Exam Scheme

Note :-

1. Objective type paper.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. There will be Negative Marking.

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Syllabus : Psychology-I

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1. Unit - I
   1. Biological Bases of Behaviour & Perceptual processes :
      1. Genes and Behaviour : Chromosomes
      2. Receptors, Effectors and Adjuster Mechanisms .
      3. Neural Impulse: Origin, Conduction and Measurement.
      4. Human Nervous System : Perepheral Nervous System (PNS), Central Nervous System (CNS), Neurotransmitters.
      5. Sensory Systems and Psychophysics : Vision and Audition, Major concepts of Psychophysics, Classical and Modern.
      6. Perception: Gestalt and Physiological Approaches
      7. Perceptual Organization: Gestalt, Figure and Ground, Laws of Organization, Attentional Process.
      8. Perceptual Constancy : Size, Shape and Brightness, Illusion, Perception of Depth and Movements. Figural After Effect, Perceptual Defense, Cognitive Styles (Field Dependence and Independence) .

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2. Unit - II
   1. Learning and Memory Processes:
      1. Classical Conditioning : Procedure, Phenomena and related issues.
      2. Instrumental Learning : Phenomena, Paradigm and Theoretical issues.
      3. Reinforcement: Basic Variables and Schedules.
      4. Verbal Learning : Methods and Materials. Organizational process, Transfer of Learning.
      5. Cognitive Learning: Nature and Types.
      6. Memory Processes : Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.
      7. Stages of Memory: Sensory Memory, Short-term Memory (STM) and Long-term Memory (LTM)
      8. Episodic, Semantic and Procedural Memory.
      9. Theories of Forgetting: Interference, Decay and Retrieval.

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3. Unit - III
   1. Motivation, Emotion and Thinking :
      1. Basic Motivational Concepts : Instincts, Needs, Drives, Incentives, Motivational Cycle, Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation, Flow, Frustration of Motives.
      2. Motivation : Psychoanalytical, Ethological, S-R, Cognitive, Humanistic Approaches.
      3. Biological and Social Motives.
      4. Physiological Correlates of Emotions, Positive Emotions.
      5. Theories of Emotions: James-Lange,Canon-Bard, Schachter and Singer.
      6. Conflicts: Sources and Types.
      7. Thinking: Nature and Types.
      8. Concept Formation : Types and Theories..
      9. Reasoning: Deductive and Inductive.
      10. Problem-Solving : Type and Strategies.
      11. Creativity: Nature and Types, Divergent Thinking.

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4. Unit - IV
   1. Human Abilities and Personality:
      1. Intelligence: Biological, Social, Eco-cultural Determinants.
      2. Theories of Intelligence : Spearman, Thurston, Guilford, Cattell, Sternberg, Jenson, Gardener.
      3. Measurement of Intelligence.
      4. Personality : Biological and Socio-cultural Determinants, Psychoanalytic, Neo-Freudian, Social Learning, Trait and Type, Cognitive Approaches.
      5. Personality Assessment : Psychometric and Projective Tests.
      6. Self-concept : Origin and Development.

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5. Unit - V
   1. Research Methodology and Psychological Testing:
      1. Research problem, hypothesis, variables and their operationalization. Types of psychological Research: Qualitative and Quantitive.
      2. Methods & Research Design : Experimental, Quasi-experimental, Case Studies, Field Studies and Cross-Cultural Studies, Expost Facto, Factorial .
      3. Methods of Data Collection : Observation, Interview, Questionnaire, Tests and Scales.
      4. Parametric and Non-parametric tests.
      5. Test Construction: Item Writing, Item Analysis.
      6. Test Standardization: Reliability, Validity and Norms
      7. Types of Tests: Intelligence, Aptitude, Personality, Attitude and Interest.