B.A. Psychology
1st Semester Syllabus
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MJC-1 : Introduction to General Psychology
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Unit 1: Introduction
◦Psychology as a scientific study of behavior
◦Sub-fields and applications of Psychology
◦Perspectives of Psychology-Psychodynamic
◦Behavioral
◦Cognitive
◦Humanistic and Positive
◦Methods: Experimental
◦Interview and Case study
Unit 2: Learning and Memory
◦Learning: Meaning
◦Theories of learning: Classical conditioning
◦Instrumental conditioning and Observational learning
◦Memory: Sensory
◦STM and LTM
◦Forgetting and its causes
Unit 3: Motivation & Emotion
◦Motivation: Nature and types
◦Need-hierarchy model
◦Emotion: Nature
◦Bodily changes in emotion
◦Theories of emotion
◦James-Lange theory
◦Cannon-Bard theory and Schachter-Singer theory
◦Emotional Intelligence-Meaning
◦Dimensions and implications
Unit 4: Individual Differences
◦Intelligence: Nature and Theories: Spearman's Two-factor theory
◦Thurstone's theory and Sternberg's Triarchic theory of intelligence
◦Personality: Nature
◦Determinants and theories
◦Freud
◦Social cognitive theory
◦Big Five Factor theory
Reference Books:
- Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weiss, J.R.; and Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology. New York: Tata McGraw Hill.
- Ciccarelli, S.K. & Meyer, G.E. (2007). Psychology (South Asian Edition). India: Pearson Education Inc.
- Baron, R. A. & Misra, G. (2014). Psychology, Indian Subcontinent Edition, Pearson Education.
- Singh, A.K. Uchchatar Samanya Manovigyan. Motilal Banarsidas, Patna.
- Suleman & Tarannum (2005). Manovigyan mein Prayog aur Parikshan, Motilal Banarasi Das.
- Singh, A. K. (2014). Uchchatar Manovigyanik Prayog evam Parikshan, Motilal Banarasi Das.
- Mohsin, S. M. (1974). Experiments in Psychology, Oxford Publications, New Delhi.
- D. Amato, M. R. (1970). Experimental Psychology : Methodology, Psycho-physics & learning, New York, Mc Graw Hill.