SYLLABUS FOR SEMESTER

Subject: Psychology (Undergraduate Courses)

B.A. I-Semester

Paper-1: Basic Psychological Processes-1

Paper-2: Experimental Method

Practical
B.A. II-Semester

Paper-1: Basic Psychological Processes-2

Paper-2: Psychological Statistics

Practical

B.A. III-Semester

Paper-1: Psychopathology-1

Paper-2: Social Psychology-1

Practical

B.A. IV-Semester

Paper-1: Psychopathology-2

Paper-2: Social Psychology-2

Practical

B.A. V-Semester

Paper-1: Psychological Measurement

Paper-2: Systems of Psychology-1

Practical

B.A. VI-Semester

Paper-1: Psychological Statistics

Paper-2: Systems of Psychology-2

Practical

NOTE: The distribution of marks for semester will be decided according to the directives of the
university.
 PSYCHOLOGY (B.A. I)

Semester-I

Paper-I Basic Psychological Processes-1

UNIT-I

Introduction: Definition, goals and scope of psychology; Approaches: biological,

psychodynamic, behaviouristic, and cognitive; Method: Observation, Experiment, Interview,
Questionnaire and Case study.

UNIT-II

Biological Bases of Behaviour: Human evolution: Genes and behavior; Hormones and Glands;
Nervous System: Neuron, Central Nervous system and Peripheral nervous system.

UNIT-III

Sensation and Perception: Meaning and characteristics of sensation, Types of sensation; Visual
sensation: Structure of eye and phenomena of visual sensation; Colour sensation; Auditory
sensation: Structure of eye and theories of audition; Nature and characteristics of perception;
Gestalt theory of perception: figure and ground, Laws of perceptual organization.

UNIT-IV

Attention: Meaning and characteristics of attention; Types of attention: Kinds of attention;

Determinants of attention; Fluctuation of attention.

Books recommended:

Baron, R.A. Psychology: The Essential Sciece. New York: Allyn & Bacon
Zimbardo, P.G. & Weber, A.L. Psychology, New York: Harper Collins College Publi.
Lefton, L.A. Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon
Garrett , Introduction to Psychology: Indian reprint, Oxford IBH
General Osychology, by Morgan, C.T.
Adhunik Samanya Manovigyan By R.N. Singh, Vinod Pustak Mandir Agra
Adhunik Samanya Manovigyan by Azimur Rahman
Adhunik Prayogik Manovigyan by L.B. Tripathi
Adhunik Manovigyan by S.S. Mathur
Adhunik Manovigyan by D.N. Sinha & Others
Manovigyan Ke Mool Adhar by R.K. Tondon
 PSYCHOLOGY (B.A.-I)

Semester- I

Paper-II Experimental Method

UNIT-I

Introduction: Nature of Science and Scientific Method. Steps involved in Experimentation

UNIT-II

Problem and Hypothesis: Statement of problem, sources of problem, characteristics of good

problem. Meaning and nature of hypothesis, types of hypothesis.

UNIT-III

Variables: Meaning and definition of variable, types of variable and control of variables.

UNIT-IV

Statistics in Psychology: Meaning and purpose of statistics in psychology. Discrete and

continuous variables.

Books Recommended:
Verma , and Ghufran,M. (2012). Statistics for Psychology, N. Delhi: Tata Mc Graw Hill

Garett, H. (1969). Statistics in Psychology and Education. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons
Ltd.

Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental Design in Behavioural Research. N.Delhi: Wiley Eastern.

Gupta, S.P. (2005) Sankhikiya Vidhiyan. Allahabad: Sharda Pustak Bhawan

Kapil, H.K. (1980). Sankhikiya ke Mool tatva. Agar Vinod Pustak Mandir

Singh, A. K. (2000). Test, Measurement and Research Methods. Patna: Bharti Bhawan.

Kaplan, R.N. &Saccuz, D.P. (2001). Psychological Testing : Principle, Application and Issues
(5th Ed.) USA: Wadsworth Thomson learning.
 PRACTICAL (B.A.

Semester-I

Any four from the following:

1. Bilateral transfer of training
2. Maze learning
3. Influence of set on perception
4. Effect of knowledge of results on performance
5. Substitution learning
6. Retroactive Inhibition
 PSYCHOLOGY (B.A.-I)

Semester -II

Paper-1 Basic Psychological Processes-2

UNIT-I

Learning: Nature of learning; Theories of learning: Thorndike’s trial and error theory of
learning. Theory of conditioning: Classical conditioning and Instrumental conditioning,
Phenomena of conditioning.

UNIT-II

Memory and Forgetting: Definition of memory; Processes involved in memory; Methods of

measuring retention; Types of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term
memory. Process of forgetting; Determinants or causes of forgetting; Interference: proactive and
retroactive interference, Ziegarnik effect.

UNIT-III

Motivation and Emotion: Nature of motivation; Major concepts related to motivation; Types of
motivation: Biogenic and sociogenic motives; Theories of motivation: The need hierarchy model
and Arousal theory of motivation. Meaning and definition of emotion, Physiological changes in
emotion; Theories of emotion: James-Lange theory and Cannon-bard

UNIT-IV

Intelligence: Meaning and definition of intelligence, Theories of intelligence: Uinfactor theory,

Spearman’s theory, Thorndike’s theory, Thurston’s theory, Guilford’s theory. Measurement of
Intelligence: concept of I.Q., Types of intelligence test

Books recommended:

Baron, R.A. Psychology: The Essential Sciece. New York: Allyn & Bacon
Zimbardo, P.G. & Weber, A.L. Psychology, New York: Harper Collins College Publi.
Lefton, L.A. Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon
Garrett , Introduction to Psychology: Indian reprint, Oxford IBH
General Osychology, by Morgan, C.T.
Adhunik Samanya Manovigyan By R.N. Singh, Vinod Pustak Mandir Agra
Adhunik Samanya Manovigyan by Azimur Rahman
Adhunik Prayogik Manovigyan by L.B. Tripathi
Adhunik Manovigyan by S.S. Mathur
Adhunik Manovigyan by D.N. Sinha & Others
Manovigyan Ke Mool Adhar by R.K. Tondon
 PSYCHOLOGY (B.A.I)

Semester-II

Paper-1I Psychological Statistics

UNIT-I

Frequency distribution and their graphical representation: frequency polygon, histogram,

cumulative frequency curve, and ogive.

UNIT-II

Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, and Mode: meaning, computation and
application

UNIT-III

Measure of variability: Range, Quartile deviation and Standard deviation: Meaning.

Application and computation.

UNIT-IV

Correlation: Concept of correlation, Linear and Non-linear correlation, Pearson’s product

moment correlation (real and assumed mean), Spearman’s Rank order correlation.

Books Recommended:
Verma , and Ghufran,M. (2012). Statistics for Psychology, N. Delhi: Tata Mc Graw Hill

Garett, H. (1969). Statistics in Psychology and Education. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons
Ltd.

Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental Design in Behavioural Research. N.Delhi: Wiley Eastern.

Gupta, S.P. (2005) Sankhikiya Vidhiyan. Allahabad: Sharda Pustak Bhawan

Kapil, H.K. (1980). Sankhikiya ke Mool tatva. Agar Vinod Pustak Mandir

Singh, A. K. (2000). Test, Measurement and Research Methods. Patna: Bharti Bhawan.

Kaplan, R.N. &Saccuz, D.P. (2001). Psychological Testing : Principle, Application and Issues
(5th Ed.) USA: Wadsworth Thomson learning.
 PRACTICAL (B.A. –I)

Semester-II

Any four from the following:

1. Free Association
2. Memory span for digits/words
3. Verbal test of intelligence
4. Performance test of intelligence
5. Short-term memory/Long –term memory
6. Reaction Time
 Psychology (B.A. II)

III -Semester

Paper – I Psychopathology-I

UNIT-I

Introduction to psychopathology: The concept of normality and abnormality, Classification of

mental disorders – DSM-IV-TR

UNIT-II

Mental Illness: Signs, symptoms and syndromes. Causes of abnormal behaviour: biological,
psychological, social, and cultural factors.

UNIT-III

Psychological models of psychopathology: Biological, psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive-

behavioural.

UNIT-IV

Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms, types, etiology and treatment, Panic Disorder, Phobia,
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorders.

Books Recommended:

Lamm, A. Introduction to Psychopathology. New York: Sage

Buss, A.H. (1999). Psychopathology. New York: John Wiley

Carson, R.C., Butcher, J.N. & Mineka, S. (2010). Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life.
Pearson Education, Inc. and Dorling Kindersley Publication Inc.

Sarason, G.I. & Serason, R.V. (2007). Abnormal Psychology: The Problem of Maladaptive
Behaviour (II Edition). Pearson Education, Inc. and Dorling Kindersley Publication Inc.

Singh , A.K. Adhunik Asamanya Manovigyan. N. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidas

Krochin, S.J. (2004). Modern Clinical Psychology. CBS Publishsers abd Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
 Psychology (B.A. II)

III -Semester

Paper – II Social Psychology-1

UNIT-I

Introduction: Nature and Scope. Methods of studying social behaviour: Observation,

Experimental, Field study, Survey, and Sociometry.

UNIT-II

Socialization, Agents of mechanism, socialization and deviation

UNIT-III

Social Perception: Perceiving others: forming impression, Role of non-verbal cues, Group
stereotypes . Primary and Recency effects, Attribution and causality: Biases and theories (Jones
and Davis Kelley).

Perceiving Groups: Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Conflicts: Sources, dynamics and remedial
techniques

Unit-IV

Interpersonal Attraction: Nature, measurement and antecedent conditions of Interpersonal

attraction.

Attitude: Nature , formation and change of attitudes, Measurement of attitudes.

Books Recommended:

AlcocKk J.E., Carment, D.W. Sadava, S.W., Collins, J.E. & Green, J.M. (1997). A Text Book of
Social Psychology. Scarborough, Ontario,: Prentice Hall/ Allyn & Bacon

Baron, R.A. & Byrne, D. (2000) Social Psychology. N. Delhi: Prentice Hall

Feldman, R.S. (1985). Social psychology: Theories, Research and Application. New York: Mc
Graw Hill

Myers, David, G. (1994) . Exploring Social Psychology. New York: Mc Graw Hill

Singh , A.K. Samaj Manovigyan Ki Rooprekha. N.Dlhi: Motilal Banarasidas

Tripathi, L.B. (1992). Adhunik Samajik Manovigyan. Agra: National Psychological Corporation

Worchel, S. and Cooper, J. (1983). Understanding Social Psychology. Illionis: Dorsey Press
 PRACTICAL (B.A.II)
III Semester

Any four from the following

1. Attitude change
2. Test of aggression
3. Sociometry
4. Social facilitation/conformity
5. Adjustment
6. Anxiety
 Psychology (B.A. II)

IV -Semester

Paper – I Psychopathology-2

UNIT-I

Somatoform Disorder: Conversion and Dissociative disorders.

UNI-II

Psychotic Disorder: Symptoms, types, etiology, and treatment: Schizophrenia and delusional
disorder.

UNIT-III

Mood Disorder: Manic episode, Depressive episode, Bipolar affective disorder.

UNIT-IV

Personality Disorder: Paranoid, Schizoid, Antisocial, Borderline, Avoidant, Dependent

personality.

Books Recommended:

Lamm, A. Introduction to Psychopathology. New York: Sage

Buss, A.H. (1999). Psychopathology. New York: John Wiley

Carson, R.C., Butcher, J.N. & Mineka, S. (2010). Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life.
Pearson Education, Inc. and Dorling Kindersley Publication Inc.

Sarason, G.I. & Serason, R.V. (2007). Abnormal Psychology: The Problem of Maladaptive
Behaviour (II Edition). Pearson Education, Inc. and Dorling Kindersley Publication Inc.

Singh , A.K. Adhunik Asamanya Manovigyan. N.Dlhi: Motilal Banarasidas

Krochin, S.J. (2004). Modern Clinical Psychology. CBS Publishsers abd Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
 Psychology (B.A. II)

IV -Semester

Paper – II Social Psychology-2

UNIT-I

Group Dynamics and Influences: Structure, function, and types of groups. Social facilitation,
Social loafing, individuation, group cohesiveness, norms and decision making, conformity,
obedience and social modeling.

UNIT-II

Leadership and Communication: Definition and functions of leadership, Trait, Situational,

Interactional, and Contingency approaches to leadership effectiveness. Verbal and non-verbal
strategies of communication, language and social interaction, barriers to communication.

UNIT-III

Aggression: Determinants: personal and social. Theoretical perspectives: Biological, trait,

situational and social learning. Control of aggression.

Unit-IV

Helping Behaviour: Determinants: personal, situational, and socio-cultural determinants.

Bystander effect. Theoretical perspective; exchange and normative.

Books Recommended:

AlcocKk J.E., Carment, D.W. Sadava, S.W., Collins, J.E. & Green, J.M. (1997). A Text Book of
Social Psychology. Scarborough, Ontario,: Prentice Hall/ Allyn & Bacon

Baron, R.A. & Byrne, D. (2000) Social Psychology. N. Delhi: Prentice Hall

Feldman, R.S. (1985). Social psychology: Theories, Research and Application. New York: Mc
Graw Hill

Myers, David, G. (1994) . Exploring Social Psychology. New York: Mc Graw Hill

Singh , A.K. Samaj Manovigyan Ki Rooprekha. N. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidas

Tripathi, L.B. (1992). Adhunik Samajik Manovigyan. Agra: National Psychological Corporation

Worchel, S. and Cooper, J. (1983). Understanding Social Psychology. Illionis: Dorsey Press
 PRACTICAL (B.A.II)
IV- Semester

Any four from the following

1. S.C.T.
2. Self Disclosure Inventory
3. Stress coping
4. Self-concept
5. Emotional Maturity Scale
6. T.A.T.
 Psychology (B.A. III)

V -Semester

Paper – I Psychological Measurement

UNIT - I

Psychological Measurement: Meaning and Levels of measurement: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval

and Ratio scale.

UNIT - II

Scaling Techniques: Ranking, Rating and Paired Comparison. Familiarity with Likert, Thurston,
and Guttman Scales.

UNIT – III

Tests: Meaning, Characteristics. Types of tests.

UNIT-IV

Test Construction: Test-construction and standardization of test. Concept and estimation of

reliability and validity

Books Recommended:

Verma , and Ghufran,M. (2012). Statistics for Psychology, N. Delhi: Tata Mc Graw Hill

Garett, H. (1969). Statistics in Psychology and Education. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons
Ltd.

Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental Design in Behavioural Research. N.Delhi: Wiley Eastern.

Gupta, S.P. (2005) Sankhikiya Vidhiyan. Allahabad: Sharda Pustak Bhawan

Kapil, H.K. (1980). Sankhikiya ke Mool tatva. Agar Vinod Pustak Mandir

Singh, A. K. (2000). Test, Measurement and Research Methods. Patna: Bharti Bhawan.

Kaplan, R.N. &Saccuz, D.P. (2001). Psychological Testing : Principle, Application and Issues
(5th Ed.) USA: Wadsworth Thomson learning.
 Psychology (B.A. III)

V -Semester

Paper – II Systems of Psychology-1

UNIT-I

Development of Psychology: Contribution of Weber, Fechner, Helmholtz, Galton, William

James and Cattell

UNIT-II

Structuralism: Contribution of Wundt and Titchner, Criticism of structuralism.

UNIT-III

Behaviourism: Watson’s behavioursim - Characteristics and evaluation.

UNIT-IV

Neo-Behaviourism: Contribution of Tolman, Guthrie, Hull and Skinner

Books Recommended:

Singh, A.K. (1991) : The Comprehensive History of Psychology, Motilal Banarasi Das, Delhi.

Wolman, B.B. (1979) : Contemporary Therories and Systems in Psychology, Delhi, Freeman
Book Co.

Marx, M.H. & Hillix, W.A.C. (1989) : Systems and theories in Psychology, New York: Mc
Graw-Hill.

Azimmurrahman & Ashraf Javed (2004). Manovigyan Ka Sanchhipt Itihas. N. Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidas

Sharma, J.D. Manovigyan kee Oaddhatiyan avam Siddhant. Agra: Vinod Pustak Mandir.

Singh, A.K. & Singh, A.K. (2006). Manovigyan ke Sampradayaya avam Itihas. N. Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidas

Sharma, A.K. (2002). Manovagyanik Vichardhharayen. Agra; Bhargava Book House

 PRACTICAL (B.A.III)
V- Semester

Any four of the following:

1. Projective tests (T.A.T./Rorschach)
2. Job Satisfaction
3. Happiness Scale
4. Paired Comparison
5. Raking/Rating Method
6. Environmental Cognition
 Psychology (B.A. III)

VI -Semester

Paper – I Psychological Statistics

UNIT – I

Normal distribution: Concept of Probability, Characteristics of NPC, Skewness and Kurtosis,

Application of NPC.

UNIT – II

Hypothesis testing and Making inferences: sampling distribution, standard error of mean. df.
Nature and assumption of t-distribution: Computation of t-values for independent and dependent
sample, interpretation of t-values – level of significance; Type I and Type II errors in inferences.

UNIT-III

Non-parametric test: Nature and assumption. Distribution-free Statistics, Chi-square and

Median test.

Books Recommended:

Verma , and Ghufran,M. (2012). Statistics for Psychology, N. Delhi: Tata Mc Graw Hill

Garett, H. (1969). Statistics in Psychology and Education. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons
Ltd.

Broota, K.D. (1992). Experimental Design in Behavioural Research. N.Delhi: Wiley Eastern.

Gupta, S.P. (2005) Sankhikiya Vidhiyan. Allahabad: Sharda Pustak Bhawan

Kapil, H.K. (1980). Sankhikiya ke Mool tatva. Agra: Vinod Pustak Mandir

Singh, A. K. (2000). Test, Measurement and Research Methods. Patna: Bharti Bhawan.

Kaplan, R.N. &Saccuz, D.P. (2001). Psychological Testing : Principle, Application and Issues
(5th Ed.) USA: Wadsworth Thomson learning.
 Psychology (B.A. III)

VI -Semester

Paper – II Systems of Psychology-2

UNIT-I

Gestalt Psychology: Gestalt psychology as a school, Elements of Gestalt theory- Perception,

learning and thinking.

UNIT-II

Psychoanalysis: Freudian contribution- Theory of Freud, Adler and Jung. Evaluation of

psychoanalysis theory.

UNIT-III

Neo-Freudian Theory: Contribution of Horney, Fromm and Sullivan.

UNIT-IV

Field Theory of Kurt Levin and Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory.

Books Recommended:

Singh, A.K. (1991) : The Comprehensive History of Psychology, N. Delhi: Motilal Banarasi
Das.

Wolman, B.B. (1979) : Contemporary Therories and Systems in Psychology, Delhi, Freeman
Book Co.

Marx, M.H. & Hillix, W.A.C. (1989) : Systems and theories in Psychology, New York: Mc
Graw-Hill.

Azimmurrahman & Ashraf Javed (2004). Manovigyan Ka Sanchhipt Itihas. N. Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidas

Sharma, J.D. Manovigyan kee Oaddhatiyan avam Siddhant. Agra: Vinod Pustak Mandir.

Singh, A.K. & Singh, A.K. (2006). Manovigyan ke Sampradayaya avam Itihas. N. Delhi: Motilal
Banarasidas

Sharma, A.K. (2002). Manovagyanik Vichardhharayen. Agra; Bhargava Book House

 PRACTICAL (B.A.III)
VI- Semester

(a) Field survey and report writing. Report should be with the original certificate of the
organization visited by student/s.
(b) Any two of the following:
1. Mental fatigue
2. Stress Management
3. Religiosity scale
4. Interest Inventory.