Basic Psychological Processes - I

Paper Code: 
PSY 111
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

CO1: Learn about the basis of

human behaviour and 

recognize the various

methods of studying human 

behaviour.

CO2: Explain the

nature and determinants of 

attention & perception.

CO3: Summarize the

different theories of learning 

and their applications.

CO4: Describe the process

and stages of memory systems.

CO5: Recognize the different

types of reasoning and 

problem solving approaches.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

Definition and Goals of Psychology; Approaches - Biological, Psychodynamic, Behaviorist, 

Cognitive; Methods - Experimental, Observation and Case Study; Fields of Application

 
9.00
Unit II: 
Sensory-Perceptual Processes

Attention - Nature Of Attention and its Determinants; Perception - Perceptual Organization, 

Perceptual Constancy, Determinants of Perception, Types of Perception - Form, Space, Depth

 
9.00
Unit III: 
Learning

Definition, Classical and Operant Conditioning; Verbal Learning;  Observational Learning and

 Application of Learning Principles

 
9.00
Unit IV: 
Memory And Forgetting

Process of Memory - Encoding, Storage, Retrieval; Stages of Memory - Sensory, Short Term and 

Long Term; Improving Memory; Constructive Memory; Forgetting, Theories of Forgetting

 
9.00
Unit V: 
Thinking And Reasoning

Concepts, Categories and Cognitive Maps; Inductive and Deductive Reasoning; Problem Solving Approaches; Solution Strategies and Mental Sets

Essential Readings: 

  • Baron, R.A. (2000). Psychology.  New York : Allyn & Bacon.

  • Baron, R.A., & Misra, G. (2000). Psychology- Indian Subcontinent Edition. Uttar Pradesh: Pearson Education India.

  • Ciccarelli, S.K. (2008). Psychology. Uttar Pradesh: Pearson Education India.

  • Morgan, C.T. King, R.A. & Weisz J.R., Schopler, J (2017). Introduction to General Psychology. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

  • Zimbardo, P.G., & Weber, A.L. (1997). Psychology. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers.

References: 

Suggested Readings 

  • Atkinson R.L., Atkinson, R.C. & Hilgard, F.R. (1990). Introduction to Psychology. New York: Harcourt Brace.

  • Crowder, R.G. (1976). Principles of Learning and Memory. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.

  • Dember & Warm, J.S. (1979). Psychology of Perception. New York: Holt

  • Duncan, J. (2010). How Intelligence Happens. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30016-873-0. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1npjpk

  • Feldman, R.S. (1998). Understanding Psychology. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.

  • Jung, C. G. (2012). Notes of the Seminar on Analytical Psychology Given in 1925. Princeton University Press. EISBN: 978-1-40083-983-4.

  • Lefton, L.A. (1985). Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Baron.

  • Macleod, H. &  Wright, P. (2006). Get Set for Psychology. Edinburgh University Press. EISBN: 978-0-74862-6960  https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt1g0b0ht https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7s04v

  • Maliam, T. & Birch, A. (1998). Introductory Psychology. London: McMillan.

  • Shoesmith, G. (2015). A New Complete GCSE Course: for AQA Specification 4180. The Lutterworth Press. EISBN: 978-0-71884-208-6. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1cg4mcd

  • Wilhite, S.C. & Payne, D.E. (1992). Learning and Memory  The Basis of Behaviors. Needham Heights: Allyn and Bacon.

  • Zimbardo (1998). Psychology and Life. New York: Harper and Row.

 

E Resources

  • ResearchGate

  • JSTOR

  • Proquest

  • Shodhganga

  • Delnet

  • Google Scholar

  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)

  • Academia

 

Journals

  • Memory 

  • Perspectives on Psychological Science 

  • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

  • Trends in cognitive science

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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