Physiological Psychology – II

Paper Code: 
PSY 411
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:

CO76: To understand the fundamental physiological processes underlying human behaviour like sleep and waking.

CO77: To have awareness about the role of biological factors in emotion.

CO78: To develop an understanding of the biopsychology of learning and memory

CO79: To understand the role of genetics in governing human behaviour.

CO80: To develop an understanding of the biopsychology of schizophrenia and depressive disorders.

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: 
Biological Control of Sleep and Dreaming

Stages of Sleep; Theories of Sleep; Brain Areas; Sleep Disorders; Dreams-Theories; Lucid Dreams; Functions

9.00
Unit II: 
Emotions

Definition; Theories; Role of ANS and Brain

9.00
Unit III: 
Biological Basis of Learning and Memory

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9.00
Unit IV: 
Science of Genetics

Mitosis; Meiosis; Mendels Law, Linkage and Cross Over; Introduction to the Theory of Evolution by Darwin

9.00
Unit V: 
Biopsychology of Schizophrenia and Depressive Disorders

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Essential Readings: 
  • Klein,S.B., & Thorne,M.B. (2006).Biological Psychology. New York: Worth Publishers.
  • Leukel, F. (1985). Introduction to PhysiologicalPsychology. New Delhi: C.B.S. Publishers and Distributors.
  • Levinthal, C.F. (1996). Introduction to Physiological Psychology. (3rded). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • Morgan, C.T. (1965). Physiological Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill Inc.
  • Rosenzweig, M.R. &Lieman,A.R. (1982). Physiological Psychology. Washington D.C.: Health and Co. Lexington. 
References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Barrett, L. (2011). Beyond the Brain: How Body and Environment Shape Animal and Human Minds. Princeton University Press. EISBN: 978-1-40083-834-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7rvqf
  • Bogdan, R., & Taylor, S. J. (1982). Inside Out: Two First-person accounts fo what it means to be labeled "Mentally Retarded". University of Toronto Press. EISBN: 978-0-81315-877-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt130jbbk
  • Carlson, N. (2000). Psychology of Behavior. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Gale, A., & Edwards, J. A. (1983). Physiological Correlates of Human Behavior. London: Academic Press.
  • Greenfield, S.(1996). The Human Mind Explained. London: Castle Publishers Ltd.
  • Goldstein, J. (2010). Hysteria Complicated by Ecstasy: The Case of Nanette Leroux. Princeton University Press. EISBN: 978-1-40083-371-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt4cgcrt
  • Hay, D. (1985). Essentials of Behavior Genetics. Blackwell Scientific.
  • Keefe, S. E. (1988). Appalachian Mental Health. University Press of Kentucky. EISBN: 978-0-81315-877-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt130jbbk
  • Morgan, C.T. & Stellar, E. (1950). Physiological Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill Inc.
  • Pinel, J.P.J. (2000). Biopsychology. Allyn and Bacon.
  • Plomin, R. (1994). Genetics and Experience. New Delhi: Sage.
  • Plomin, R.,DeFries, J.C., &McClearn, G.E. (2000). Behavioral Genetics. W.H. Freeman and Co.
  • Steen, R.G. (1996). DNA & Density: Nature and Nurture in Human Behavior. Plenum.
  • Wegner, M.A., Jones, F.N. & Jones, M.H. (1956). Physiological Psychology. New York: Henry Holt.
  • Zillmer, E., & Spiers, M.(2001). Principles of Neuropsychology. Australia: Wadsworth & Thomson Learning,.

E Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Annual review of neuroscience
  • Biological psychology
  • Psychological methods
  • Reviews in the Neurosciences

 

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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