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Major Applications of Psychology-II
COURSE OUTCOMES
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Course Outcomes |
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On completion of this course, the students will be able to: CO156: Creating the hope for a new life out of psycho-pathology with the principles of positive psychology CO157: Demonstrating the ability to apply psychological knowledge to the issues pertaining to forensics, law and legal system CO158: Gaining an insight into the criminal’s personal characteristics CO159: Understand the functioning and ethical issues of military psychologists. CO160: Acquiring knowledge about psychological concepts in the area of politics. |
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 |
Moving Beyond Depression- Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning; The Power of Metaphor; Reflections on Altruism, Health, and Well-being
Criminal Profiling and Psychological Autopsies; Eyewitness Identification and Testimony; Lie Detection: The Complexity and Pervasiveness of Deception Can We Tell When Others Are Lying? The Polygraph from Physiological Arousal to Cognitive Load Some Emerging Technologies for Lie Detection
The Psychology of Forensic Identification: Trace Evidence & Matching with the source, The Scientific Foundation of Forensic Identification: DNA, Fingerprints; Psychological Biases in Fingerprint Identification; Reducing Error and Bias, Science as the Solution to the Problem of Identification Bias
Soldier Fitness; Combat Stress Reactions; Cognitive & Non-Cognitive Factors in Soldier Performance; Psychology’s Contribution to Military Training
Rationality in politics: Assumptions of Rational Choice Theory, Do People Maximize Self-Interest, Low-Information Rationality, Are Beliefs Formed and Updated Rationally, Framing of Political Preferences
- Burns, W.G. (2010). Happiness, Healing, Enhancement: Your Casebook Collection for Applying Positive Psychology in Therapy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: New Jersey
- Costanzo, M and Krauss, D. (2021). Forensic and Legal Psychology: Psychological Science Applied to Law. (4th Ed.), Worth Publishers: New York
- Laurence, H.J and Matthews, D.M, (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology. Oxford University Press, Inc: New York
- Huddy, L., Sears, O,D., and Levy, S.J. (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology. Oxford University Press: New York
Suggested Readings
- Anastasi, Anne. (1979). Fields of Applied Psychology, International Student Edition (2nd Ed.), Tokyo: McGraw Hill.
- Alt Man; Arthur, I (1985). Substance abuse and Psychopathology, New York: Plenum Press.
- Cressey, D.R. and Ward, D.A. (1969). Delinquency: Crime and Social Process. New York: Harper & Row.
- Fisher, J.D. Bell, P.A. & Baum, A. (1984). Environmental Psychology International.
- Gregory, W.L. and Burroughs, W.J. (1989). Introduction to Applied Psychology, Illinois Scott: Foresman & Co.
- Galliher, John H. (1989) (Ed) Criminology – Human Rights, Criminal Law and Crime. US: Prentice Hall Inc.
- Reynolds S. (1980) Handbook of School Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill
- Semin, G.R. and Fidler K. (1996). Applied Social Psychology. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
E-Resources
- ResearchGate
- JSTOR
- Proquest
- Shodhganga
- Delnet
- Google Scholar
- National Digital Library (NPTEL)
- Academia
Journals
- Perspectives on Psychological Science
- Psychological Bulletin
- Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
- Journal of Positive Psychology
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Applied Psychology
