General Psychology –II

Paper Code: 
PSY 201
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will familiarize students with the basic Psychological Process and the studies relating to the factors which influence them. It will also focus on some important application areas of Psychology.

9.00
Unit I: 
Learning : Classical and Operant Conditioning, Basic Process:

Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, Generalization and Discrimination; Reinforcement Schedules; Verbal Learning; Observational Learning

9.00
Unit II: 
Memory and Forgetting :

Encoding; Storage and Retrieval Processes; Sensory, Short term and Long Term Memories; Forgetting - Decay, Interference, Retrieval Failure, Motivated Forgetting

9.00
Unit III: 
Personality:

Trait and Type Approaches; Biological and Socio-Culture Determinants; Techniques of Assessment - Psychometric and Projective.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Intelligence:

Definition; Theories - Guilford, Thurstone, Spearman; Determinants

9.00
Unit V: 
Thinking and Reasoning:

Thinking Process - Concepts, Categories and Cognitive Maps; Inductive and Deductive Reasoning. Problem Solving Approaches; Mental Sets

Essential Readings: 
  • Atkinson R.L., Atkinson, R.C., & 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.
  • 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 McGraw Hill.
  • Lefton, L.A. (1985) .Psychology.Boston : Allyn & Baron.
  • Maliam, T., & Birch, A. (1998) Introductory Psychology. London : McMillan.
  • Crowder, R.G. (1976). Principles of Learning and Memory. New York : Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • 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.
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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