B. A. /B.
Sc with PSYCHOLOGY
Core papers (Gen) / Generic Elective (Hons):
Theory: 4 classes
With Practicals: 2 practicum to be done in
a practical paper - 4 practical
classes per week/per group (15-25
students in each group)
The core courses mentioned below in the following
pages will serve as the Generic Elective papers for
students from other Honours Departments who will
opt for Psychology Elective. The four core papers
named as CC-1, CC-2, CC-3, CC-4 are applicable
as one each for Semesters I, II, III, IV respectively.
Each student is free to choose any two core papers
as Generic Elective Papers in any two semesters.
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CORE COURSES
SEMESTER I
CC-1: FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Objectives: To understand the basic psychological processes and their
applications in everyday life.
Unit 1: Introduction:
Psychology: a science and a perspective, origin and development of psychology,
Indian Psychology, methods. (12 hours)
Unit 2: Cognitive processes:
Perception, nature of perception, laws of perceptual organization, learning-
conditioning, observational learning; memory-processes, information processing
model, techniques for improving memory. (14 hours)
Unit 3: Motivation and Emotion:
Motives: biogenic and sociogenic
Emotions: aspects of emotions, key emotions (12 hours)
Unit 4: Personality and Intelligence:
Personality: nature, theories (Freud, Allport)
Intelligence: nature, theories (Spearman, Gardner) (12 hours)
Practicum: One experiment and one test to be done on any
two topics from the syllabus 4 practical classes per
week/per group (15-25 students in each group)
1. Memory- Whole Vs Part Learning Method
2. Intelligence- Suitable Culture Fair Test (Raven’s Progressive
Matrices Test)
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Readings:
Chadha, N.K. & Seth, S. (2014). The Psychological Realm: An Introduction. Pinnacle
Learning, New Delhi.
Ciccarelli , S. K & Meyer, G.E (2008). Psychology (South Asian Edition). New
Delhi: Pearson
th
Feldman.S.R.(2009).Essentials of understanding psychology ( 7 Ed.) New Delhi :
Tata Mc Graw Hill.
rd
Glassman,W.E.(2000).Approaches to Psychology(3 Ed.) Buckingham:Open
University Press.
Further Readings
Baron, R.A. (1995). Psychology: The Essential Science. Allyn and Bacon, New York.
Baron, R. & Misra.G.(2013).Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1986). Introduction to
Psychology. (International Student Edition) McGraw Hill Book Co.
Passer, M.W. & Smith, R.E. (2010).Psychology: The science of mind and behaviour.
New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.
Theories of Personality Paperback – 16 Jan 2013 by Jess Feist (Author), Gregory
J Feist (Author), Tomi-Ann Roberts (Author)
Introduction to Psychology Paperback – 1 Jul 2017 by Clifford Morgan
(Author), Richard King (Author), John Weisz (Author),
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SEMESTER II
CC-2: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Objective: To understand the basics of social psychology and to understand the
individual in the social world.
Unit 1: Introduction:
Brief history of social psychology (special emphasis on India), Scope of social
psychology, levels of social behavior, approaches towards understanding
social behaviour (12 hours)
Unit 2: Individual level processes:
Attitude: formation, change and resistance to change (12 hours)
Unit 3: Interpersonal processes:
Interpersonal attraction, prosocial behavior, aggression (14 hours)
Unit 4: Group dynamics:
Key aspects of groups (Structure, Function and Types of Groups), cooperation
and conflict (12 hours)
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Practicum: 4 practical classes per week/per group (15-
25 students in each group)
1. To determine group cohesiveness of a small group (by
Sociometric method)
2. Influence of group on individual behaviour
Readings:
Baron, R.A., Byrne, D. & Bhardwaj. G (2010).Social Psychology (12th Ed).New
Delhi: Pearson.
Chadha, N.K. (2012). Social Psychology. MacMillan: New Delhi
Myers, D.G. (2008). Social psychology. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.
SEMESTER-III
CC-3: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Objective: To develop an understanding of the various psychological disorders and
their treatment.
Unit 1: Basic Concepts: Definition and criteria of abnormality,
classification, Diathesis Stress Model. (12 hours)
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Unit 2: Theoretical perspectives:
Biological, familial, cultural, behavioral, cognitive and psychodynamic. (14
hours)
Unit 3: Clinical features:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Major
Depression, Bipolar I disorder and Schizophrenia: According to Current
Nomenclature (DSM) (14 hours)
Unit 4: Treatment of disorders:
Psychological treatment: Basic tenets of Psychoanalytic therapy, Behaviour
therapy (10 hours)
Practicum: 4 practical classes per week/per group (15-25 students in
each group)
1. On Anxiety: State Trait Anxiety Inventory
[Link] Stress : Stress Life Event Scale (Holmes and Rahe, 1967)
Readings:
Carson,R.C., Butcher,J.N.,Mineka,S.& Hooley,J.M. (2008). Abnormal Psychology.
New Delhi: Pearson.
Barlow D.H. and Durand V.M. (2005). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrated
Approach (4th Ed.).Wadsworth: New York.
Frude, N. (1998). Understanding abnormal psychology. Oxford: Blackwell
Publishers.
SEMESTER IV
CC-4: STATISTICAL METHODS AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Objective: To introduce basic statistical methods, psychological testing and
qualitative methods and their uses.
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Unit 1: Introduction: Scales of measurement, graphical representation of data
(Frequency Polygon, Histogram, Bar Diagram and Pie Chart) (10 hours)
Unit 2: Data analysis: Measures of central tendency: Mean, median, mode
(properties and computation). Standard deviation: properties and computation.
Correlation: Pearson method. (14 hours)
Unit 3: Psychological Testing: Introduction to psychological testing,
characteristics of test, Reliability, Validity, Norms, standardization, types of
tests. (16 hours)
Unit 4: Qualitative methods - Difference between qualitative and quantitative
methods. Application of Interview in Qualitative Methods (10 hours)
Practicum: 4 practical classes per week/per group (15-
25 students in each group)
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1. Personality:
Kundu Neurotic Personality Inventory (1987, Copyright) by Dr.
Ramanath Kundu, Department of Psychology, University College of
Science and Technology, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road.
Calcutta -700009. India
2. Computation of Central Tendency and Variability Measures,
Rank Difference Correlation (Practical on Quantitative Method)
Readings:
Chadha, N.K. (1991) Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences. Reliance Pub.
House: New Delhi.
Garrett, H.E. & Woodworth, R.S. (1987). Statistics in Psychology and Education.
Mumbai: Vakils, Feffer & Simons Pvt. Ltd.
Gregory, R.J. (2006). Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications
th
(4 Ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education.
King, B.M. & Minium, E.W, (2007). Statistical Reasoning in the behavioral Sciences
USA: John Wiley & Sons.
Further Readings
Mangal, S.K. (2012).Statistics in Psychology & Education. (2nd Ed). New Delhi:PHI
learning Pvt. Ltd
Singh,A.K.(1988). Tests, Measurements and Research Methods In Behavioural
Sciences. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
