Syllabus

Module I
The nature and history of psychology Methods of psychology.
Module II
Perceptual processes: Attention Constancies and Illusion Psychophysics - Classical Psychophysics & Signal Detectability.
Module III
Learning: Thorndike Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Cognitive Learning (Tolman, Kohler) Transfer of Learning Memory: STM-LTM model, Forgetting -major theories.
Module IV
Emotion -major theories: James-Lange theory, Canon-Bard theory Papez-MacLean theory Lindsley’s activation theory Schachter’s cognitive theory.
Module V
Intelligence major model Measurement of abilities Personality Trait and Type approaches Psychodynamic approach Learning approaches/Social learning theory.
Module VI
Measurement of Personality Genetic and environmental determinants of individual differences.

The student would be able to understand the history, basic concepts and classical theories of psychology

After completion of the course the student would be able to define and distinguish between behavior and mental processes and the application of psychology in everyday life

C. T. Morgon, R. A. King, J. R. Weisz and J. Schoplor (1993), Introduction to Psychoogy, Tata McGraw Hill

E. R. Hilgard, R. C. Atkinson and R. L. Atkinson (1976), Introduction to Psychology, Oxford and IBH

R. A. Baron (1996), Psychology, Prentice Hall

N. R. Carlson and W. Buskist (1997), Psychology: The Science of Behaviour, Allyn & Bacon