Reference Books :
(1)
Delouse,
Anthony.
- Happiness in marriage, New Delhi-sterling 1975.
(2)
Goode, William
J.
- World Revolution and Family Partners, The frecpress of
Glencoc,1963.
(3)
Good William
J.
- The Family, New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India(Pvt.)
Ltd.1965.
(4)
Kapur, Promila
- The changing status of women in India Vikas,1974
(5)
Mandolbaum, David Co. - Society
in India, Bombay, popular prakashan 1972
(6) The
Family life center
- The Indian Family in the change and challange of New
Delhi.
The seventies, New Delhi, Sterling 1972.
(7)
Family planning Association - Tecnagers Ask, the Doctor
Answers, Bombay of India
Family Planning Association of India,1977.
(8) Sur,
A.
K.
- Sex & Marriage in India, Allied, 1973.
Objective
:
(1) To give the students a board and
general idea about psychology.
(2) To acquaint the students with the
key concepts vocabulary, methods and application of psychology as a science.
(3) Helping the students to identify and
explain the factors that determine behavior.
Unit 1
(1) Introduction
to Psychology :
Definition of
Psychology,
The Goals of Psychology,
The Schools of Psychology.
-
Structuralism -
Functionalism
-
Behaviorism
- Psychoanalysis
- Gestalt
Psychology. -
Humanistic Psychology
- Cognitive
Psychology.
Field of Psychology (in
brief) :
Clinical, Counseling
Psychological, Experimental, Developmental, Educational, Social, Industrial,
Environmental, Sports, Consumer and community
Psychology.
(2) Biology and Behavior :
The
Neurons and the Neurotransmitters.
The
Central Nervous System
The
Peripheral Nervous System
The
Cerebral Hemispheres.
Discovering the Brain's Mysteries.
- The EEG and the micro electrode.
- The CT Sean and Magnetic resonance Imaging.
- The P E T Scan.
The
Effects of Endocrine Glands on behavior.
Unit 2 Motivation and Emotion :
(3)
Motivation :
The
orgies of Motivation :
- Drive reduction Theory.
- Arousal Theory
- Mallow's Hierarchy of Needs.
The
Primary Drives : Hunger, Thirst and Sex. Social Motives: Achievement.
(4) Emotion
:
The
Components of Emotion. The oriel of Emotion :
- The James - Lange Theory
- The Cannon - Bard Theory
- The Scatter-Singer Theory.
The
psychology of Emotion, the polygraph.
Unit 3 Learning and Memory :
(5) Learning
:
Definition
of learning, Classical conditioning :
- Pavlov and classical Conditioning.
- The Elements and processes in Classical conditioning.
- John Watson : Little
Albert and patter operant conditioning.
- Skinner and operant conditioning.
- Reinforcement and punishment.
- Cognitive learning.
- Learning by insight.
- Observational learning.
(6) Memory :
The
Three processes in Memory :
- Encoding
- Storage
- Retrieval.
The Three Memory Systems :
- Sensory Memory
- Short term Memory
- Long term Memory.
Forgetting. Improving Memory.
Unit 4 Perception and
Intelligence :
(7)
Perception :
Definition
of perception, The Gestalt principles of Perceptual organization
Perceptual constancy Depth
Perception. Perception of Motion.
(8)
Intelligence :
The
nature of intelligence. Measuring intelligence. Requirement of Good Tests.
The Range of
Intelligence :
- The Gifted.
- The Mentally Teetered.
The I. Q. Controversy.
Unit 5 Cognition and personality :
(9) Cognition and Language :
Imagery
and concepts as tools Thinking Problem solving, Approaches to problem
solving.
- Impediments to problem solving Creativity.
- Creativity and Intelligence Language
- Animal Language
- Language and Thinking.
(10)
Personality :
Theories
of personality:
- Sigmund Freud and psycholonalysis
- Trait Theories : Gordon Alport and Raymond Cattell
- Humanistic Personality Theories : Abraham Mashow and carl Rogers.
Personality :
Is it in the Genes ? Personality Assessment.
- Observation, Interviews and Rating Scales.
- Personality Inventories
- Projective Tests.
Basic Books :
(1)
"The world pf Psychology" By Samuel E. Wood and Ellen Green Wood
(Refer Ch. 1,2,3,5,6,7,10 & 12).
(2)
"Introduction to psychology" By C. T. Morgan, Richard A. King,
John R. Weiss, John Scholar Seventh Ed.
1986 McGraw Hill International Ed. (Refer : Ch. 8 for Physiology of Emotion Page No. 313
to 316).
Unit
1 Nature of Social Psychology and Socialization :
(1) Nature
scope and methods of Social Psychology :
Definition
of Social Psychology, Observation and understanding human interaction,
Relation of social Psychology to general Psychology, Sociology and cultural-Anthropology.
Methods of Study : Observation, Experimental, Survey, Measurements Application
of social Psychology in Indian Context.
(2)
Socialization : Socialization process :
Affiliation : The
dependency condition Inter alligator of Values Identification process
Achievement Motivation, Intereronal communication., The Development of self.
Unit
2 Social perception and Group Process :
(3) Learning
and perception : Perception, pro Social Behavior, Social learning.
(4) Group
process, conformity and Deviance :
The
Group : Properties of the group : structure, zhoc-Cho, sivencess, the group
Norms, Conformity conflict, Group effectiveness, Group Dynamics.
Deviancy : Causes of Deviant Behavior, forms of deviant Behaviors.
Unit 3 Leaderships and
Public Opinion :
(5) Leadership :
The
Emergency of leaders, Communication Network content of communication. The
function of the leaders, The personality characteristics of leaders, Some leadership studies in India.
(6) Public opinion Propaganda :
Concept
of Public opinion, The nature of public, formation and Dimensions of public
opinion the Information content.
Polling : The measurements of Public opinion.
Propaganda : Propaganda Techniques, Conditions for propaganda
Success. Mass Media.
Unit 4 Attitudes and Prejudices :
(7)
Attitudes :
Definition
- Function of Attitudes Attitudes and Behavior Attitude formation. Attitudes
change. Measurement of Attitudes : Some Indian Studies.
(8) Prejudice
:
What
is Prejudice : , Origins of prejudice, Redcing prejudice : An Indian study.
Unit 5 Collective Behavior and social
change :
(9)
Collective Behavior :
Crowd
and Audience, Types of crowds, Some feature of the crowds size, The
composition of crowds, Romor, mob violence, Riots in Rourkela, The ories of Crowd Behavior Social Movements
Fads, Fashions and Crazes.
(10) Social Change :
Resistance
to change, the concept of planned change, Procedures in instituting social
change, revolution and social change, war and social change, The Modern Approach to world Peace.
Brick Book : " Elements of social Psychology" the revised edition B.
Kuppuswamy (ref. ch. 1to 11) Vikas publishing House PVT. Ltd. New Delhi, June,1973.
Reference Books :
1.
Social Psychology " Wrights man"
2. Lizey G. &
.Aronson E (1955) Hand Book of Social Psychology (3rd ed. 2 volume)
3. "Social
Psychology" By Sharon S. Brehm & Sal M. Kassin -1990. Houghton
Mifflin comp. Boston N.Y.
4. Krech
Crutechfield and Ballachy " Individual in society". McGraw-Hill Book
Co. 1962.
Unit I Introduction to psychology and
Motivation :
1. What
Psychology is like ? Definition of psychology., Methods in psychology, The work
of Psychologists.
2. Motivation,
Characteristics of Motives, Homeostasis, Hunger Motivation, Thirst Motivation,
Sexual
Motivation, Achievement Motivation.
Unit II Development and Adjustment :
3. The
process of Development, Healthy and Faulty Development, Development and
Adjustment in Adolescence, Young Adulthood, Late Adulthood.
Unit III Stress : Its Nature and Effect
:
4. Meaning
of Stress :
Sources of Stress
: Frustration, Conflict, Pressure, Self-imposed stress.
Severity of stress
: Characteristics of the Adjective demand of the
individual.
5. Reaction to
stressful events :
Emotional components of
the stress response Management stress, Built in coping Mechanism.
Task - Oriented Responses.
Unit IV Coping and Maladaptive Behavior
:
6. Effective
Methods of coping :
Coping effectively with
stressors, coping effectively with emotional relations to stress, Using stress
for personal growth.
7. Maladaptive
Behavior : Problems in
living, Eation Disorders, substances use disorders: Alcohol.
Unit - V The Individual and the Group :
8. The
Individual and the Group.
Why we have growth, How
group affect us :
- Social facilitation,
-Social contagion,
- Conformity.
- Obedience.
- Helping. Leadership prehudice.
Basic Book :
1. "Introduction to
psychology" Seventh Ed. 1986. By C.T. Morgan, R.A. King. J.R. Weisz and
John Schoples (Ref . ch No. 1
& 7) McGraw-Hill Book company international Edition, 2nd reprinted 1987.
2. Contemporary psychology and Effective
Behavior Sixth Edition-1987. By Games C. Colemen, Charies, G. Morries and Ala G. Glares. Scat
foreman and company. (Ref. ch No. 3 to 8 & 14).
Reference Books :
1. "Psychology of
Adjustment Fourth Ed. -1990 by Westwood Atwater. Prentice Hall, Enclewood,
Cliffs, N.J.
2. "Exploring Choices Psychology of
Adjustment 1989 Ed. By Loarld Meichehbaum,
Price
phrases, Hyde etc. Scoft, Fremen & Company, Glenview llions, U.S.A..