Unit I

Definition of Psychology, Psychology as a science: Methods of psychology, Different schools of Psychology and modern perspectives of psychology – Scope and branches of psychology. Brain and Behaviour. Neurons: Nerve impulse, synapses, neurotransmitters – Introduction to CNS.

Unit II

Sensation and Perception: General Properties of Senses, subliminal stimuli, Selective Attention, Physiological correlates of Attention, Internal influences on Perception- Learning, Set, Motivation and Emotion; External influences on perception- Figure Ground separation, Movement, organization, illusions, Perceptual constancies, Depth perception, Binocular and Monocular depth Perception.

Unit III

Learning: Definition of learning, Theories of learning, Classical conditioning, Operant conditioning, Cognitive Learning, Social Learning. Shaping of behaviour. Remembering & Forgetting. Memory: Types -STM, LTM – encoding – storing –information processing, TOT, Causes of forgetting, Amnesia –improving memory.

Unit IV

Thinking & Motivation -Thinking process, Concepts and categorization, Problem solving and Decision making, Creative Thinking. Motivation and Behavior- Maslow’s theory of motivation, biological motivation, social motives, motives to know and to be effective, Frustration and conflicts of motives

Unit V

Intelligence: Nature and definitions – Tests of intelligence – IQ Classification – Recent theory of Multiple Intelligence – Determinants of Intelligence – Assessment of intelligence

Course Objectives

1. Identify the various approaches, fields, and subfields of psychology along with their major concepts and important figures
2. Identify Difference between Sensation and perception
3. Comprehend the various types of learning and its differences
4. Understand the process of memory
5. Comprehend the learning theories in bringing about behaviour modification among the clients

Course Outcomes

• COO1. Demonstrate understanding of the impact of multiple contexts on human behavior
• COO2. Acquaint students to understand differences in perception thereby exhibiting individual differences
• COO3. Realize how principles of learning help in behaviour modification
• COO4. Develop a base in cognitive psychology with the help of relevant examples of everyday life.
• COO5. Comprehend and analyze situations in real life appropriately and enable others to exercise in the same way.

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