Psychology including Experimental Psychology
Total Marks – 200
Paper I
Marks – 100
1. Definition and scope of Psychology, psychology as a source of science of behaviour, schools and systems of psychology, recent trends to psychology
2. Nervous system: Structure and functions of cells, central and peripheral nervous system, Endocrine system
3. Learning: Conditioning – classical and operant, reinforcement, avoidance conditioning, extinction, discrimination learning, imprinting, theories of learning, verbal learning, probability learning, concept learning, perpetual learning, transfer and interference, motivational factors in learning, readiness and individual differences in learning
4. Nature of motives and emotions: Homeostasis, biogenic and social motives. Measurement of human motivation, theories or motivation – Maslow, Lewis and Freud, theories of emotion, role of endocrine plants, frustration and conflict
5. Nature of perpetual organization: Perception of distance, movement, space, depth, colour, perceptual constancy, effect of learning and motivation on perception, senses viz. vision, hearing and other senses. Perception and sensation, determinations of perception (needs, attitudes, sets, values, personality traits, emotional states, suggestions etc)
6. Nature and determinants of personality: Factors in development of personality. Theories of personality, trait and types, Freudian, Neo-Freudian, Murry, Allport, Cattel. Types of personality tests and their rationale
7. Socialization: Society and personality, formation of opinions and attitudes, Prejudice
8. Structure and functions of groups, role status relations, group norms, group solidarity, intergroup tensions, international tensions