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Physiological Psychology – II
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Course Outcomes |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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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 |
Stages of Sleep; Theories of Sleep; Brain Areas; Sleep Disorders; Dreams-Theories; Lucid Dreams; Functions
Definition; Theories; Role of ANS and Brain
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Mitosis; Meiosis; Mendels Law, Linkage and Cross Over; Introduction to the Theory of Evolution by Darwin
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- 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.
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
