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FYUGP CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK FOR BACHELORS PROGRAMME WITH

PSYCHOLOGY AS MINOR

CREDITS
COURSE TYPE OF
SEMESTER TITLE OF COURSE
CODE COURSE
THEORY TUTORIAL

I PSY122N CT-1 PSYCHOLOGY: FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY 4 2

II PSY222N CT-1 PSYCHOLOGY: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 4 2

III PSY322N CT-1 PSYCHOLOGY: SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT IN PSYCHOLOGY 4 2

IV PSY422N CT-1 PSYCHOLOGY: BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE 3 1

V PSY522N CT-1 PSYCHOLOGY: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 1

VI PSY622N CT-1 PSYCHOLOGY: ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 1

PSYCHOLOGY: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH


VII PSY722N CT-1 METHODOLOGY 3 1

VIII PSY822N CT-1 PSYCHOLOGY: ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 1

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT / CONVENOR BOUGS


SEMESTER 1st
MINOR COURSE
PSY122N: PSYCHOLOGY (FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY)

CREDITS: THEORY=4; PRACTUM=2


OBJECTIVES: To understand the basic psychological processes and their applications in everyday
life.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. The student will be able to understand Psychology as a science.
2. The student will be able to understand different psychological processes.
3. The student will be able to understand and use the principles of Psychology to the day-to-day
problems.

UNIT 1: Introduction: Psychology as a science, origin and development of psychology, perspectives


(psychoanalytic, behavioural, cognitive, humanistic & Socio-cultural), methods (Experimental &
Quasi-Experimental).

UNIT 2: Cognitive processes: Attention and its types, Perception and laws of perceptual organization,
learning: conditioning, observational learning; memory-processes, information processing model,
techniques for improving memory.

UNIT 3: Motivation and Emotion: Motives: biogenic, Psychogenic and sociogenic, Emotions: aspects
of emotions, key emotions (Paul Ekman’s model).

UNIT 4: Personality: nature and theories (Allport, Freud and McCrae & Costa); Intelligence: nature
& Theories (Spearman, Gardner and Sternberg).

PRACTICUM: 2 CREDITS (MINIMUM OF TWO FROM THE BELOW 4 PRACTICALS)


1. Learning
2. memory
3. personality
4. intelligence

READINGS:
1. Weitan, W. (2020) Psychology Themes and Variations (10 Edition). Cengage India.
2. Chadha, N.K. & Seth, S. (2014). The Psychological Realm: An Introduction. Pinnacle
Learning, New Delhi.
3. Ciccarelli, S. K & Meyer, G.E (2008). Psychology (South Asian Edition). New Delhi:
Pearson
4. Wani, N. A. (2019). Introduction to Psychology. Wisdom Press New Delhi.
5. Feldman.S.R.(2009). Essentials of understanding psychology (7th Ed.) New Delhi: Tata Mc
Graw Hill.
6. Glassman,W.E.(2000).Approaches to Psychology(3rd Ed.) Buckingham:Open University
Press.

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