M. A.

M. A.
– I SEMESTER (PSYCHOLOGY)
The curriculum frame – work is as under.
COMPULSORY PAPERS
PAPER NAME MARKS Credits

Internal Theory Practical Total
Theory
Assessment
Basic Psychological
I 80 20 4 4
processes – I
II Social Psychology 80 20 4 4
Basic Research
III 80 20 4 4
Methodology
IV Psychopathology 80 20 4 4
Practicum :
V 100 4 4
Experiments.
Total Marks 420 80 16 4 20
NOTE: Internal Assessment will be done on the basis of Class Testing/Seminar/Tutorials.

PAPER – I
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES – I
M.M. - 80
NOTE : This paper consists of five units. From each unit minimum two questions will be set
and candidates will have to answer one question from each unit.
Unit – I. Psychophysics and Perception
 Signal detection theory, subliminal perception and related factors, information
processing approach to perception, culture and perception, perceptual styles.
Ecological perspective on perception.
Unit 2. Perceptual Processes

 Approaches to the Study of Perception : Gestalt and physiological approaches.
 Perceptual Organization : Gestalt, Figure and Ground, Laws of Organization.
 Perceptual Constancy : Size, Shape and Brightness, Illusion; Perception of Depth
and Movements.
 Role of motivation and learning in perception.
Unit 3. Attention: Concept, Theories, and determinants
Unit 4 . Motivation
 Basic Motivational Concepts : Instincts, needs, drives, incentives, motivational
cycle.
 Approaches to the Study of Motivation : Psychoanalytical, ethological, S – R
Cognitive, humanistic.
 Biological Motives : Hunger, thirst, sleep and sex.
 Social Motives : Achievement, affiliation, approval
 Exploratory behaviour and curiosity
Unit 5 . Motivation and Emotion

 Physiological correlates of emotions.
 Theories of emotions : James – Lange, Canon – Bard, Schachter and Singer.
 Conflicts : Sources and types.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Snodgrass, J. Gray. Et. Al (1985) Human experimental psychology, New York :
Oxford University Press.
2. Galott, K. M. (1999) Cognitive psychology in and outside laboratory, Mumbai :
Thompson Asia.
3. D. Amato M.R. (1970) Experimental Psychology, New York, Mc. Graw Hill.
4. Sen Anima : Attention & Destraction New Delhi.
5. S. Stenvens, (1959) Handbook of Experimental Psychology, A Wiley Publication
in Psychology.
PAPER – II
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Current trends in Social Psychology. Historical Background: Growth of social

psychology, Methods of social psychology. Theoretical perspective: Cognitive
dissonance, Social comparison, Attribution, Field Psychoanalytic, Symbolic
interactions, Socio-biology.
UNIT – II Social cognition. Person perception, impression management. Role of

Stereotypes in person Perception types of influence process.
UNIT – III Social Influence Processes: Leadership
UNIT – IV Attitude : Nature and Characteristics, Development and change. Theories of

attitude change.
UNIT – V Prosocial behaviour, aggression and violence. Nature, Characteristics,

Determinants, Theories.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Billing, M. (1976) Social Psychology and inter group relations, NY: Academic
Press Lindsey, G. & Aronson, E (Eds) (1985) The Handbook of social psychology.
NY : Random House.
2. Mishra, G. (1990) Applied social psychology in India ND: Sage
3. Eiser, J.R. (1986) Social Psychology, London : Cambridge University Press.
4. Dalal, A.K. (1989) Attribution theory and research ND wiley limited .
5. Feldman R.S. (1985) Social Psychology, New York, Mc Graw hill.
6. Baran A.B. & Byre, D (1991) Social Psychology, - Boston allyn & Bacon.
7. Pandey, J. (1988) Psychology in India; the state – 7 the art Vol – 2 ND. Sage.
PAPER – III
BASIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
M.M. - 80
NOTE : This paper consists of five units. From each unit minimum two questions will
be set and candidates will have to answer one question from each unit.
UNIT – I Research Methodology

 Types of psychological research.
 Methods of Psychological Research : Experimental, Quasi – experimental, case
studies, field studies and cross – cultural studies.
 Variables: Nature and types. Techniques of experimental manipulation, control
in experiment.
UNIT – II Sources of bias. Ethical issues in psychological research, Research Process:

Consideration of research problem and hypothesis, Operationalization.
Sampling: probability and nonprobability sampling.
UNIT – III Research designs : Cross Sectional and Longitudinal Correlational, factorial,
randomized block, matched group, quasi – experimental, Graceo Latin Square
time series design.
UNIT – IV Central tendencies, Dispersion, Normal Probability Curve, its properties and
utility in inferential statistics, Null hypothesis, Type I and Type II errors, Levels
of significance.
UNIT – V Method of Collecting data – I: Observation, Questionnaire, and Interview. Test

& Scales
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Kerlinger D & Katz L. : Foundation of behavioural research (2nd ed) Surjeet

Publication, Kamlanagr, Delhi, 1983
2. Kothari C.R.: Research methodology : methods and techniques. Wiley eastern Ltd.
New Delhi 1986
3. Broota, K.D. : Experimental design in behavioural research Wiley eastern Ltd. New
Delhi 1992
4. Black T.R. : Quantative research designs for social sciences thousand oaks: sage 1988
5. Winer, B.J. : Stastical principles in experimental design, New York, Mc graw hill,
1971
6. Edwards, A.K.: Experimental designs in psychological research. New York Holt 1976
7. Mason, J. : Qualitative Researching, thousand oaks: sage 1997.
PAPER – IV
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
M.M. – 80
UNIT – I Concept of Psychopathology, Classification systems in psychopathology:

W.H.O. (ICD-10) and multiaxial systems (DSM-IVTR): Evaluation of
classification system.
UNIT – II Theoretical background, approaches to psychopathology (1) Psychodynamic; (2)

Behavioural; (3) Cognitive; (4) Phenomenological; (5) Biological and (6)
Socio cultural; Diagnosis – purposes of diagnosis, reducing undesirable
variability: diagnostic system.
UNIT – III Anxiety disorder : Panic, Phobic, OCD, Post – Traumatic, GAD, somatoform
disorders, Impulse control disorder, eating disorder, Sleep disorder, dissociative:
Types, symptoms and management.
UNIT – IV Psychotic disorders: Schizophrenia, Mood disorder.

Personality disorder (cluster categories and problems), types & symptoms:
Types, Symptoms and management.
UNIT – V Substance related disorders. Mental Retardation and developmental disorders.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Aboud, T.D.: Health psychology in global perspective. Thousand oaks, C.A: Sage (1988).
2. Page, J.D.: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY : The Science of understanding Deviance. (2nd ed.)
(1975)
3. Carson, C.R., Butcher J. N. : Abnormal psychology and modern life (9th ed) Harper
Collins publisher. (1992).
4. Adams, H.E. & Sutkar. P.B. : comprehensive handbook of psychopathology New York,
Plenum Press.
5. Prokap, C.R. & Bradly, L.A.: Medical psychology: Contribution to Behavioural medicine,
Academic press, (1991)
6. Davison G.C. and Neal J.N. Abnormal Psychology – 8th Ed. Wiely Publishers, 2000.
PAPER – V
PRACTICUM
M.M. - 100
This paper consists of the laboratory (experimental) and field – work done throughout the
semester and will be evaluated at the time of examination along with the other papers.
Distribution of marks would be as under:
Marks
A. Record of lab practical and field work 25
B. Evaluation of one lab. Experiment of be
conducted in the examination 50
C. Viva-Voce on practicum 25
Note : No candidate would be allowed to appear in the practical examination unless his/ her
day-to-day practical work and report are found satisfactory.
List of Practicum : (Any five experiments and one field study)
Experiments :-
Proposed experiments for M.A. Sem. Ist Psychology exam –2016-17

1. Meaningfulness in Learning.
2. Feedback in verbal learning.
3. Chunking.
4. Episodic memory.
5. Effect of types of information on impression formation.
6. Meaningfulness and selective attention.
7. Perceptual constancy size/Shape/Brightness.
8. Mental fatigue.
9. Verbal conditioning.
10. Effect of feedback on self concept.
Field Work :
1. Work motivation 2. D.A.T.
3. Mental health 4. Frustration tolerance
5. Occupational stress 6. Depression
Note : Field studies topics would be allotted by the departmental committee.

M. A. – II SEMESTER (PSYCHOLOGY)
COMPULSORY PAPERS
PAPER NAME MARKS Credits
Internal Theory Practical Total

Theory
Assessment
Basic Psychological 4 4
VI 80 20
processes – II
Group Processes and 80 4 4
VII 20
Cultural Psychology
Advance Research 80 4 4
VIII 20
Methodology
Physiological Psychology 80 4 4
IX 20
and Health Behaviors
X Practicum : Testing 100 4 4
Total Marks 420 80 16 4 20
NOTE : Internal Assessment will be done on the basis of Unit Test/

Seminar/Tutorials.
PAPER – VI
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES - II
M.M. - 80
Unit I. Learning Process:Classical conditioning : Procedure, Phenomena and related

issues. Instrumental learning : Phenomena, Paradigms and theoretical issues.
Process, Escape Conditioning, Avoidance Conditioning, Generalization.
Reinforcement: Basic variables and schedules.
UNIT II Experimental analysis of behaviour : Behaviour modification, shaping

Discrimination learning. , Neurophysiology of learning.
Unit III. Verbal learning : Methods and materials, organizational processes
UNIT IV Learning theories : Hull, Tolman, Skinner.
 Cognitive approaches in learning: Latent learning, observational learning.
Unit V. Memory and forgetting
 Memory Processes : Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.

 Stages of Memory : Sensory memory, Short-term Memory ( STM ) and Long – term
Memory ( LTM ).
 Episodic and Semantic memory.
 Theories of Forgetting : Interference, decay, retrieval.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Snodgrass, J. Gray. Et. Al (1985) Human experimental psychology, New York :
Oxford University Press.
2. Galott, K. M. (1999) Cognitive psychology in and outside laboratory, Mumbai :
Thompson Asia.
PAPER – VII
GROUP PROCESSES AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Group Dynamics and Group behaviour, Group effectiveness, and Group
Cohesiveness : meanings, formation, decision making, problem solving and
group level behaviours.
UNIT – II Leadership : Meaning and nature, function, styles and effectiveness.
UNIT – III Social issues : Poverty, Caste, gender, population issues in India, Communal
tension and harmony.
UNIT – IV Culture and Behaviour I : Culture and Cognition and emotion. Culture and
Organisation.
UNIT – V Culture and Behaviour II : Culture and Health. Culture and Personality.
 social psychology : Health, Environment and Law.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Billing, M. (1976) Social Psychology and inter group relations, NY: Academic Press
Lindsey, G.
2. Aronson, E (Eds) (1985) The Handbook of social psychology. NY : Random House.
PAPER – VIII
ADVANCE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Experimental Design : Single Factor, Ranomized block, 2X2 factorial design,
Repeated measures (on one factor),
UNIT – II ANOVA : one – way and two – way : Randomized and Repeated Measure
Design. ANCOVA, Post ANOVA tests.
UNIT – III Measures of relationships : bi-serial, point bi-serial, tetracoric and phi,
Multiple and partial Correlations.
UNIT – IV Regression : simple and multiple, Factor analysis : Assumptions, Methods

Rotation and interpretation
UNIT – V Use of computer in psychological researches,

Research report writing (APA style).
BOOK RECOMMENDED :

New Delhi 1986
Delhi 1992
5. Winer, B.J. : Stastical principles in experimental design, New York, Mc graw hill,
1971
PAPER – IX
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH BEHAVIOURS
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Methods and Basic concepts
 Methods of Physiological psychology : Lesion and Brain Stimulation.

 Receptors, effectors and adjuster mechanisms.
 Neural impulse: Origin, conduction and measurement.
UNIT – II
 Sensory system: Vision and Audition.

 Human nervous system: Structure and functions.
UNIT – III Sleep and waking: Stages of sleep, Disorders of sleep and Physiological
mechanisms of sleep and waking.
 Drinking and its neural mechanism; hunger and its neural mechanism.
 Endocrine System: Chemical and glandular.
UNIT - IV Approach to therapy (Psychoanalytic, Biological Behavioural, Behavioural

medicine and spiritual therapy).
UNIT - V Mental health promotion and maintenance, present issues and trends in health
psychology.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Aboud, T.D.: Health psychology in global perspective. Thousand oaks, C.A: Sage
(1988).
2. Page, J.D.: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY : The Science of understanding Deviance. (2nd
ed.) (1975)
Plenum Press.
5. Prokap, C.R. & Bradly, L.A.: Medical psychology: Contribution to Behavioural
medicine, Academic press, (1991)
PAPER – X
PRACTICUM
M.M. 100
This paper consists of the laboratory (experimental and testing) and field – work done
throughout the semester and will be evaluated at the time of examination along with the other
papers. Distribution of marks would be as under:
Marks
C. Record of lab practical and field work 25
D. Evaluation of one lab. Testing of be
Conducted in examination 50
E. Viva-Voce on practicum 25
List of Practicum : (Any five tests and one field study)
Tests :-
1. 16 P.F.
2. Problem solving ability
3. Aptitude
4. Mixed type group Intelligence test
5. Levenensons Scales for Locus of Control
6. Digit memory scope
7. Aggression.
8. Semantic ink block test.
Field Work :
1. Achievement motivation 2. Intelligence

3. Personality 4. Parent child relationship
5. inferiority & insecurity
Note : Field studies topics would be allotted by the departmental committee.

M. A. – III SEMESTER (PSYCHOLOGY)
COMPULSORY PAPERS (Two)

No.of Name of Paper MARKS
Paper HOUR
Internal
Theory
Assessment
(XI) Personality and Indigenous Psychology 80 20 3 hours
(XII) Psychological Assessment - I 80 20 3 hours
Optional Papers : Two papers from any one of the three groups
Group A : Psychology of Management
(XIII) Organizational Behaviour - I 80 20 3 hours
(XIV) Human Resource Development and 3 hours
80 20
Management - I
Group B : Psychology of Education
(XIII) Educational and Instructional Psychology - I 80 20 3 hours
(XIV) Basics of Psychological Guidance and 3 hours
80 20
Counselling - I
Group C : Clinical Psychology
(XIII) Clinical Diagnosis - I 80 20 3 hours
(XIV) Psychotherapeutic Counselling - I 80 20 3 hours
(XV) Practicum 100 4 hours
NOTE: Internal Assessment will be done on the basis of

Class Testing/Seminar/Tutorials.
PAPER – XI (COMPULSORY)
PERSONALITY AND INDIGENOUS PSYCHOLOGY – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Personality Meaning, Perspectives & Measurement of Personality. Concept of

mature Personality, Personality Theory- Problems & Procedures.
UNIT – II Psychodynamic perspective Freud, Erikson, Adler- theory of personality – the

structure, dynamics and development of Personality and the Research
Methods used.
UNIT – III Trait approach Allport, Cattel and Eysenck-theory of personality. The
structure dynamic, development of Personality the Research Methods.
UNIT – IV Cognitive, Behavioural and Humanistic approach Kelly, Bandura and Roger’s
theory of Personality. Structure, dynamics and development of Personality &
the Research Methods.
UNIT – V Indigenous concept and Models of Personality – Yogic, Sankhya and Current
Researches in the field of Personality.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Liebert, R.M. & Spiegler, M.P. (1993): Person aligy: Strategies & issues, P.C.
California Books Cole Pub. Co.
2. Hall C.S. and Lindsey, G. (1996) theories of Personality N.Y.J. Wiley & Sons.
3. Pervin L.A. (1975): Psychology of personality readings in theory, Chigos. Rand
Meznally College Lab.
4. Sinha J.N. (1969) : Indian Psychology, Calcutta.
5. Mukkopadhyay, Swami Niranjanand Saraswati Yoga Darshan Munger : Bihar School
of Yoga.
(COMPULSORY)
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Nature of Psychological Assessment, Differences between Physical &

psychological assessment. Problems in Psychological Assessment., Levels of
Assessment.
UNIT – II Scaling: Unidimensional and Multidiensional. Scale construction techniques.

Difference among tests, scales, questionnaire and schedule. Characteristics of
a good psychometric test. Difference between psychometric and projective
technique.
UNIT – III Construction of Psychometric tools: Steps in test Construction, item writing,
pre try out, item difficulty level discrimination power, Psychological test,
types of Psychological test.
UNIT – IV Standardization process of psychometric tools test: Reliability : Concept, type,

methods of determining reliability, validity: Concept, type, methods to
determine validity, factor affecting reliability and validity. Norms : Types,
Uses and Method to determine various types of norms
UNIT – V (a) Adaptation of tests.

(b) Test taking Response Styles: Social desirability, Acquiescence and Faking.
(c) Psychological testing in Applied Field of Life: Diagnosis, Psychotherapy,
Education, Occupations and Organizations.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Anastasi, A. (1988) Psychological Testing London: Mc Millan Publishing Co.

Crowback. L.J. Essentials of Psychological Testing.
2. Rreeman F. Theory and Practice of Psychological Testing.
3. Gheselli Theory of Psychological Measurement New Delhi Tata HeGraw Hill
Publication.
4. Guilford, J.P. Psychometric Methods. New Delhi Tata Mc Graw Hill.
Nunally, J.C. Introduction to Psychological Measurement, Tokyo PAPER – XII
5. Mc Graw Hill.
6. Nunally, J.C. Psychometuric Theory, New Delhi: Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publishing Co.
GROUP - A
PAPER – XIII (OPTIONAL)
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Introduction : Organization Behaviour – Scope and Concepts.
UNIT – II Psychological Processes : Learning, Perceptions and Motivation – Definition,

Theories and application.
UNIT – III Leadership and Supervision: Concept, Factors influencing leadership role,
Essentials of Leadership, Leadership Styles, Supervision and patterns of
supervision.
UNIT – IV Organizational Dynamics: Organizational Power & Politics., Organizational

Conflict, Conflict Management, Union Management interface.
UNIT – V Decision Making: Concepts, Decision Making process, types of decisions,

factors influencing decision making, Management decision techniques.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Udai Pareek: Organizational learning R. Gibson (1997) Rethink the future London
Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
2. Luthans Fred: Organizational Behaviour (1995) Mc Graw Hill international Edition.
3. Stephens P. Robbins: Organizational behaviour (9th edition) (2000) Prentie Hall India,
New Delhi 110001.
4. Jerald Greenbery, Robert, A aburon: Behaviour in organization (1999) PrentieHall of
India. New Delhi 110001.
GROUP - A
PAPER – XIV (OPTIONAL)
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Assumptions about HRM, Structure and Role of HRM. The Indian Contest of
HRM Models of HRM. Current and future Challenges to HRM.
UNIT – II Human Resource Planning: Steps and stages in manpower planning. Structure
of manpower planning HRD in India.
UNIT – III Job analysis and job design. Recruitment and selection.
UNIT – IV Training and development: Nature of Training and development, Importance

of Training and development. How to make training effective.
UNIT – V Performance appraisal, Factors distorting appraisal and how to improve

appraisals. Type of appraisal.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Human Resource Management. A contemporary perspective I. Board Well & Holden.

2. Personnel Human Resource Management. D.A. centre & S.P. Robbins.
3. Designing and Management. Human Resources Systems U. Pareek & T.V. Rao.
4. Human Resource Management. Fisher. Scheenfeldt and show.
5. Human Research and Personnel Management by Aswathappo. (2002) 3rd edition;
Tata McGraw Hill.
GROUP - B
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Conceptual and theoretical perspectives in Educational Psychology. Theories,

Behaviouristic, Social learning and Piaget and their application in teaching.
UNIT – II Information processing Models, Instructional Models, Programmed learning

concept, Characteristics and models.
UNIT – III Human diversity and education. Learning styles: Nature, approaches to
learning style, measurement of learning styles, attempt to modify learning
styles.
UNIT – IV Individual and group differences in intelligence. Theories of intelligence,

Gender differences issues in the classroom.
UNIT – V Learning and motivation, study habit, importance, Levels of Learning
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. De Secco, J.P. & Croford, W.R. : The Psychology of Learning and Instruction, New
Delhi. Prentice Hall.
2. Ellis, R.S.: Educational Psychology, A Problem approaches affiliated, New Delhi,
ease West Press.
3. Bruce & Marshvell : Models of Teaching (2nd Ed.) 1980.
4. Travers, J.F. : Educational Psychology (2nd Ed.) 1979.
5. Woolbtk, A.E. (1995), Educational Psychology (6th Ed.) Allya & Bacon, Londan/
Bostan.
6. Gage, N.L. & Berliner (1998). Education of Psychology (6th Ed.), Hought Miffir,
New Yark.
GROUP - B
BASICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Nature, Need and Functions of Guidance. Principles of Guidance.
UNIT – II Techniques of Appraising the client: Non-Standardized Methods. Anecdotal

Record, Auto biography, Case study, Sociometric, Observation, Rating scale,
Questionnaire.
UNIT – III Techniques of Appraising the client:- Standardized Methods Intelligence,

Personality Aptitude, Interest, Achievement.
UNIT – IV Organization of a guidance programme Relevance of Guidance under 10+2+3

educational pattern.
UNIT – V Special areas of Guidance – Vocational Guidance, Educational Guidance,

personal Guidance Problems of Guidance in India.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Anastasi, Z., 1 Lewis, E.C. (1970): Counselling Psychology, New York, Holt
Rinehart and Winster, Inc.
2. Harson, J.C. (1978): Counselling Processes and Procedures. New York, McMillan
Publishing Co. Inc.
3. Narayan Rao. S. (1981): Counselling Psychology, New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill.
4. Kemp. C.G. (1970): Foundations of group counselling., New York, McGraw Hill.
5. Steffler, B.(Ed.) 1965. Theories of counselling, New York, McGraw Hill Book Co.
6. Warters, J. (1964): Techniques of counselling, New York, McGraw Hill Book Co.
7. Rappaport, D. Gill, M.M. and Schafer, R. (1968): Diagnostic Psychological testing.
(Revised edition, edited by Holt, R.R.) New York, International Universities Press.
8. Anastasi, Z. (1992): Psychological Testing (Seventh Ed.) New York, McMillan.
GROUP - C
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I History and current trends. Current trends. Growth of the branch: Growth in
numbers, differentiation. Professionals spiral of growth. Growth in India.
UNIT – II Approach of clinical psychology: Psychodynamic, Behaviouristic,

Humanistic, cognitive and socio-cultural.
UNIT – III Clinical diagnosis: Symptomatic vs. dynamic. Symptomatic diagnosis: ICD-
10, DSM-IV (R).
UNIT – IV Dynamic diagnosis: Observation, Case history, and Interview.
UNIT – V Impressionistic approach of diagnosis: Informal assessment, source of errors

in impression formation, Importance of Psychometric approach.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Iscope, I.; Block B.L. and Spielberger, C.D. (eds) Community psychology:
Perspectives in training and research. NY: Appleton, 1977.
2. Mann. A.P.; Community Psychology: Concepts and applications. Free Press, 1978.
3. Rapaport, J. Community Psychology: Values, Research and action. NY : Holt
Rinehart. 1977.
4. Korchin, S.Modern Clinical Psychology. Harper and Row, 1978.
5. Wolman, B.B. (ed) Handbook of Clinical Psychology, Mc Graw Hills, 1972.
GROUP - C
PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING – I
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Psychotherapeutic Counselling : Psychoanalytic Technique, Behavioural.

Technique, Client centered technique, Community interventions and Group
therapeutic techniques.
UNIT – II Methods for Altering Maladaptive Behavioural deficits: Shyness,

delinquency, depression, speech and sexual dysfunctions.
UNIT – III Methods for altering maladaptive behavioural excesses: Excessive smoking,
alcoholism, drug addiction and temper-out burst, physical aggression.
UNIT – IV Methods of altering inappropriate behaviour: Marital maladjustment, child-

misbehaviour, homosexuality, and exhibitionism.
UNIT – V Methods for altering fears and anxiety and treating psychophysiological
disorders: test-anxiety, generalized anxiety, stress, school phobia, snake
phobia, combination of fears, CHD, asthama and peptic ulcer.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Carson & Butcher : Abnormal Psychology and modern life.
2. Wolpe, R. & Dryden, W. (eds) (1996) : Handbook of counselling psychology, New Delhi
3. Woolberg, L.R. (1998) : The Techniques of Psychotherapy, Barcour Brace : Groune
and stration.
4. Toukimarian, S.G. & Rennie D.C. (1992): Psychotherapy Process and Research, Sage
5. Gelso; C.J. and Fretz, B.R. (1995): Counselling Psychology, Bangalore, Prism Books
Ltd.
6. Abate, L. & Milan, M.A. (ed.) (1985) : Handbook of social skill training & Research,
New York: John Wiley & Sons.
7. Gorey, G (1986)Theory and Practices of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Montery
California, books coley publishing.
8. Adelson, D. & Kalis, B.L. (1970) : Community Psychology and Mental Health.
Perspectives Seanto.
9. Mann. A.P. (1978): Community Psychology : Concepts and applications, Free Press.
10. Iscoe. I. Block, B.L. & Spielberger, C.D. (eds.) (1977): Community Psychology :
Perspectives in training and research N.Y. : Appleton.
PAPER – XV (OPTIONAL)
PRACTICALS (COMPULSORY)
M.M. - 100
LAB PRACTICALS :-
NOTE : Any five of the following to be completed in the Laboratory training.
1. Knowledge of results.
2. Effect of social support on conformity.
3. Attribution of achievement outcomes.
4. Zeigarnik effect.
5. Level of aspiration as a function of success or failure.
6. Reminiscence in motor learning.
7. Short Term Memory.
8. Effect of group on individual judgement.
M. A. – IV SEMESTER (PSYCHOLOGY)
No.of Name of Paper Marks Hours

Paper Theory Internal
Assessment
(XVI) Life Span development 80 20 3 hours
(XVII) Psychological Assessment - II 80 20 3 hours
Optional Papers : Two papers from any one
of the three groups
(XVIII) Organizational Behaviour - II 80 20 3 hours
(XIX) Human Resource Development and 80 20 3 hours
Management - II
(XVIII) Educational and Instructional Psychology - II 80 20 3 hours
(XIX) Basics of Psychological Guidance and 80 20 3 hours
Counselling - II
(XVIII) Clinical Diagnosis and community Mental 80 20 3 hours
Health - II
(XIX) Psychotherapeutic Counselling - II 80 20 3 hours
(XX) Practicum 100 4 hours
PAPER – XVI (COMPULSORY)
LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT
M.M. - 80
Unit – I Introduction : What is development : Nature, Stages and principlesof

developmental Psychology, Maturation vs Experience; Nature Nurture debate
Unit – II Theories of Human development : Psychodynamic, Psychosocial,

Behaviorism and social learning theories, Cognitive development and
Socio-Cultural Theory of development.
Unit–III Research methodology in Development Psychology and Measurement

Techniques, Research design, Ethical issues in Research on child
development.
Unit – IV The Biological foundation of development, Development of language and

communication, Emotional, Social personality and Moral development.
Unit – V Adulthood, Middle and old age : Characteristics, Psychological changes

and adjustment.
Books Recommended :
An introduction to Child Development, IInd Ed.
1. Thomas keenan and subhadra Evans sage foundations of Psychology 2009

2. Baltes, P.B. & Brim O.G.(1978) : LIfe span development Behaviour. N.Y. Academic
Press.
3. Thomas, M.R.(2000) : Recent theories of Human Development, thousand Oaks: sage
Publication.
4. Zanden, J.W. & Vander (1997) : Human Development (7th Ed.) New York : Mc Graw
Hill.
5. Elizabeth B. Hurlock (1977) : Development Psychology, A life span approach, (5th
Ed.)
6. Jere, E. Brothy & Sherry I, Willis (1981) Human Development and Behaviour, St.
Maitins Press, NY.
PAPER – XVII (COMPULSORY)
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT - II
M.M.- 80
NOTE: This paper consist of five units. From each unit minimum two questions will
be set and candidates will have to be answer one question from each unit.
UNIT – 1 Concept and Measurement of Intelligence, Major Tests of Intelligence

developed under Western and Indian Cultural set up.
UNIT – II Concept and Measurement of Aptitude; Major Test of Aptitude developed

under Western and Indian Cultural set up. Achievement; concept and
measurement of Achievement Test; Major Test of Achievement developed
under Indian Cultural set up.
UNIT – III Test of Personality: Projective and Psychometric Approaches, Major Test of
Personality, developed under Western and Indian Cultural set up.
UNIT – IV Test of Adjustment, Values, Interest, Stress and Anxiety development under
Indian condition.
UNIT – V Psychological Testing in Applied Field: Neuro-Psychological Testing :

Objectives and Major Neuropsychological Test.
Emotional Intelligence: Concept and Major Test of emotional Intelligence
developed under western and Indian cultural set up.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Psychological Studies – 2004, Vol.-49.

2. Danial Golman: Emotional Intelligence (1995) New York: Bantam Books.
BASIC BOOK :

2. Crowback. L.J. Essentials of Psychological Testing.
3. Freeman F. Theory and Practice of Psychological Testing.
Publication.
6. Nunally, J.C. Introduction to Psychological Measurement, Tokyo: Mc Graw Hill.
GROUP - A
PAPER – XVIII (OPTIONAL)
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR – II
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I GROUPS : Types of Groups, Processes, Group Culture and Social Influence,
Team Building.
UNIT – II COMMUNICATION : Nature, Types, Application of different types of

Communication, Role of TA in Communication.
UNIT – III ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE : Types of Change, Sources of Change,

Process, Human element in change.
UNIT – IV ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT : Concepts, objectives and goals,

process Behavioural Science approach to organizational development.
UNIT – V MARKETING : Marketing Research, Nature and function, consumer

behavior, sales promotion strategies.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
2. Luthans Fred: Organizational Behaviour (1995) Mc Graw Hill international
Edition.
3. Stephens P. Robbins: Organizational behaviour (9th edition) (2000) Prentie Hall
India, New Delhi 110001.
4. Jerald Greenbery, Robert, A aburon: Behaviour in organization (1999)
PrentieHall of India. New Delhi 110001.
GROUP - A
PAPER – XIX (OPTIONAL)
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT – II
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Job evaluation, Wage and salary administration. Employment incentives.
UNIT – II Human Resource policies and practices, changing trends in work

environment, developing the human resource.
UNIT – III Maintaining Human Resource: Safety and Health Stress Management, Labour
Relations.
UNIT – IV Collective Bargaining, Employee involvement, employee communication.
UNIT – V Employee counselling, challenges of Human Resource Management.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :

5. Human Research and Personnel Management by Aswathappo. (2002) 3rd edition; Tata
McGraw Hill.
GROUP - B
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – II
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Effective Teaching and Classroom Management Planning and setting

objectives for Teaching, Characteristics of effective teachers.
UNIT – II Teaching methods instruction lecturing and explaining, questioning, student

centred teaching class room management and teaching in small groups: The
discussion method and cooperative learning, computer-assisted instruction.
UNIT – III Exceptionality and social education: Categories of exceptionality, labeling and
educational relevance Physically disabled students, students with cognitive
disabilities, brain dysfunction and communication disorders.
UNIT – IV Students with emotional and behavior disorder. Attention deficit disorder
(Add), Attentional Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Gifted and talented
students. Intervention and special education for various forms of
exceptionality, mainstreaming.
UNIT – V Educational Assessment Measurement and evaluation (Norm reference and

criteria referenced tests), Test scores- meaning and types, standardized test:
Meaning Types and interpretation Classroom assessment and grading:
Techniques of Class room evaluation. Observation, questionnaire.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
ease West Press.
5. Woolbtk, A.E. (1995), Educational Psychology (6th Ed.) Allya & Bacon, Londan/
Bostan.
6. Gage, N.L. & Berliner (1998). Education of Psychology (6th Ed.), Hought Miffir, New
Yark.
7. Axrual Review (2006), Vol 57, P 487-
8. Sharma R. A. (2007), Advance Educational Technology, Revised Edition International
Publishing House P 25-42, 43-65, 66-668
9. Mohan, A.J. (2003) Educational Psychology, Neel Kamal Publications.
GROUP - B
BASICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING – II
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Nature, Need and Functions of Counselling. Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Intervention, Goal and objectives of Counselling.
UNIT – II Techniques of Appraising the client: Standardized Techniques, Intelligence,

Personality, Aptitude and Interest Interview.
UNIT – III Approaches of Counselling: Directive, Non-directive, Eclectic. Individual and

group counselling. Evaluation of counselling. Follow up and placement
services.
UNIT – IV Characteristics of a good Counsellor. Counsellors, Training, Issues and trends

in guidance and counselling. Ethical standards.
UNIT – V Special areas of Guidance and Counselling: Marital, Family. Counselling for
the pre-school and elementary school children adolescent.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Anastasi, Z., 1 Lewis, E.C. (1970): Counselling Psychology, New York, Holt Rinehart and
Winster, Inc.
Publishing Co. Inc.
5. Lewis, E.C. (1970): Counselling Psychology, New York, Holt Rinehart and Winster, Inc.
GROUP - C
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH – II
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Clinical assessment : Basic principles, Psychometric tests: MMPI, WAIS &
WISC.
UNIT – II Projective tests: Characteristics and clinical use, Rorschach & TAT.
UNIT – III Neuro Psychological examination: Approaces; Halstead Neuropsychological

test battery, Luria Nabraska Battery, use of Bender Gestalt & Weschler scale
in neuro psychological testing.
UNIT – IV Community Psychology: History and Perspectives of Community Psychology.
UNIT – V Community Psychology: Social Interventions: Methods and Strategies.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Iscope, I.; Block B.L. and Spielberger, C.D. (eds) Community psychology: Perspectives in
training and research. NY: Appleton, 1977.
3. Rapaport, J. Community Psychology: Values, Research and action. NY : Holt Rinehart. 1977.
GROUP - C
PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING – II
M.M. - 80
UNIT – I Methods for preventing problems and developing resourcefulness : Training

family members, sibling as behavior change agents, Maintenance of parent
raining. Development of academic skills – Teaching study skills to adults,
improving study behavior through self-control technique.
UNIT – II Assertiveness Training, Developing Assertive Behaviour through Converts

Modeling. Personal Appearance, Improving client’s grooming.
UNIT – III Methods for Promoting Wise Decision- Making: With Children, Career
Decision Making Evaluation of Problem Solving Competence.
UNIT – IV Social Interaction: Conversational Skills, Weight: Control: Psychological

techniques, improving Physical Fitness, Cardio Vascular Problems:
Psychological prevention.
UNIT – V Drug Abuse: Drug abuse perception Reimforment for alternatives Peer
Counselling: Peer Guidance program and behavioural interventions,
Counseller Accountability System.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :

3. Woolberg, L.R. (1998) : The Techniques of Psychotherapy, Barcour Brace : Groune and
stration.
Ltd.
PAPER – XX (OPTIONAL)
PRACTICALS (COMPULSORY)
M.M. - 100
FIELD STUDY
This part of the practical paper comprises of completion of two field studies, one from the
area of compulsory papers and another from the area of optional papers of the special groups
under the supervision of a concern teachers.
M.A. PSYCHOLOGY
ANNUAL SYSTEM
2016-17
M. A. PREVIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY)
COMPULSORY PAPERS
PAPER NAME MARKS HOUR

I Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 100 3 hours
II Social and Cultural Psychology 100 3 hours
III Research Methodology and Statistics 100 3 hours
IV Psychopathology and Health Psychology 100 3 hours
V Practicum 100 4 hours
Total Marks 500
PAPER – I
EXPERIMENTAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Attentional and Perceptual Processes:

Attention: selective attention and its theories, Biological basis. Motivation:
Perception: Nature, Principles of perceptual organization, Picture perception,
and Determinants.
UNIT – II Memory & forgetting: Memory process: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval: stages of
memory: Sensory. STM, LTM Episodic, Memory improvement Meta-
Cognition, Tip of the tongue Phenomenon, Meta memory.
Theories of forgetting: Interference, decay.
UNIT – III Thinking & Problem solving: Theories of thought Process, Reasoning, Problem
solving: Problem solving approaches strategies, Role of Concepts in thinking.
Decision-making: Algorithms and heuristics.
UNIT – IV Learning: Nature and Types, Classical Conditioning Instrumental learning,

Verbal learning, reinforcement.
UNIT – V Creativity and Reasoning

Creativity: Nature and Measurement, Factors affecting creativity.
Reasoning: Types and errors in reasoning process: deductive and inductive.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Snodgrass, J. Gray. Et. Al (1985) Human experimental psychology, New York : Oxford
University Press.
2. Galott, K. M. (1999) Cognitive psychology in and outside laboratory, Mumbai : Thompson
Asia.
PAPER – II
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Historical Background & Theoretical perspective: Growth of social psychology,

Methods of social psychology. Theoretical perspective: Cognitive dissonance,
Social comparison, Attribution, Field Psychoanalytic, Socio-biology.
UNIT – II Social cognition and Influence Processes : Social and Person perception,
impression management.
Communication.
Attitude : Nature and Characteristics, Development and change.
Leadership : Meaning and nature, function, styles of leadership, effectiveness.
UNIT – III Understanding Relationship and Group Processes: Social Motivations,

Pre-social Behaviour.
Aggression and Violence.
Group Dynamics and cohesiveness: Group Dynamics: meanings, formation,
decision making, group level behaviour.
UNIT – IV Applied Social Psychology: National character.

Poverty, Grader and Population Issues.
Social tension and group conflict.
Problems of social change
UNIT – V Culture and Behaviour: Culture and Cognition.

Culture and Organisation.
Culture and Personality.
Culture and Health.
Prejudice and discrimination.
Stereotypes.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Billing, M. (1976) Social Psychology and inter group relations, NY: Academic Press
Lindsey, G. & Aronson, E (Eds) (1985) The Handbook of social psychology. NY :
Random House.
PAPER – III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Nature of scientific research in behavioural sciences. Experimentation in

psychology Variables: Nature and types. Techniques of experimental
manipulation, control in experiment. Sources of bias. Ethical issues in
psychological research, Research Process: Consideration of research problem
and hypothesis.
UNIT – II Sampling: probability and nonprobability sampling. Research report writing

(APA style). Normal Probability Curve, its properties and utility in inferential
statistics, Null hypothesis, Type I and Type II errors, Levels of significance.
UNIT – III Method of Collecting data: Observation, Questionnaire, Interview. Case Study,
Psychological tests and Content - Analysis.
UNIT – IV Experimental Design : Single Factor, Ranomized block, 2X2 factorial design,
Repeated measures (on one factor) Design : Graceo Latin – Square Design,
t-test, NOVA : one – way and two – way : Newman - Keul tests.
UNIT – V Cross sectional and longitudinal designs. Measures of relationships: Multiple

regression, factor analysis: the centroid method, calculation of factors, content
analysis.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :

New Delhi 1986
Delhi 1992
5. Winer, B.J. : Stastical principles in experimental design, New York, Mc graw hill, 1971
PAPER – IV
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Classification systems in psychopathology: W.H.O. (ICD-10) and multiaxial

systems (DSM-IV TR): Evaluation of classification system. Theoretical
background, approaches to psychopathology (1) Psychodynamic;
(2) Behavioural; (3) Cognitive; (4) Phenomenological; (5) Biological (6) Socio-
cultural approach Diagnosis – purposes of diagnosis, Method of diagnostic
assessment.
UNIT – II Intervention models and Psychotherapies Psychodynamic, Behavioural,

Biological, Behavioural medicine socio-cultural, Phenomenological and
spiritual approach to therapy.
UNIT – III Theories and models of Anxiety disorder: (a) Panic, Phobic, OCD Post –
Traumatic. Stress disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, (b) somatoform
disorders, Impulse control disorder, eating disorder and Sleep disorder.
UNIT – IV Schizophrenia Mood disorder. Mental Retardation and Personality disorder

(cluster categories and problems), types & symptoms substance related
disorders.
UNIT – V Psychophysiological disorder, Theories of Personality-dispositions, coronary

heart desease (CHD), Asthma, Allergy, Eczema Itching, Rheumatoid, Arthritis,
Peptic. Ulcer, Diabetes and Menstrual disorders, sexual and gender identity
disorder. Mental Health Promotion and Maintenance.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Aboud, T.D.: Health psychology in global perspective. Thousand oaks, C.A: Sage (1988).
2. Page, J.D.: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY : The Science of understanding Deviance. (2nd ed.)
(1975)
Plenum Press.
5. Prokap, C.R. & Bradly, L.A.: Medical psychology: Contribution to Behavioural medicine,
Academic press, (1991)
PAPER – V
PRACTICUM
M.M. 100
This paper consists of the laboratory (experimental and testing) and field – work done
throughout the academic session and will be evaluated at the time of annual examination along
with the other papers. Distribution of marks would be as under:
Marks
A. Record of lab practical and field work 25
B. Evaluation of one lab. Experiment of be conducted in the examination 25
C. One test to be administered in the examination 25
D. Viva-Voce on practicum 25
List of Practicum : (Any five experiments four tests and one field study)
1) Experiments :-
1. Meaningfulness and selective attention.

2. Effect of types of information on impression formation.
3. Memory improvement.
4. Episodic memory
5. Chunking
6. Proactive inhibition
7. Problem solving
8. Retroactive inhibition
9. Meaningfulness in verbal learning
10. Feedback in verbal learing.
Tests :-
1. E.P.Q.
2. Locus of control
3. Picture frustration
4. Intelligence test (performance/non-verbal)
5. Thinking style
6. Cognitive style
7. Trait-state anxiety
8. Projective test.
Field Work :
1. Person perception 2. Impression management
3. Attitude measurement 4. Group conformity
5. Value judgement 6. Identity crisis
7. Gender discrimination 8. Communal tension
9. Interpersonal interaction 10. Pro-social behaviour
11. Social loafing.
Note : Field study Workshop on topics would be allotted by the departmental committee.
M. A. FINAL (PSYCHOLOGY)

No.of Paper Name of Paper Marks Hours
(vi) Life Span Development 100 3 hours
and Personality Psychology
(vii) Psychological Assessment 100 3 hours
Optional Papers : Two papers from any one of the
three groups
(viii) Organizational Behaviour Management 100 3 hours
(ix) Human Resource Development and Management 100 3 hours
(viii) Educational and Instructional Psychology 100 3 hours
(ix) Guidance and Counselling Psychology 100 3 hours
(viii) Clinical Diagnosis and Community Mental Health 100 3 hours
(ix) Psychotherapeutic Counselling 100 3 hours
(x) Practicum 100 4 hours
PAPER – VI (COMPULSORY)
LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Scope, Nature and Principles of development, Factors influencing

development: Heredity, Environment, Motivation, Learning. Methods; Cross-
sectional, longitudinal approach, Research strategies: Correlation,
Experimental and other sequential techniques. The Developmental tasks and
theories of Development.
UNIT – II How life begins, Infancy, baby hood and childhood. Characteristics,
adjustment, hazards and Physical, Emotional, Social and Personality
Development.
UNIT – III Adolescence, Adulthood, Middle and Old age- Characteristics. Physical,
Social, Cognitive and Spiritual development psychosocial Changes and
adjustment.
UNIT – IV Personality Meaning and Concept of Mature Personality,

Theories of Personality, Psychodynamic: Approch Freud, Erikson, Adler.
Trait: Approch Allpert, Cattell and Eysenck, Cognitive: Approch Kelly,
Behavioural Approch Bandura.
UNIT – V Humanistic approach: Maslow & Rogers,

Indigenous concept and Models of Personality – Yogic, Sankhya and
Buddhist View. Structure, Dynamics, Development and Current Researches in
the field of Personality.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Baltes, P.B. & Brim O.G. (1978): Life span development behaviour, N. Y. Academic
Press.
2. Thomas, M. R. (2000): Recent theories of Human Development, thousand Oaks: sage
Publication.
3. Zanden, J.W. & Vander (1997): Human Development (7th Ed.) New York: Mc Graw
Hill.
4. Elizabeth B. Hurlock (1977): Development Psychology. A life span approach, (5th
Ed.)
5. Jere E. Brothy & Sherry L. Willis (1981): Human Development and Behaviour, St.
Maitins Press, NY.
6. Liebert, R.M. & Spiegler, M.P. (1993): Person aligy: Strategies & issues, P.C.
California Books Cole Pub. Co.
7. Hall C.S. and Lindsey, G. (1996) theories of Personality N.Y.J. Wiley & Sons.
8. Pervin L.A. (1975): Psychology of personality readings in theory, Chigos. Rand
Meznally College Lab.
9. Sinha J.N. (1969) : Indian Psychology, Calcutta.
10. Mukkopadhyay, Swami Niranjanand Saraswati Yoga Darshan Munger : Bihar School
of Yoga.
PAPER – VII (COMPULSORY)
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
M.M.- 100
NOTE: This paper consist of five units. From each unit minimum two questions will
be set and candidates will have to be answer one question from each unit.
UNIT – 1 Nature of Psychological Assessment, Differences between Physical &

psychological assessment. Problems in Psychological Assessment., Levels of
Assessment.
UNIT – II Scaling: Unidimensional and Multidimensional. Scale construction

techniques. Difference among tests, scales, questionnaire and schedule.
Characteristics of a good psychometric test. Difference between psychometric
and projective technique.
UNIT – III Construction of Psychometric tools: Step in test construction. Item writing,
Pretry out, item difficulty level, discrimination power Reliability; Concept,
type, method of determining reliability, Validity: Factors affecting reliability
and validity. Norms: Types, uses and method to determine various types of
norms.
UNIT – IV Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Tests

(a) Major Tests of Intelligence, Aptitude and Achievement developed under
Western and Indian Cultural Setup.
(b) Projective and Psychometric tests of Personality, adjustment, Values
Interest, Stress and Anxiety developed under Indian and Western
conditions.
(c) Psycho-Physical and Neuro-Psychological test.
UNIT – V (a) Adaptation of tests.

(b) Test taking Response Styles: Social desirability, Acquiescence and Faking.
(c) Psychological testing in Applied Field of Life: Diagnosis, Psychotherapy,
Education, Occupations and Organizations.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :

Crowback. L.J. Essentials of Psychological Testing.
2. Rreeman F. Theory and Practice of Psychological Testing.
Publication.
5. Nunally, J.C. Introduction to Psychological Measurement, Tokyo: Mc Graw Hill.
GROUP - A
PAPER – VIII (OPTIONAL)
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Historical overview of the field Old and Emerging forms of organizations,
Psychological processes in organizations: person, learning principles
perceptions and motivation.
UNIT – II Organizations Processes: Influence and power in organization leadership:

Nature and theories of communication. Barriers, effectiveness, current issues,
role of T.A. in communication decision making, nature of rational process of
decision-making. Group decision-making, techniques of good DM.
UNIT – III Interpersonal Processes in organizations: Group dynamics and team work in
organization, conflict, decision Making negotiation in organization, Union
Management interface, TQM, bench marking, Re-engineering, changing
organizational culture.
UNIT – IV Marketing Research: Nature and function: consumer behavior, sales

promotion strategies.
UNIT – V Organizational change and development: Managing the OD process,

OD approaches and techniques, theoretical development and emerging
OD technique, organization change, process and models.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
2. Luthans Fred: Organizational Behaviour (1995) Mc Graw Hill international Edition.
3. Stephens P. Robbins: Organizational behaviour (9th edition) (2000) Prentie Hall India,
New Delhi 110001.
4. Jerald Greenbery, Robert, A aburon: Behaviour in organization (1999) PrentieHall of

India. New Delhi 110001.
GROUP - A
PAPER – IX (OPTIONAL)
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Some assumptions about HRM, Structure and Role of HRM. The Indian
Contest of HRM Models of HRM. Current and future Challenges to HRM.
UNIT – II Human Resource Planning: Steps and stages in manpower planning. Structure
of manpower planning HRD in India. Job analysis and job design.
Recruitment and selection. Job and Careers in HRM
UNIT – III Performance appraisal, Factors distorting appraisal and how to improve
appraisals. Type of appraisal system., wage and salary administration.
Employment incentive.
UNIT – IV Human Resource policies and practices, changing trends in work

environment, developing the human resource, the employment relationship.
Professional bodies.
UNIT – V Maintaining Human Resource: Safety and Health Stress Management, Labour
Relations and Collective Bargaining. Employee involvement, Employee
counselling.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :

GROUP - B
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Conceptual and theoretical perspectives in Educational Psychology. Theories,

Behaviouristic, Social learning and Piaget and their application in teaching.
Information processing Models, Instructional Medels, Programmed learning
concept, Characteristics and models.
UNIT – II Human diversity and education.

Learning styles: Nature, approaches to learning style, measurement of
learning styles, attempt to modify learning styles.
Individual and group differences in intelligence. Theories of intelligence,
multiple intelligence, Gender differences issues in the classroom.
Multilingualism and minority language issues in education, tongue education,
bilingual or multilingual education.
UNIT – III Effective Teaching and Classroom Management

Planning and setting objectives for Teaching, Taxonomy of objectives. Types
of objectives and their utility, characteristics of effective teachers. Teaching
methods instruction lecturing and explaining, questioning, aptitude –
treatment interaction, student centred teaching, individualized instruction,
class room management and teaching in small groups: The discussion method
and cooperative learning, computer-assisted instruction.
UNIT – IV Exceptionality and social education:

Categories of exceptionality, labeling and educational relevance Physically
disabled students, students with cognitive disabilities, brain dysfunction and
communication disorders.
Students with emotional and behavior disorder. Attention deficit disorder
(Add), attentional deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), Gifted and talented
students. Intervention and special education for various forms of
exceptionality, mainstreaming.
UNIT – V Educational Assessment

Measurement and evaluation (Norm reference and criteria referenced tests),
Test scores- meaning and types, standardized test: Meaning Types and
interpretation Classroom assessment and grading: Techniques of Class room
evaluation. Observation, questionnaire.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
ease West Press.
GROUP - B
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Definition, Nature, Need and Functions of Guidance and Counselling.

Counselling and Psychotherapy. Intervention, Goal and objectives of
Counselling.
UNIT – II Techniques of Appraising the client: Standardized and Non-Standardized

Techniques, Intelligence, Personality, Aptitude and Interest. Observation,
Auto biography, Case study, interview, Rating scales.
UNIT – III Approaches of Counselling: Directive, Non-directive, Eclectic. Individual and

group counselling. Evaluation of counselling. Follow up and placement
services.
UNIT – IV Characteristics of a good Counsellor. Counsellors, Training Organization of

guidance program in educational institution. Relevance of guidance under
10+2+3 educational pattern. Issues and trends in guidance and counselling.
Ethical standards.
UNIT – V Special areas of Guidance and Counselling: Vocational, Marital, Educational,

Family. Counselling for the pre-school and elementary school children
adolescent.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Lewis, E.C. (1970): Counselling Psychology, New York, Holt Rinehart and Winster,
Inc.
Publishing Co. Inc.
8. Anastasi, Z. (1992): Psychological Testing (Seventh Ed.) New York, McMillan.
GROUP - C
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I History and current trends. Approaches: Psychodynamic, Behaviouristic,

Humanistic, Cognitive and Socio-cultural.
UNIT – II Clinical diagnosis: Symptomatic vs. dynamic. Symptomatic diagnosis:

ICD-10, DSM-IV (R). Dynamic diagnosis: Observation, Case history and
Interview.
UNIT – III Clinical Assessment : Basic principles, Psychometric tests: MMPI, WAIS &
WISC. Projective tests: Rorschach & TAT.
UNIT – IV Impressionistic approach of diagnosis: Informal assessment, Psycho-

Physiological Assessment: EEG, ECG, and PGR, Blood pressure, Pulse-rate;
Neuro-Psychological testing. Clinical report writing.
UNIT – IV Community Psychology: Perspectives of Community Psychology, Social

Interventions: Methods and Strategies.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. Iscope, I.; Block B.L. and Spielberger, C.D. (eds) Community psychology:
Perspectives in training and research. NY: Appleton, 1977.
3. Rapaport, J. Community Psychology: Values, Research and action. NY : Holt

Rinehart. 1977.

GROUP - C
PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING
M.M. - 100
UNIT – I Psychotherapeutic Counselling: Psychoanalytic Technique, Behavioural.

Technique, Client centered technique, Community interventions and Group
therapeutic techniques.
UNIT – II Methods for Altering Maladaptive Behavioural deficits: Shyness,

delinquency, depression, speech and sexual dysfunctions.
UNIT – III Methods for altering maladaptive behavioural excesses: Excessive smoking,
alcoholism, drug addiction and temper-out burst, physical aggression.
UNIT – IV Methods of altering inappropriate behaviour: Marital maladjustment, child-

misbehaviour, homosexuality, and exhibitionism.
UNIT – V Methods for altering fears and anxiety and treating psychophysiological
disorders: test-anxiety, generalized anxiety, stress, school phobia, snake
phobia, combination of fears, CHD, asthama and peptic ulcer.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :

3. Woolberg, L.R. (1998) : The Techniques of Psychotherapy, Barcour Brace : Groune
and stration.
Ltd.
PAPER – X (OPTIONAL)
PRAACTICALS (COMPULSORY)
M.M. - 100
Note :- This Paper Consists of two parts: Part –I and Part – II
PART – I LAB PRACTICALS :-

(Any five of the following to be completed in the Laboratory training.)
1. Knowledge of results.
2. Effect of social support on conformity.
3. Attribution of achievement outcomes.
4. Zeigarnik effect.
5. Level of aspiration as a function of success or failure.
6. Reminiscence in motor learning.
7. Short Term Memory.
8. Effect of group on individual judgement.
PART – I FIELD STUDY
This part of the practical paper comprises of completion of two field studies,
one (I) from the area of compulsory papers and another (II) from the area of
optional papers of the specialization group.
(I) Any one of the areas given below from the compulsory papers be
selected by the candidate and its field studies be completed under
supervision of the departmental supervisor.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY:
1. Childhood
2. Adolescence
3. Adulthood
4. Old age
5. Home environment
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY:
1. Leadership Styles
2. Matured Personality
3. Personality type ‘A’ and ‘B’
4. Neuroticism
5. Psychopathic personality
(II) candidate is required to complete one field study from the optional
group under supervision of a concern teacher. The optional group
prescribed along with the areas of specialization is given below:
Optional Group ‘A” Psychology of Management: Any one of the following:
1. Study of Job Analysis

2. Communication Network
3. Organizational Structures
4. Management Style
5. Role Stress
OR Optional Group ‘A” Psychology of Education: Any one of the following:
1. Test Anxiety
2. Exceptional Children
3. Teaching Style
4. Educational Guidance
5. Vocational Guidance
OR Optional Group ‘A” Psychology of Mental Health: Any one of the following:
1. Neuro-Psychological evaluation of a stroke patient.

2. Identification of stressors
3. Drug abuse
4. Study of faith healers
5. Study of yoga or Vipashyana
The distribution of marks of Paper X (Practical) will be as under:
1. Conduction of Laboratory experiments. : 30

2. Completion of Field Study Reports
(a) Compulsory area : 20
(b) Optional area : 20
3. Viva – Voce on Practical : 30

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PAPER NAME MARKS Credits

NOTE: Internal Assessment will be done on the basis of Class Testing/Seminar/Tutorials.

Unit 2. Perceptual Processes

Unit 3. Attention: Concept, Theories, and determinants

Unit 5 . Motivation and Emotion

UNIT – I Current trends in Social Psychology. Historical Background: Growth of social

UNIT – II Social cognition. Person perception, impression management. Role of

UNIT – III Social Influence Processes: Leadership

UNIT – IV Attitude : Nature and Characteristics, Development and change. Theories of

UNIT – V Prosocial behaviour, aggression and violence. Nature, Characteristics,

UNIT – I Research Methodology

UNIT – II Sources of bias. Ethical issues in psychological research, Research Process:

UNIT – V Method of Collecting data – I: Observation, Questionnaire, and Interview. Test

1. Kerlinger D & Katz L. : Foundation of behavioural research (2nd ed) Surjeet

UNIT – I Concept of Psychopathology, Classification systems in psychopathology:

UNIT – II Theoretical background, approaches to psychopathology (1) Psychodynamic; (2)

UNIT – IV Psychotic disorders: Schizophrenia, Mood disorder.

UNIT – V Substance related disorders. Mental Retardation and developmental disorders.

List of Practicum : (Any five experiments and one field study)

Proposed experiments for M.A. Sem. Ist Psychology exam –2016-17

Note : Field studies topics would be allotted by the departmental committee.

PAPER NAME MARKS Credits

Internal Theory Practical Total

NOTE : Internal Assessment will be done on the basis of Unit Test/

Unit I. Learning Process:Classical conditioning : Procedure, Phenomena and related

UNIT II Experimental analysis of behaviour : Behaviour modification, shaping

Unit III. Verbal learning : Methods and materials, organizational processes

UNIT IV Learning theories : Hull, Tolman, Skinner.

 Cognitive approaches in learning: Latent learning, observational learning.

Unit V. Memory and forgetting

 Memory Processes : Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.

UNIT – II Leadership : Meaning and nature, function, styles and effectiveness.

 social psychology : Health, Environment and Law.

UNIT – IV Regression : simple and multiple, Factor analysis : Assumptions, Methods

UNIT – V Use of computer in psychological researches,

1. Kerlinger D & Katz L. : Foundation of behavioural research (2nd ed) Surjeet

UNIT – I Methods and Basic concepts

 Methods of Physiological psychology : Lesion and Brain Stimulation.

 Sensory system: Vision and Audition.

UNIT - IV Approach to therapy (Psychoanalytic, Biological Behavioural, Behavioural

List of Practicum : (Any five tests and one field study)

1. Achievement motivation 2. Intelligence

Note : Field studies topics would be allotted by the departmental committee.

COMPULSORY PAPERS (Two)

NOTE: Internal Assessment will be done on the basis of

UNIT – I Personality Meaning, Perspectives & Measurement of Personality. Concept of

UNIT – II Psychodynamic perspective Freud, Erikson, Adler- theory of personality – the

UNIT – I Nature of Psychological Assessment, Differences between Physical &

UNIT – II Scaling: Unidimensional and Multidiensional. Scale construction techniques.

UNIT – IV Standardization process of psychometric tools test: Reliability : Concept, type,

UNIT – V (a) Adaptation of tests.

1. Anastasi, A. (1988) Psychological Testing London: Mc Millan Publishing Co.

UNIT – I Introduction : Organization Behaviour – Scope and Concepts.

UNIT – II Psychological Processes : Learning, Perceptions and Motivation – Definition,

UNIT – IV Organizational Dynamics: Organizational Power & Politics., Organizational

UNIT – V Decision Making: Concepts, Decision Making process, types of decisions,

UNIT – IV Training and development: Nature of Training and development, Importance