Tuesday, January 9, 2007

PSYCHOLOGY

UNIT I
INTRODUCTIONPsychology as a behavioural Science, Fields and Methods of Psychology.

UNIT II
ATTENTION AND PRECEPTION actors and kinds of Attention, Perceptual constancies, Internal and external influences on Perception, Errors in Perception E.S.P.

UNIT III
LEARNINGClassical conditioning, Operant Conditioning Trail and Error learning, Insight, Imitation. Learning as a congnitive process, Optimizing Learning - Programmed learning, Automated Instruction, Transfer of learning, Massed versus spaced learning, Reward and punishment. Kinds of memory - Short term and long term memory. Methods of improving memory - cases and types of forgetting.

UNIT IV
MOTIVATION AND EMOTION Physiological needs as determinants of behaviour - Needs, drivers, Incentives, Appetites & Aversions, Types of Motivation - Primary and Secondary; Physiology of Emotion, Types, Theories of Emotion; Stress - causes, Effects and coping with stressors.

UNIT V
CONGNITINE PROCESSES Intelligence - Definition, Determinants, Theories, Test, Thinking - Nature, Images and thinking, Languages and thinking. Problem solving and creativity - Process and factors.

UNIT VI
PERSONALITYDefinition, Determinants, Theories - Type, and Trait Psychoanalytic, Social Learning, Humanistic, Assessment - Interview, Rating Scales, Inventories, Projective tests.

UNIT VII
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOURNeurosis, Psychosis, Mental Retardation, Pscho, Physiological Disorders, Behaviour Disorders.

UNIT VIII
ADJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTHDefence Mechanism and adjustment, conflicts, Frustration, and prejudices, Factors affecting and enchancing mental health.

UNIT IX
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOURMethods of Personnel Selection and Training Occupational Information-Job information, Job analysis, Job evaluations, Methods and uses; Factors affecting and enhancing job - Satisfaction.

UNIT X
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIETYFactors of Attraction, Nature of Attitudes, Group processes - Cohesiveness, Morale, social climate, Leadership - Characteristics Types and Functions of a leader, contemporary social problems - poverty, Illiteracy, Population growth, umemployment, Anti Social behaviour, Communal disharmony

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

It wud b great if u cud suggest some books that cover all the topics or individual topics. I cma eto know that there's one gud book by Morgan & King

January 18, 2007 at 11:40 PM  

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