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: 
  • Baron. R.A. (1995), Psychology : The essential Science. New York : Allyn & Bacon.
  • Zimbardo. P.G. & Weber, A.L. (1997), Psychology. New York : Harper Collins College Publishers.
  • Morgan, C.T. King, R.A. & Weizs J.R., Schopler, J (1986). Introduction to General Psychology. NY : McGraw Hill.
  • Atkinson R.L., Atkinson, R.C. and Hilgard, F.R. (1990). Introduction to Psychology. N.Y. : Harcourt Brace.

 

 

References: 
  • Lefton, L.A. (1985) Psychology, Boston : Allyn & Baron.
  • Feldman R. S. Understanding Psychology, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
  • Maliam, T. and Birch, A. (1998) Introductory Psychology. London : McMillan. Crowder, R.G. (1976). Principles of Learning and Memory. NY : Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • Crowder, R.G. (1976). Principles of Learning and Memory. NY : Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • Dember and Warm, J.S. (1979). Psychology of Perception. NY : Holt.
  • Rock, I. (1995). Perception NY : Scientific American.
  • Newell, A. and Simon, H. (1972). Human Problem Solving. NJ : Prentice Hall.
  • Wilhite, S.C. and Payne, D.E. (1992). Learning and Memory : The Basis of Behaviors. Needham Heights, Mass : Allyn and Bacon.

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2015-16
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