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: Psychology Paper title: General Psychology Syllabus details UNIT I: DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGY: The works of Psychologists The Early Scholars of Psychology - The Modem Perspective. THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR: Species Typical Behaviour Patterns Brain and Behaviour: Nervous System - Spinal Card, Brain Stem, Cerebellum, Reticular Formation, Associative Cortex, Behaviour and Experience - hemisphere Function. UNIT II: SENSORY PROCESSES AND PERCEPTION: Sensory Processes: Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Skin Attention Perception: Form Perception Visual Depth Perception Perceptual Constancy Movement Perception - Plasticity Individual Difference. PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING: Classical Conditioning Instruments Conditioning Cognitive learning - The learner and Learning: MEMORY: STM LTM Forgetting Amnesia - improving Memory. THINKING AND LANGUAGE: Thinking process Concepts Problem Solving Decision Making Creative Thinking Language Communication. UNIT III: MOTIVATION: Motivation as Inferences, Explanation and Predictors Theories of Motivation Biological Motivation Social Motivate Motivate to know and to be Effective Frustration and Conflict of Motives. EMOTION AND STRESS: Expression and Perception of Emotion The Physiology of Emotion Body Language Lie Detectors Stress Coping with Stress Theories of Emotion. UNIT IV: NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE: Factor Theories and Process Orientation Theories of Intelligence Assessing intelligence Tests Individual Difference in intelligence Mentally Gifted genetic and Environment influence on Intelligence (Nature and Nurture Issues) Group Difference in Intelligence. UNIT V: PERSONALITY: Meaning and Definition Theories of Personality: Type, Trait, dynamic, Psychoanalytical, Learning and Behavioral, and Humanistic Theories Personality Assessment Issues and Controversies in Personality Theory and Research. REFERENCE: 1.Morgan, C.T. King, R.A. Weisy, J.R, & Scooper, J. Introduction to Psychology. New Delhi: Tata Mc Grew - Hill, VII. 1993. 2. Baron A. Robert (1993) Psychology: Prentice Hall of India PVT. Ltd., New Delhi.

M.Sc.: Psychology Paper title: Development Psychology

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UNIT I: Growth and Decline - Meaning of Developmental changes. Significant facts about Development The Life Span Recent focus of Interest in Life Span Happiness and Unhappiness during the life span. Stages of Development Principles of Development The Prenatal period Characteristics of the prenatal period characteristics of Infancy Major adjustments of Infancy Hazards of Infancy. Babyhood Characteristics of Babyhood Developmental tasks. Psychological functions Muscle, Speech Interest in play understanding Morality Sex-role Typing Family Relationships. UNIT II : Early childhood Characteristics of early childhood Developmental Tasks Physiological habits, Improvements in Speech Emotions Socialization Play understanding Sex-role Typing - Late Childhood Characteristics of Late Childhood Developmental Tasks Physiological Habits Skills Emotions Socialization Play understanding Sex-role Tying Family Relationships Personality Hazards and Happiness in late Childhood. UNIT III: Characteristics of Puberty Criteria causes Age Growth Spurt Body changes at Puberty Effects of Puberty changes and Deviant Maturing Sources of Concern Hazard and unhappiness at Puberty. Adolescence The adolescent years characteristics of Adolescence Developmental Tasks Emotionality Social Interests and Morality changes during adolescence Sex Interests Sex behaviour and Approved Sex Roles Family Relationships, Personality changes and Hazards of Adolescence UNIT IV: Early Adulthood: Personal and Social Adjustments: Characteristics of early Adulthood Developmental Tasks changes in Interests Social Mobility Sex-role adjustment. Personal and Social Hazards of Early Adulthood. Early Adulthood: Vocational and Family Adjustments: Vocational, Marital, Parenthood, Single hood and Hazards of Adjustments Middle Age: Personal and social Adjustment Characteristics and Developmental Tasks Adjustments to Physical Changes Assessment of Adjustments of Physical Changes. Middle Age: Vocational and Family Adjustments. Adjustments to Vocational, Family Patterns, Single hood, Loss of a spouse, Approaching Retirement and Old Age Vocational and Marital Hazards of Middle Age. UNIT V: Old age: Personal and Social Adjustments Characteristics and Developmental Tasks of Old age. Adjustment to Physical Changes Motor Abilities Hazards to Personal and Social Adjustments in old age. Old age: Vocational and Family Adjustment: Adjustments to Vocational, Retirement, Family Life, Loss of a Spouse, Remarriage Cohabitation, and Single hood in old age Living arrangements for the Elderly Geographic Mobility Vocational and Family Life Hazards and Assessment Adjustment to Old Age. REFERENCES: 1. HURLOCK. E.B (1980) Development Psychology: A Life Span Approach (Fifth Ed) New Delhi: Tata Mc Graw Hill pub.co.Ltd. 2. SANTROCK. J.W (1997) Life Span Development (sixth Ed) Chicago: Brown Mark. M.Sc.: Psychology Paper title: Personality

Syllabus details UNIT I: Introduction Definition of Personality Determinants of Personality Personality assessment. UNIT II: The Psychoanalytic Approach: Introduction to Structure, Development and Dynamics of Psychoanalytical Theory. Freud, Jung and Adler. Sigmund Freuds Psychoanalytical Theory Carl Jungs Analytic Theory Adlers Social Psychological Theory Erikson Contemporary Psychoanalytical Theory UNIT III : Type and Trait Approach: Sheldon Type Theory, Cattels Trait Theory, Eysencks Biological Trait Theory, Allport Trait Approach. UNIT IV: Humanistic Approach: Maslows Hierarchical Theory of Human Motivation. Assumptions about human nature. Carl Rogers Person centered Theory. Structure, dynamics and development of personality. Concept of Counselling. UNIT V: Behaviourist Approach: Dollard and Millers Stimulus Response Theory The structure, Dynamics and development of S-R-Theory. B.F. Skinners operant conditioning The structure, dynamics and development of personalityAlbert Bandura Social Learning Theory. REFERENCES: 1. Hall C.S. & Lindzey. G. Theories of Personality 3rd Ed. Newyork. J. Wiley &Sons 2. Caloin S. Hall, Gardner Lindzey, John B. Compbell Theories of Personality, John Wiley & Son (Fourth Ed). 3. Elizabeth B. Hurlock- Tata Mc. Graw Hill - Personality Development. M.Sc.: Psychology Paper title: Social Psychology

Syllabus details UNIT I: The field of social Psychology: How we think about and Interact with others: A working Definition of Social Psychology Social Psychology in the new Millennium Research methods in Social Psychology. Social Perception: Understanding others Attribution: Understanding the causes of others behaviour Theories of Attribution Impression formation and impression management. Social Cognition: Thinking about others and the social world: Heuristics Mental shortcuts in Social Cognition Basic aspects of Social thought potential sources of Errors in Social Cognition Affect and Cognition: How thought shapes feelings and feeling shape thought. UNIT II: Attitudes: Evaluating the Social World Forming attitudes Social Learning, Direct Experience and Genetic Factors Attitudes and Behavior. The essential Link Specificity, Components, Strength, Vested interest, the

Role of Self-Awareness Accessibility Persuasion: The Traditional and cognitive Approaches Resistance to persuasion cognitive Dissonance Social Identity Self and Gender The Self, Self Concept, Self Esteem Selfefficiency, Self Monitoring Behavior, Self Focusing Gender Maleness or Femaleness as a Crucial Aspect of identify. UNIT III : Prejudice and Discrimination: Understanding their Nature, Countering their Effects. The origins of Prejudice. Direct Intergroup contact. Recategorization Cognitive intervention Prejudice based on Gender. Its nature and effects Gender stereotypes Discrimination against females, Sexual Harassment. Interpersonal Attraction: Getting Acquainted, Becoming friends; Proximity and Emotions The need to affiliate and reactions to Observable Characteristics Similarity and Reciprocity in becoming friends. Close Relationships Friends & Love: Moving beyond casual Friendships Relationships among relatives, friends and lovers. What is love ? What is Loneliness? UNIT IV : Social Influence: Changing Others Behavior: Group influence in action Factors Affecting Confirmity. The bases of Confirmity, Need for individuation and need for control, Minority influences- Compliance, Obedience: Social influence by demand.

Prosocial behavior providing help to others Responding to an Emergency Bystander behavior, Five necessary cognitive steps for help Internal and External factors that influence Altruistic behavior, role models, Emotion, Characteristics of the Victim Prosocial Behavior: Empathy Altruism theory . UNIT V : Aggression: Theoretical perspective on Aggression In search of the roots of Violence Determinants of Human Aggression: Social, Personal, situational. Aggression in long-term relationships. The prevention and control of Aggression. Groups and Individuals : Groups: What they are and how they function: How groups affect individual performance: from Social facilitation to Social Loafing Coordination in Groups: Cooperation or conflict? Perceived Fairness in Groups: Perceived Fairness in Groups: Its nature and effects Decision making by Groups. REFERENCES : 1. ROBERT A. BARON & BRYNE.D (1999) Social Psychology (Eigth Ed) New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India. 2. MOGHADDAN.F.D (1998) Social Psychology: New York : W.H. Freeman. M.Sc. : Psychology Paper title: Practical - I

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(GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY) 1. Span of Attention 2. Maze Test 3. Habit Interference Test 4. Recall and Recognition Test 5. Observation and Accuracy of Testimony 6. Ravens Progressive Matrices 7. Kohs Block Design 8. Group Intelligence Test 9. Differential Aptitude Test (Indian Adaptation) 10.Mirror Drawing experiment (PERSONALITY and SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) 1. Introversion - Extroversion Test 2. Multiple variable Personality Inventory 3. TAT (Test) Indian Adaptation 4. Level of Aspiration 5. Emotional Maturity Scale 6. Leadership Preference Scale 7. Indian adaptation of Clarks parent child relationship Questionnaire 8. Bells adjustment Inventory 9. Social Intelligence 10. Interest Inventory