References

Anastasi, A.,& Urbina, S.(1997). Psychological Testing. USA: Prentice Hall.

Postman.L.F. &Fagan,J.P.(1949).Experimental Psychology.An introduction .New York:Harper

and Brother Publishers.

Singh, A.K.(2004).Test measurements and methods in behavioral sciences.New Delhi: Bharati

Bhavan Publishers and Distributers.

Woodworth,R.S.,&Schlosberg,H.(1965).Experimental Psychology.New York: Methen and

Co.Ltd.

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Pattern of evaluation of Experimental Psychology Practical II

External Evaluation Internal Evaluation

80 marks 20 marks

Introduction 15 marks Practical Knowledge of 5marks

the subject

Punctuality 5 marks

Attendance 5 marks
Administration 25 marks

Result and Discussion 20 marks Record 5 marks

Record 10

10 marks
Viva Voce

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

SEMESTER VI PSY6B07 Credits: 4

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICAL III 54hours

PART II

1. 16 PF
2. Weschler adult performance intelligence scale
3. Emotional Intelligence inventory
4. Aptitude Tests
5. IAS rating scale
6. Occupational stress inventory
7. Materialism spiritualism scale
8. Family relationship inventory
9. Risk taking scale
10. Study habit scale

Each student is required to conduct a minimum of 6 tests from the above tests and submit
record for evaluation at the end of the semester. Evaluation for Part I (V Sem ) & Part II (VI
Sem) will be made at the end of the sixth semester(PSY6B07).

References

Anastasi, A.,& Urbina, S.(1997). Psychological Testing. USA: Prentice Hall.

Postman.L.F. &Fagan,J.P.(1949).Experimental Psychology.An introduction .New York:Harper

and Brother Publishers.

Singh, A.K.(2004).Test measurements and methods in behavioral sciences.New Delhi: Bharati

Bhavan Publishers and Distributers.

Woodworth,R.S.,&Schlosberg,H.(1965).Experimental Psychology.New York: Methen and

Co.Ltd.

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Pattern of evaluation of Experimental Psychology Practical III

External Evaluation Internal Evaluation

80 marks 20 marks

Introduction 15 marks Practical Knowledge of 5marks

the subject

Punctuality 5 marks

Attendance 5 marks
Administration 25 marks

Result and Discussion 20 marks Record 5 marks

Record 10

10 marks
Viva Voce

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B.SC PSYCHOLOGY

36 hours
SEMESTER VI PSY6B08 Credits: 2

PROJECT

Pattern of evaluation of Project

External Evaluation Internal Evaluation

40 marks 10 marks

Significance of the study, Objectives, 25 marks Novelty of the subject 2 marks

Method, Analysis of results and
finding
Punctuality 2 marks

Organisation of the 3 marks

Presentation skill 5 marks report

Viva Voce 3 marks

10 marks
Viva Voce

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COMPLEMENTARY COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY OFFERED TO OTHER

DEPARTMENTS

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSES OF

BA SOCIOLOGY

Name of Course Code Credit Hrs/week Semester

Psychological PSY1C05 2 3 I
Processes -I
Psychological PSY2C05 2 3 II
Processes -II
Abnormal PSY3C05 2 3 III
Psychology
Psychology of PSY4C05 2 3 IV
Social Behavior

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSE OF

BA SOCIOLOGY

Semester I PSY1C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES –I 54 hours

Objectives:

To generate interest in psychology

To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
To understand the basics of various theories in psychology
To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like attention, learning
and memory

Module 1 Introduction 10 hours

Psychology: A working definition.

Origin of Psychology: Philosophical origins; Early Indian and Greek thoughts major ideas of
Descartes, Locke. Biological origins; Darwin, Genetics.
Brief history of modern scientific psychology: structuralism, functionalism, behavioral,
psychoanalytic, humanistic , cognitive perspectives, Gestalt psychology.
Branches of Psychology, Scope of Psychology.
Methods of psychology: Observation-participant and non-participant observation, naturalistic
observation; Interview methods-structured, semistructured and unstructured interviews;
Surveys;case study; Questionnaires; correlational studies; experimental method.

Module 2 Attention and Perception 14hours

Attention:selective and sustained attention;Factors affecting attention;Phenomena associated

with attention-span of attention,division of attention,distraction of attention.
Sensation and perception:Difference between sensation and perception
Perceptual organisation;Gestalt principles,figure and ground seggregation,phi-phenomenon.
Perceptual constancies:size,shape,brightness constancies.

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Visual illusions;Theories of colour vision;Theories of auditory perception.

Module 3 Learning 16hours

Concept of learning, Nature of learning, learning curve.

Types of Learning; Associative learning(Classical and operant conditioning) and Cognitive
learning.
Classical conditioning: Basic experiment and basic terms; Principles of Classical conditioning-
Acquisition, Higher order conditioning, Extinction, spontaneous recovery, Generalization and
Discrimination.
Operant conditioning; Law of effect; Basic experiment of Skinner; Reinforcement, Punishment,
Shaping and Chaining; Schedules of reinforcement..
Cognitive learning: Cognitive map; latent learning; sign learning.
Observational learning/Modelling

Module 4 Memory 14hours

Key processes in memory: Encoding, Storage and Retrieval.

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model; sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory; Levels of
processing.
STM; Iconic memory; Working memory, Alan Baddeley's components of working memory;
Chunking; Rehearsal-maintanence rehearsal, rote rehearsal, elaborative rehearsal.
LTM;Types of LTM-procedural memory,declarative memory-semantic memory ,episodic
memory;
Flash-bulb memory,tip of the tongue phenomenon.
Measuring memory;Recall,Recognition,Relearning.
Forgetting:Curve of forgetting;Reasons of forgetting-ineffective coding, decay,Interference,
retrieval failure, motivated forgetting; Repression.
Strategies for remembering; Rehearsal, Elaboration, Organisation(Mnemonics).

REFERENCES

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.

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Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Coon, D.& Mitterer ,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior,
13th ed. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology,
7th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of
Ind

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSE OF

BA SOCIOLOGY

Semester II PSY2C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES –II 54 hours

Objectives:

To generate interest in psychology

To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
To understand the basics of various theories in psychology
To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like cognition,
intelligence and personality

Module 1 Cognitive Processes 14 hours

Basic units of Thought: Concepts; forming concepts, Types of concepts, prototypes; Images;
Language, the structure of Language,
Reasoning; Deductive and inductive thinking.
Problem solving; Types of problems, steps and barriers to effective problem solving,approaches
or strategies of problem solving-trial and error heuristics, algorithm, forming subgoals, searching
for analogies, changing the representation of the problem .
Creative thinking; convergent and divergent thinking; stages of creative thought.
Decision making ;Heuristics and judgement-availability heuristics, representativeness heuristics,
anchoring heuristics.

Module 2: Motivation and Emotion 10 hours

Introduction: Instinct, drive. Primary and secondary motives. Hunger and eating.
Learned motives: affiliation, achievement and power motive, Hierarchy of motives.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

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Concept of Emotion. Physiological correlates of emotion. Theories of emotion: James-Lange

theory,Cannon-Bard theory, Schachter-Singer theory, Appraisal theory,Evolutionary theory,
Opponent process theory. Assessment of emotion

Module 3: Intelligence 14 hours

Definition, nature and meaning of intelligence,.Determinants of intelligence – Role of heredity

and environment. Theories of intelligence- Spearman-Two factor, Cattel- Fluid and crystallized
intelligence, Guilford’s structure of intellect model, Thurstone’s –primary mental abilities,
Sternberg- Triarchic approach, Gardner-Multiple intelligence theory, Goleman’s emotional
intelligence theory.Evolution of intelligence testing: Stanford-Binet, Wechsler scales.Mental
retardation and giftedness.

.Module 4: Personality 16 hours

Concept of Personality Psychodynamic approaches. Freud’s theory: instinct theory,Levels of

consciousness, structure of personality, defense mechanisms, psychosexual stages of
development,. Jung: Structure of personality, Adler: striving for superiority, power motivation.
Horney: Basic anxiety, styles, feminist turn in psychoanalysis.
Trait and Type theories: general approach. Allport: traits. Cattell: source and surface traits,.
Eysenck: dimensions of personality. Humanistic perspective: Rogers, Maslow, Albert
Bandura’s social learning theory.
Assessment of Personality, Uses of Personality tests.

References:

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.
Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Coon,D.& Mitterer,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 13th
ed.Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

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Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology, 7th
ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Passer M.W.& Smith.R E.,(2007).psychology-the science of mind and behaviour(3 rd ed.). New
Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill

Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of
India

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSE OF

BA SOCIOLOGY

Semester III PSY3C05 Credit: 2

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 54 hours

Objectives

 To acquaint the students with the history and meaning of abnormal behavior
 To develop in them awareness about different types of abnormal behaviors

Module 1: Abnormality 14hours

Meaning of Abnormality, DSM V and Definition of mental disorder

Historical Views of Abnormal Behaviour- Demonology, Gods and Magic, Hippocrates Medical
Concepts, Early Philosophical Conceptions, Abnormality during middle ages, Humanitarian
Approaches and Contemporary views of Abnormality.

Causal Factors for Abnormal Behaviour- Biological, Psychological and Sociocultural factors.

Module 2: Stress Disorders 12 hours

Definition, Factors predisposing a person to stress, Characteristics of stressors.

Sress and Mental Health- Adjustment disorder, Adjustment disorder caused by unemployment,
Post Traumatic Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder.

Stress and Physical Health- Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease.

Module 3: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions and their disorders 16 hours

Clinical Picture of Specific Phobias, Social Phobias, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Obsessive
Compulsive disorder , Body Dysmorphic disorder, Hoarding disorder and Trichotillomania.

Module 4: Somatic Symptoms and Dissociative disorders 12hours

Hypochondriasis, Somatization Disorder, Pain Disorder, Conversion Disorder; Dissociative

Disorders - Depersonalization/ Derealization Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia and Dissociative
Fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

Reference

Barlow, D.H. & Durand, V.M. (2015). (2015). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach
(7th ed.). Cengage Learning , Canada.

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Butcher, J. N.,Hooley, J. M.,&Mineka, S. (2014). Abnormal Psychology (16th ed.).U.S.A

:Pearson Education, Inc.

Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., &Mineka, S. (1996). Abnormal Psychology and Modern life
(10thed.). Newyork :Harper Collins College Publishers.

Seligman, M. E. P., Walker, E. P.,&Rosenhan , D. L. (2001). Abnormal Psychology (4thed.).

Newyork :W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

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BA SOCIOLOGY

Semester IV PSY4C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 54 hours

Objectives

 To enable the student to understand and explain behavior in the social setting
 To explain the psychological aspects of various social phenomena

MODULE 1: Introduction to Social Psychology 12 hours

Origin and Development of Social Psychology.Definition, Nature and Scope of Social

Psychology. Research Methods in Social Psychology.

MODULE 2: Social Cognition 14 hours

Schemas: Mental frame works for organizing social information. Impact of schemas on social
cognition: Attention, Encoding and Retrieval. Priming: Which Schemas guide our thought?

Heuristics- Reducing effort in social cognition.

Automatic and Controlled Processing: Two Basic modes of social thought. Potential Sources of
error in social cognition- Optimistic Bias, Planning Fallacy, Situation specific Sources of error in
social cognition- Counterfactual thinking and magical thinking.

MODULE 3: Social Perception and Social Influence 14 hours

Social Perception: Nonverbal communication: Basic channels, Facial feedback hypothesis.

Attribution: Theories of attribution- Jones and Davis theory and Kelly’s Theory of causal
attribution. Impression formation and impression Management.

Social Influence: Conformity- Factors affecting conformity, Desire to be liked-Normative social

influence and Desire to be right-Informational social influence. Compliance: Principles and
Techniques,Obedience to authority.

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MODULE 4 Prosocial Behavior and Aggression 14 hours

Prosocial Behavior: Motives for Prosocial Behavior, Responding to an Emergency, External and
Internal Influences on Helping Behavior. Theoretical Perspectives of Prosocial Behavior.

Aggression: Perspectives on Aggression. Causes of Human Aggression : Social, Cultural,

Personal And Situational. Prevention and Control of Aggression.

References

Baron, R.A.,& Branscombe, N.R.(2012). Social Psychology(13 th ed). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.

Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N.R., Byrne, D., & Bhardwaj, G. (2009). Social Psychology, 12 th
ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Baron, R.A., & Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, 10th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education

Myers,D.G.(2006).Social Psychology. New Delhi: Tata MCGraw Hill Inc.

Taylor,S.E.,Peplau,L.A., & Sears, D.O.(2006). New Delhi: Pearson Education.

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSES OF

BA PHILOSOPHY

Name of course Code Credit Hrs/week Semester

Psychological Processes -I PSY1C05 2 3 I
Social Behavior-I PSY1C06 2 3

Psychological Processes -II PSY2C05 2 3 II

Social Behavior-II PSY2C06 2 3

III
Life Span Development PSY3C06 2 3
Abnormal Behavior-I PSY3C07 2 3

Health Psychology PSY4C06 2 3 IV

Abnormal Behavior -II PSY4C07 2 3

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Semester I PSY1C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES –I 54 hours

Objectives:

 To generate interest in psychology

 To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
 To understand the basics of various theories in psychology
 To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like attention, learning
 and memory

Module 1 Introduction 10 hours

Psychology: A working definition.

Origin of Psychology: Philosophical origins; Early Indian and Greek thoughts major ideas of
Descartes, Locke. Biological origins; Darwin, Genetics.
Brief history of modern scientific psychology: structuralism, functionalism, behavioral,
psychoanalytic, humanistic , cognitive perspectives, Gestalt psychology.
Branches of Psychology, Scope of Psychology.
Methods of psychology: Observation-participant and non-participant observation, naturalistic
observation; Interview methods-structured, semistructured and unstructured interviews;
Surveys;case study; Questionnaires; correlational studies; experimental method.

Module 2 Attention and Perception 14hours

Attention:selective and sustained attention;Factors affecting attention;Phenomena associated

with attention-span of attention,division of attention,distraction of attention.
Sensation and perception:Difference between sensation and perception
Perceptual organisation;Gestalt principles,figure and ground seggregation,phi-phenomenon.
Perceptual constancies:size,shape,brightness constancies.

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Visual illusions;Theories of colour vision;Theories of auditory perception.

Module 3 Learning 16hours

Concept of learning, Nature of learning, learning curve.

Types of Learning; Associative learning(Classical and operant conditioning) and Cognitive
learning.
Classical conditioning: Basic experiment and basic terms; Principles of Classical conditioning-
Acquisition, Higher order conditioning, Extinction, spontaneous recovery, Generalization and
Discrimination.
Operant conditioning; Law of effect; Basic experiment of Skinner; Reinforcement, Punishment,
Shaping and Chaining; Schedules of reinforcement..
Cognitive learning: Cognitive map; latent learning; sign learning.
Observational learning/Modelling

Module 4 Memory 14hours

Key processes in memory: Encoding, Storage and Retrieval.

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model; sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory; Levels of
processing.
STM; Iconic memory; Working memory, Alan Baddeley's components of working memory;
Chunking; Rehearsal-maintanence rehearsal, rote rehearsal, elaborative rehearsal.
LTM;Types of LTM-procedural memory,declarative memory-semantic memory ,episodic
memory;
Flash-bulb memory,tip of the tongue phenomenon.
Measuring memory;Recall,Recognition,Relearning.
Forgetting:Curve of forgetting;Reasons of forgetting-ineffective coding, decay,Interference,
retrieval failure, motivated forgetting; Repression.
Strategies for remembering; Rehearsal, Elaboration, Organisation(Mnemonics).

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REFERENCES

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.
Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Coon, D.& Mitterer ,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior,
13th ed. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology,
7th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of
Ind

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BA PHILOSOPHY

Semester I PSY1C06 Credit: 2

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR –I

Objectives

 To enable the student to understand and explain behavior in the social setting
 To explain the psychological aspects of various social phenomena

MODULE 1: Introduction to Social Psychology 12 hours

Origin and Development of Social Psychology.Definition, Nature and Scope of Social

Psychology. Research Methods in Social Psychology.

MODULE 2: Social Cognition 14 hours

Schemas: Mental frame works for organizing social information. Impact of schemas on social
cognition: Attention, Encoding and Retrieval. Priming: Which Schemas guide our thought?

Heuristics- Reducing effort in social cognition.

Automatic and Controlled Processing: Two Basic modes of social thought. Potential Sources of
error in social cognition- Optimistic Bias, Planning Fallacy, Situation specific Sources of error in
social cognition- Counterfactual thinking and magical thinking.

MODULE 3: Social Perception and Social Influence 14 hours

Social Perception: Nonverbal communication: Basic channels, Facial feedback hypothesis.

Attribution: Theories of attribution- Jones and Davis theory and Kelly’s Theory of causal
attribution. Impression formation and impression Management.

Social Influence: Conformity- Factors affecting conformity, Desire to be liked-Normative social

influence and Desire to be right-Informational social influence. Compliance: Principles and
Techniques,Obedience to authority.

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MODULE 4 Prosocial Behavior and Aggression 14 hours

Prosocial Behavior: Motives for Prosocial Behavior, Responding to an Emergency, External and
Internal Influences on Helping Behavior. Theoretical Perspectives of Prosocial Behavior.

Aggression: Perspectives on Aggression. Causes of Human Aggression : Social, Cultural,

Personal And Situational. Prevention and Control of Aggression.

References

Baron, R.A.,& Branscombe, N.R.(2012). Social Psychology(13 th ed). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.

Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N.R., Byrne, D., & Bhardwaj, G. (2009). Social Psychology, 12 th
ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Baron, R.A., & Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, 10th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education

Myers,D.G.(2006).Social Psychology. New Delhi: Tata MCGraw Hill Inc.

Taylor,S.E.,Peplau,L.A., & Sears, D.O.(2006). New Delhi: Pearson Education.

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BA PHILOSOPHY

Semester II PSY2C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES –II 54 hours

Objectives:

 To generate interest in psychology

 To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
 To understand the basics of various theories in psychology
 To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like cognition,
 intelligence and personality

Module 1 Cognitive Processes 14 hours

Basic units of Thought: Concepts; forming concepts, Types of concepts, prototypes; Images;
Language, the structure of Language,
Reasoning; Deductive and inductive thinking.
Problem solving; Types of problems, steps and barriers to effective problem solving,approaches
or strategies of problem solving-trial and error heuristics, algorithm, forming subgoals, searching
for analogies, changing the representation of the problem .
Creative thinking; convergent and divergent thinking; stages of creative thought.
Decision making ;Heuristics and judgement-availability heuristics, representativeness heuristics,
anchoring heuristics.

Module 2: Motivation and Emotion 10 hours

Introduction: Instinct, drive. Primary and secondary motives. Hunger and eating.
Learned motives: affiliation, achievement and power motive, Hierarchy of motives.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
Concept of Emotion. Physiological correlates of emotion. Theories of emotion: James-Lange
theory,Cannon-Bard theory, Schachter-Singer theory, Appraisal theory,Evolutionary theory,
Opponent process theory. Assessment of emotion

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Module 3: Intelligence 14 hours

Definition, nature and meaning of intelligence,.Determinants of intelligence – Role of heredity

and environment. Theories of intelligence- Spearman-Two factor, Cattel- Fluid and crystallized
intelligence, Guilford’s structure of intellect model, Thurstone’s –primary mental abilities,
Sternberg- Triarchic approach, Gardner-Multiple intelligence theory, Goleman’s emotional
intelligence theory.Evolution of intelligence testing: Stanford-Binet, Wechsler scales.Mental
retardation and giftedness.

.Module 4: Personality 16 hours

Concept of Personality Psychodynamic approaches. Freud’s theory: instinct theory,Levels of

consciousness, structure of personality, defense mechanisms, psychosexual stages of
development,. Jung: Structure of personality, Adler: striving for superiority, power motivation.
Horney: Basic anxiety, styles, feminist turn in psychoanalysis.
Trait and Type theories: general approach. Allport: traits. Cattell: source and surface traits,.
Eysenck: dimensions of personality. Humanistic perspective: Rogers, Maslow, Albert
Bandura’s social learning theory.
Assessment of Personality, Uses of Personality tests.

References:

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.
Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Coon,D.& Mitterer,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 13th
ed.Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology, 7th
ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Passer M.W.& Smith.R E.,(2007).psychology-the science of mind and behaviour(3 rd ed.). New
Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill

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Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of
India

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BA PHILOSOPHY

Semester II PSY2C06 Credit: 2

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR –II 54 hours

Objectives

 To familiarize the major concepts of social behavior

 To understand the major social issues in society

MODULE 1 Attitudes 12 hours

Definition, Characteristics and Components of attitude. Attitude Formation: How Attitudes

Develop- Classical Conditioning, Instrumental Conditioning and Observational Learning.The
Fine Art of Persuasion: How Attitudes are changed. Resisting Persuasion Attempts-Reactance,
Forewarning, Selective Avoidance. Cognitive Dissonance and Attitude Change.

MODULE 2 Group Influence and Leadership 14 hours

What is a group? Nature and Functions.Social Facilitation. Social Loafing. Deidividuation,

Group Polarisation and Group Think. Decision Making by Groups- How it occurs and the
Pitfall it faces.Group Interaction: Competition versus Cooperation.

Leadership : Theories of Leadership and Types. Role of leadership in group settings.

MODULE 3 Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships 14 hours

Internal Determinants of Attraction : The Need to Affililiate and The Basic Role of
Affect.External Determinants of Attraction : Proximity and other observable Characeristics.

Close Relationships: Family, Friends, Lovers and Spouses. Interdependent Relationships: Family
and Friends.

MODULE 4 Stereotype, Prejudice and Discrimination 14 hours

Nature and Origins of Sereotyping.Prejudice and Discrimination: Feelings and Actions towards
social groups. Techniques for countering the effects of Prejudice.

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References

Baron, R.A.,& Branscombe, N.R.(2012). Social Psychology(13 th ed). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.

Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N.R., Byrne, D., & Bhardwaj, G. (2009). Social Psychology, 12 th
ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Baron, R.A., & Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, 10th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education

Myers,D.G.(2006).Social Psychology. New Delhi: Tata MCGraw Hill Inc.

Taylor,S.E.,Peplau,L.A., & Sears, D.O.(2006). New Delhi: Pearson Education.

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BA PHILOSOPHY

SEMESTER III PSY3C06 Credits: 2

LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT 54 hours

OBJECTIVES

 To study human development in Psychological Perspectives

 To create awareness about major Psychological changes along with physical and
cognitive development

 To study emotional , social development and adjustments of life span periods.

Module 1: Introduction and theories to Life Span Development 13 hours

Historical foundation of developmental psychology. Growth and development- Different
Theories of development (Brief): Freud, Behaviorist, social, learning, Vygotsky, Periods of
Development, and Erikson’s Theory. Developmental tasks of each stages of development.

Module 2: Prenatal Development 8 hours

Fertilization- Germinal Period, Embryonic Period, Fetal Period. Effect of long term and short
term use of teratogens. Birth Process: Types, methods- prenatal and perinatal diagnostic tests.
Birth Complication and their effects..

Module 3: Physical and Cognitive Development 16 hours

Newborn reflexes, Gross and fine motor skills. Perceptual development in infancy. Physical
development from childhood to adolescence. Physical condition and health issues in early,
middle adulthood and late adulthood. Biological theories of ageing.

Language development: Pre-linguistic, Phonological, Semantic, Grammatical and Pragmatic

Development . Piaget’s theory of Cognitive Development: Process of development, 4 stages-
Sensory Motor, Preoperational, Concrete operational and Formal Operational stage..Cognitive
changes in early adulthood- Post formal thought, Schaie's Model of Cognitive Development

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Module 4 : Emotional and Social Development 17 hours

Emotional behavior in infancy to middle adulthood. Temperament: definition, different
classifications. Process of socialization from infancy to middle adulthood .Close
relationships in adulthood. Adult life changes, marriage and family in adulthood. Facing
death and loss: Psychological issues, Pattern of grieving,special losses.

REFERENCE

1. Berk, L.E (2003) Child Development (3rd de). New Delhi: Pearson Education Pvt Ltd

2. Hurlock, E.B (1996) Developmental Psychology-A Life span Approach. New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Company

3. Papalia, D.E et.al (2004) Human Development (9 th Ed). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company
4. Santrock, J.E (2007) Child Development (2nd end) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Company

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BA PHILOSOPHY

Semester III PSY3C07 Credit: 2

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR I 54 hours

Objectives

 To acquaint the students with the history and meaning of abnormal behavior
 To develop in them awareness about different types of abnormal behaviors

Module 1 : Abnormality 14 hours

Meaning of Abnormality, DSM V and Definition of mental disorder

Historical Views of Abnormal Behaviour- Demonology, Gods and Magic, Hippocrates Medical
Concepts, Early Philosophical Conceptions, Abnormality during middle ages, Humanitarian
Approaches and Cotemporary views of Abnormality.

Causal Factors for Abnormal Behaviour- Biological, Psychological and Sociocultural factors.

Module 2: Stress Disorders 12 hours

Definition, Factors predisposing a person to stress, Characteristics of stressors.

Sress and Mental Health- Adjustment disorder, Adjustment disorder caused by unemployment,
Post Traumatic Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder.

Stress and Physical Health- Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease.

Module 3: Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions and their disorders 16 hours

Clinical Picture of Specific Phobias, Social Phobias, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Obsessive
Compulsive disorder , Body Dysmorphic disorder, Hoarding disorder and Trichotillomania.

Module 4: Somatic Symptoms and Dissociative disorders 12 hours

Hypochondriasis, Somatization Disorder, Pain Disorder, Conversion Disorder; Dissociative

Disorders - Depersonalization/ Derealization Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia and Dissociative
Fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

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Reference

Barlow, D.H. & Durand, V.M. (2015). (2015). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach
(7th ed.). Cengage Learning , Canada.

Butcher, J. N.,Hooley, J. M.,&Mineka, S. (2014). Abnormal Psychology (16th ed.).U.S.A

:Pearson Education, Inc.

Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., &Mineka, S. (1996). Abnormal Psychology and Modern life
(10thed.). Newyork :Harper Collins College Publishers.

Seligman, M. E. P., Walker, E. P.,&Rosenhan , D. L. (2001). Abnormal Psychology (4thed.).

Newyork :W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

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BA PHILOSOPHY

Semester IV PSY4C06 Credit: 2

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 54 hours

Objectives

 To understand the psychological,behavioral and cultural factors contributing to physical

and mental health health
 To study the management of different illnesses

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 12 hours

Definition of health psychology, mind body relationship,need and signiificance of health

psychology, biopsychosocial model v/s biomedical model

MODULE 2 : HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND PRIMARY PREVENTION 14 hours

Health behaviours, changing health habits-attitude change,cognitive behavioural approach-health

belief model,theory of planned behaviour,trans theoretical model,protection motivatio
theory,social cognitive theory and attribution theory.

MODULE 3 : STRESS AND COPING 14 hours

Stress, theoretical contributions to stress-fight-flight, selye’s general adaptation syndrome, tend –

befriend, psychological appraisal & stress, coping, stress management programmes

MODULE 4: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES AND MANAGEMENT OF ADVANCING AND

TERMINAL ILLNESS 14 hours

Emotional responses to chronic illness, psychosocial issues —continued treatment, issue of non
traditional treatment, stages to adjustment to dying.

REFERENCE

Taylor E. S. (2006). Health psychology (6 TH EDITION), Mc Graw Hill Companies,California

Additional Reference

Naima khatoon (2012). Health psychology, Dorling Kindersley (INDIA) PVT. LTD.

Marks, F.D., Murray M., Evans, B., & Estacio V. M. (2011) Health Psychology: Theory,
Research and Practice (3rd edition).Sage publications INDIA PVT. LTD.

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Semester IV PSY4C07 Credit: 2

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR II 54 hours

Objectives

 To develop in them awareness about different types of personality disorders and

substance abuse.
 To acquaint the students with the symptoms of major psychological disorders

Module 1: Personality disorders 14 hours

Clinical Picture of Personality disorders, Cluster A Personality Disorders-Paranoid Personality

Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Cluster B Personality
Disorders- Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Antisocial
Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder. Cluster C Personality Disorders -
Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive
Personality Disorder.

Module 2: Schizhophrenia and other psychotic disorders 14 hours

Clinical Picture of Schizophrenia -Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized Speech and

Behavior, Positive and Negative Symptoms. Subtypes of Schizophrenia.

Clinical Picture of Delusional Disorders and Brief Psychotic disorder.

Module 3: Mood disorders 14 hours

Clinical Picture of mood disorders, Types of Mood disorders, Unipolar Depressive Disorders -
Major Depressive Disorder, Other Forms of Depression, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder ,
Dysthymic Disorder (Persistent Depressive Disorder). Bipolar and Related Disorders-
Cyclothymic Disorder, Bipolar Disorders (I and II) .

Module 4: Common Disorders of Childhood 12 hours

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct

Disorders,Seperation Anxiety Disorder and Childhood Depression

Reference

Barlow, D.H. & Durand, V.M. (2015). (2015). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach
(7th ed.). Cengage Learning , Canada.

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Butcher, J. N., Hooley, J. M., &Mineka, S. (2014). Abnormal Psychology (16th ed.). U.S.A :
Pearson Education, Inc.

Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., &Mineka, S. (1996). Abnormal Psychology and Modern life
(10th ed.). Newyork : Harper Collins College Publishers.

Seligman, M. E. P., Walker, E. P. , &Rosenhan , D. L. (2001). Abnormal Psychology (4th ed.).

Newyork : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSE OF

BA ECONOMICS

Name of course Code Credit Hrs/week Semester

Psychological PSY1C05 2 3 I
Processes -I
Psychological PSY2C05 2 3 II
Processes -II
LifeSpan PSY3C06 2 3 III
Development
Psychology of PSY4C05 2 3 IV
Social Behavior

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Semester I PSY1C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES –I 54hours

Objectives:

To generate interest in psychology

To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
To understand the basics of various theories in psychology
To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like attention, learning
and memory

Module 1 Introduction 10 hours

Psychology: A working definition.

Origin of Psychology: Philosophical origins; Early Indian and Greek thoughts major ideas of
Descartes, Locke. Biological origins; Darwin, Genetics.
Brief history of modern scientific psychology: structuralism, functionalism, behavioral,
psychoanalytic, humanistic , cognitive perspectives, Gestalt psychology.
Branches of Psychology, Scope of Psychology.
Methods of psychology: Observation-participant and non-participant observation, naturalistic
observation; Interview methods-structured, semistructured and unstructured interviews;
Surveys;case study; Questionnaires; correlational studies; experimental method.

Module 2 Attention and Perception 14hours

Attention:selective and sustained attention;Factors affecting attention;Phenomena associated

with attention-span of attention,division of attention,distraction of attention.
Sensation and perception:Difference between sensation and perception
Perceptual organisation;Gestalt principles,figure and ground seggregation,phi-phenomenon.

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Perceptual constancies:size,shape,brightness constancies.

Visual illusions;Theories of colour vision;Theories of auditory perception.

Module 3 Learning 16hours

Concept of learning, Nature of learning, learning curve.

Types of Learning; Associative learning(Classical and operant conditioning) and Cognitive
learning.
Classical conditioning: Basic experiment and basic terms; Principles of Classical conditioning-
Acquisition, Higher order conditioning, Extinction, spontaneous recovery, Generalization and
Discrimination.
Operant conditioning; Law of effect; Basic experiment of Skinner; Reinforcement, Punishment,
Shaping and Chaining; Schedules of reinforcement..
Cognitive learning: Cognitive map; latent learning; sign learning.
Observational learning/Modelling

Module 4 Memory 14hours

Key processes in memory: Encoding, Storage and Retrieval.

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model; sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory; Levels of
processing.
STM; Iconic memory; Working memory, Alan Baddeley's components of working memory;
Chunking; Rehearsal-maintanence rehearsal, rote rehearsal, elaborative rehearsal.
LTM;Types of LTM-procedural memory,declarative memory-semantic memory ,episodic
memory;
Flash-bulb memory,tip of the tongue phenomenon.
Measuring memory;Recall,Recognition,Relearning.
Forgetting:Curve of forgetting;Reasons of forgetting-ineffective coding, decay,Interference,
retrieval failure, motivated forgetting; Repression.
Strategies for remembering; Rehearsal, Elaboration, Organisation(Mnemonics).

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REFERENCES

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.
Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Coon, D.& Mitterer ,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior,
13th ed. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology,
7th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of
Ind

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSE OF

BA ECONOMICS

Semester II PSY2C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES –II 54 hours

Objectives:

To generate interest in psychology

To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
To understand the basics of various theories in psychology
To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like cognition,
intelligence and personality

Module 1 Cognitive Processes 14 hours

Basic units of Thought: Concepts; forming concepts, Types of concepts, prototypes; Images;
Language, the structure of Language,
Reasoning; Deductive and inductive thinking.
Problem solving; Types of problems, steps and barriers to effective problem solving,approaches
or strategies of problem solving-trial and error heuristics, algorithm, forming subgoals, searching
for analogies, changing the representation of the problem .
Creative thinking; convergent and divergent thinking; stages of creative thought.
Decision making ;Heuristics and judgement-availability heuristics, representativeness heuristics,
anchoring heuristics.

Module 2: Motivation and Emotion 10 hours

Introduction: Instinct, drive. Primary and secondary motives. Hunger and eating.
Learned motives: affiliation, achievement and power motive, Hierarchy of motives.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

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Concept of Emotion. Physiological correlates of emotion. Theories of emotion: James-Lange

theory,Cannon-Bard theory, Schachter-Singer theory, Appraisal theory,Evolutionary theory,
Opponent process theory. Assessment of emotion

Module 3: Intelligence 14 hours

Definition, nature and meaning of intelligence,.Determinants of intelligence – Role of heredity

and environment. Theories of intelligence- Spearman-Two factor, Cattel- Fluid and crystallized
intelligence, Guilford’s structure of intellect model, Thurstone’s –primary mental abilities,
Sternberg- Triarchic approach, Gardner-Multiple intelligence theory, Goleman’s emotional
intelligence theory.Evolution of intelligence testing: Stanford-Binet, Wechsler scales.Mental
retardation and giftedness.

.Module 4: Personality 16 hours

Concept of Personality Psychodynamic approaches. Freud’s theory: instinct theory,Levels of

consciousness, structure of personality, defense mechanisms, psychosexual stages of
development,. Jung: Structure of personality, Adler: striving for superiority, power motivation.
Horney: Basic anxiety, styles, feminist turn in psychoanalysis.
Trait and Type theories: general approach. Allport: traits. Cattell: source and surface traits,.
Eysenck: dimensions of personality. Humanistic perspective: Rogers, Maslow, Albert
Bandura’s social learning theory.
Assessment of Personality, Uses of Personality tests.

References:

Baron, R.A. (2004). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson education.
Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Inc.
Commer, R. & Gould, E. (2011). Psychology around Us. New Delhi: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Coon,D.& Mitterer,J.O.(2013)Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, 13th
ed.Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Feldman, R. (2011). Understanding Psychology,10th edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

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Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology, 7th
ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
Passer M.W.& Smith.R E.,(2007).psychology-the science of mind and behaviour(3 rd ed.). New
Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing co.

Additional References:

Gerrig, R. J (2013) Psychology and Life (20th Edn) Boston: Pearson

Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology: The study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of
India

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY PAPER OF

BA ECONOMICS

SEMESTER III PSY3C06 Credits: 2

LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT

OBJECTIVES

 To study human development in Psychological Perspectives

 To create awareness about major Psychological changes along with physical and
cognitive development

 To study emotional , social development and adjustments of life span periods.

Module 1: Introduction and theories to Life Span Development 13 hours

Historical foundation of developmental psychology. Growth and development- Different
Theories of development (Brief): Freud, Behaviorist, social, learning, Vygotsky, Periods of
Development, and Erikson’s Theory. Developmental tasks of each stages of development.

Module 2: Prenatal Development 8 hours

Fertilization- Germinal Period, Embryonic Period, Fetal Period. Effect of long term and short
term use of teratogens. Birth Process: Types, methods- prenatal and perinatal diagnostic tests.
Birth Complication and their effects..

Module 3: Physical and Cognitive Development 16 hours

Newborn reflexes, Gross and fine motor skills. Perceptual development in infancy. Physical
development from childhood to adolescence. Physical condition and health issues in early,
middle adulthood and late adulthood. Biological theories of ageing.

Language development: Pre-linguistic, Phonological, Semantic, Grammatical and Pragmatic

Development . Piaget’s theory of Cognitive Development: Process of development, 4 stages-
Sensory Motor, Preoperational, Concrete operational and Formal Operational stage..Cognitive
changes in early adulthood- Post formal thought, Schaie's Model of Cognitive Development

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Module 4 : Emotional and Social Development 17 hours

Emotional behavior in infancy to middle adulthood. Temperament: definition, different
classifications. Process of socialization from infancy to middle adulthood .Close
relationships in adulthood. Adult life changes, marriage and family in adulthood. Facing
death and loss: Psychological issues, Pattern of grieving,special losses.

REFERENCE
Berk, L.E (2003) Child Development (3 rd de). New Delhi: Pearson Education Pvt Ltd

Hurlock, E.B (1996) Developmental Psychology-A Life span Approach. New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Company

Papalia, D.E et.al (2004) Human Development (9th Ed). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company
Santrock, J.E (2007) Child Development (2nd end) New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company

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SYLLABUS OF PSYCHOLOGY AS COMPLEMENTARY COURSE OF

BA ECONOMICS

Semester IV PSY4C05 Credit: 2

PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 54 hours

Objectives

 To enable the student to understand and explain behavior in the social setting
 To explain the psychological aspects of various social phenomena

MODULE 1: Introduction to Social Psychology 12 hours

Origin and Development of Social Psychology.Definition, Nature and Scope of Social

Psychology. Research Methods in Social Psychology.

MODULE 2: Social Cognition 14 hours

Schemas: Mental frame works for organizing social information. Impact of schemas on social
cognition: Attention, Encoding and Retrieval. Priming: Which Schemas guide our thought?

Heuristics- Reducing effort in social cognition.

Automatic and Controlled Processing: Two Basic modes of social thought. Potential Sources of
error in social cognition- Optimistic Bias, Planning Fallacy, Situation specific Sources of error in
social cognition- Counterfactual thinking and magical thinking.

MODULE 3: Social Perception and Social Influence 14 hours

Social Perception: Nonverbal communication: Basic channels, Facial feedback hypothesis.

Attribution: Theories of attribution- Jones and Davis theory and Kelly’s Theory of causal
attribution. Impression formation and impression Management.

Social Influence: Conformity- Factors affecting conformity, Desire to be liked-Normative social

influence and Desire to be right-Informational social influence. Compliance: Principles and
Techniques,Obedience to authority.

MODULE 4 Prosocial Behavior and Aggression 14 hours

Prosocial Behavior: Motives for Prosocial Behavior, Responding to an Emergency, External and
Internal Influences on Helping Behavior. Theoretical Perspectives of Prosocial Behavior.
Aggression: Perspectives on Aggression. Causes of Human Aggression : Social, Cultural,
Personal And Situational. Prevention and Control of Aggression.

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References

Baron, R.A.,& Branscombe, N.R.(2012). Social Psychology(13 th ed). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.

Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N.R., Byrne, D., & Bhardwaj, G. (2009). Social Psychology, 12 th
ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Baron, R.A., & Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, 10th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education

Myers,D.G.(2006).Social Psychology. New Delhi: Tata MCGraw Hill Inc.

Taylor,S.E.,Peplau,L.A., & Sears, D.O.(2006). New Delhi: Pearson Education.

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Evaluation Pattern of Complementary papers offered by Psychology

External examinations for complementary courses for BA Programmes will be conducted at the
end of 2nd and 4 th semester.. Internal evaluation may be completed by the end of respective
semesters (10 marks each for odd and even semester).External evaluation for 80 marks will be
equally split into two parts (Part A and Part B) with 40 marks each for odd semester and even
semester. Part A and Part B of the questions will cover syllabus of odd and even semesters.

Components of internal evaluation

Sl.No. Components Marks
1 Attendance 2.5
2 Test paper I & II 2.5+2.5
3 Assignment/seminar 2.5
Total 10

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Pattern of question papers for complementary course offered for BA programmes is as
follows(Part A from odd semester and Part B from even semester)

Section Sl.no Nature of No. of Questions to Marks Total

Questions questions be answered Marks

Part A Part B Part A Part Part Part Part Part

B A B A B

A 01-06 07-12 Objective 6 6 6 6 1/2 3 3

type
B 13-18 19-24 Very 6 6 5 5 2 10 10
short
answer
C 25-28 29-32 Short 4 4 3 3 5 15 15
essay
D 33- 34 35- 36 Essay 2 2 1 1 12 12 12
Total 18 18 15 15 40 40

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Model Question Paper for Complementary paper in Psychology for BA Programmes

First/Second Semester BA Sociology, 2017

PSY1C05/Psy2C05

Psychological Processes I/Psychological Processes II

Time : 3 hours Maximum marks:80

Section A

Part A

Objective Questions

Answer all questions. Each question carries ½ mark.

1.The first psychological laboratory was established by :

(a)John Locke (b)Wilhem Wundt (c)Thomas Hardy (d) Sigmund Freud

2.Which school of thought define Psychology as the scientific study of the behavior of an
organism?

(a)Functionalists (b) Behaviorists (c) Gestalt (d)Psychoanalysts

3.----- is the meaningful interpretation of sensation

(a)Attention (b)Perception (c)Concentration (d)Meditation

Fill in the Blanks

4. Wrong perception of stimulus is known as –

5. ---- is known as the father of Psychology

6.---- is the founder of scientific psychology (6x ½=3 marks)

Part B

Answer all questions. Each question carries ½ mark.

Objective Questions

7. Identify the odd one

(a) Self-esteem (b)self-actualisation (c) safety (d) Achievement

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8. Who put forward hierarchy of motives?

(a) Stern(b) Maslow (c) Binet (d) Terman

9.Write the odd one

(a) Functional fixedness (b) Mental set (c) Creativity (d) Emotion

Fill in the blanks

10. The mental shortcut method of effective problem solving is -------

11. Tendency to achieve certain standards of excellence is -----

12. ------ part of nervous system is responsible for emotions.

(6x ½=3 marks)

Section B

Part A

Answer any five questions. Each question carries two marks. Write short notes on the following.

13.Reinforcement

14.Punishment

15. Determinants of attention

16.Trial and Error learning

17.Naturalistic observation method

18.Determinants of learning

(5 x 2 =10 marks)

Part B

Answer any five questions. Each question carries two marks. Write short notes on the following

19.Barriers of Problem Solving

20.Culture Free test

21.Psycholinguistics

22.Giftedness

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23.Lie Detector

24.Images

(5 x 2 =10 marks)

Section C

Part A

Answer any three questions. Each question carries five marks. Write short essay on the following

25.Theories of colour perception

26.Memory processes

27.Schools of Psychology

28.Schedules of reinforcement

(3 x 5 =15 Marks)
Part B

Answer any three questions. Each question carries five marks.

29.Hierarchy of motives

30.Stages of Creativity

31.Reasoning

32.Strategies of Problem solving

(3 x 5 =15 Marks)

Section D

Part A

Answer any one question which carries twelve marks. Write an essay on the following

33.Briefly outline the personality assessment techniques.

34.Discuss the theories of Intelligence.

(1 x 12=12marks)

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Part B

Answer any one question which carries twelve marks. Write an essay on the following.

35.Explain the causes and theories of forgetting.

36.Define space perception. Explain the use of cues in space perception.

(1 x 12= 12 Marks)

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