Foundation of Psychology - I

Paper Code: 
CPSY 101
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
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: Define and differentiate among various subfields of Psychology.

CO2: Understand the concepts of attention and perception and the interaction between them.

CO3: Identify the various components of learning and the primary processes of memory and forgetting.

CO4: Discuss the basic theories of motivation and emotions.

CO5: Describe key concepts of personality and intelligence.

 

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.

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

Introduction to Psychology:  Perspectives on Behaviour; Methods of Psychology (special emphasis on experimentation); Subfields of Psychology; Recent Trends in Psychology.

12.00
Unit II: 
Attention & Perception

Sensation,  Attention: Divided, Sustained attention, Determinants of attention; Perception: Perceptual Processing, Role of Attention in Perception; Perceptual Organization;  Perceptual Sets, Perceptual Illusions

12.00
Unit III: 
Thinking and Language

Mental Imagery, Concepts; Decision Making; Nature of Language; Language Development

12.00
Unit IV: 
Motivation and Emotion

Motivation; Perspectives on Motivation, Types of Motives, Motivational Conflicts; Emotions: Components of Emotions, Theories – James  & Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schacter-Singer   

12.00
Unit V: 
Learning and Memory

Principles and applications of Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, and Observational Learning.

Memory: Processes- Encoding, Storage, Retrieval; Types of memory; Information Processing Models; Improving Memory; Forgetting: Theories of Forgetting.

Essential Readings: 
  • Atkinson R.L., Atkinson, R.C., and Hilgard, F.R. (1990). Introduction to Psychology. New York: Harcourt Brace.
  • Baron, R.A. (1995). Psychology: The essential Science. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Ciccarelli, S.K., & Meyer, G.E. (2017). Psychology (south asian edition).  United States: Pearson Education, Inc.
  • Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weizs, J.R., & Schopler. J. (1986). Introduction to General Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill Productions.
  • Zimbardo. P.G., & Weber, A.L. (1997). Psychology. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers.
References: 

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

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

·       Feldman, R. S. Understanding Psychology. New Delhi : Tata Mc Graw Hill.

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

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

·       Newell, A., & Simon, H. (1972). Human Problem Solving. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

·       Rock, I. (1995). Perception. New York : Scientific American.

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

 

E-Resources:

●       ResearchGate

●      JSTOR

●      Proquest

●      Shodhganga

●      Delnet

●      Google Scholar

●      National Digital Library (NPTEL)

●      Academia

 

Journals:

●      Indian Journal Of Psychological Science. Access from https://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijps7&type=home

●      Psychological Bulletin. Access from Central Library, The IIS University.

Psychological Review.Access from Central Library, The IIS University

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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