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Svuyvupgcet-2013: Syllabus Test-33: PSYCHOLOGY: Section-A

This document outlines the syllabus for a psychology test, covering general psychology, child and adolescent psychology, and social psychology. The general psychology section covers topics like the nervous system, sensation and perception, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, and thinking. The child and adolescent psychology section discusses human development from prenatal to puberty and adolescence. Finally, the social psychology section addresses social perception, communication, attitudes, prejudice, aggression, groups, and leadership.

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Svuyvupgcet-2013: Syllabus Test-33: PSYCHOLOGY: Section-A

This document outlines the syllabus for a psychology test, covering general psychology, child and adolescent psychology, and social psychology. The general psychology section covers topics like the nervous system, sensation and perception, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, and thinking. The child and adolescent psychology section discusses human development from prenatal to puberty and adolescence. Finally, the social psychology section addresses social perception, communication, attitudes, prejudice, aggression, groups, and leadership.

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SVUYVUPGCET-2013: SYLLABUS Test-33: PSYCHOLOGY

SECTION-A

General Psychology 1. Introduction: The nature of modern Psychology, psychological conceptions of main-areas of Psychology methods of Psychology and measurement in Psychology. 2.Biological basis of behavior: a) Nervous system and its organization-the structure of neuron-central nervous system-brain and the spinal cord-localisation of brain functions-autonomic nervous system. b) Hormonal basis of behavior-the major endocrine glands and their functions. c) Mechanisms of hereditychromosomes and genes. Influence of heredity and environment on behavior. 3.Sensation and perception: a) Sensory processes-vision, audition, some thesis, chemical senses, sense of equilibrium and kinesthetic sense. b) Perceptual processes: Principles of perceptual organization-attention and perception of movement-perceptual constancies - illusions. 4.Motivation: Psychological motives-psycho-social motives-unconscious motivation - Masllows theory of motivation. 5.Emotion: Primary emotion-development of emotion-psychological changes in emotion-theories of emotionsJames-Lange, Cannon-Bard and sahachter. 6.Learning: Conditioning-classical conditioning and operant conditioning-cognitive learning - motivation and learning-transfer of training. 7.Memory and Forgetting: Kinds of retention-retrieval process- nature of forgetting-improving memory. 8.Thinking: Concept formation reasoning and problem-solving-creative thinking. SECTION-B Child and Adolescent Psychology Nature and Importance of Developmental Psychology: Growth and Development; stages; Methods of Studying human development. Early Stages of Development:- Prenatal period; Infancy; Babyhood, Characteristics Physical development. Puberty: - Characteristics; developmental tasks ; body changes ; effects of pubertal changes. Adolescence:- Characteristics ; Developmental tasks: physical , Emotional and social changes; Personality development. SECTION-C SOCIAL PSYHOLOGY Chapter - I: Nature and scope of Social Psychology Definition, Nature and Scope. Methods of Social Psychology Observation method. Survey method, Correlational method, Field study and Experimental method Chapter- II: Social Perception Understanding Others Attribution Errors in Attribution Fundamental Attribution Error, Actor Observer effect, Self Serving Bias Chapter III: Communication Definition, nature and types of communication. Barriers to effective communication. Rumors and propaganda. Chapter IV: Attitudes Definition Distinctive features of Attitudes, Formation of Attitudes, Measurement of Attitudes Likert method of Summated ratings, Bogardus method of Social Distance, Thurstones Equal appearing intervals method. Chapter V: Prejudice Prejudice and Discrimination Nature and Origin of Prejudice, Techniques of reducing Prejudice Chapter VI: Aggression Definition, Determinants of Human Aggression Social, Personal, and Situational factors- Prevention and Control of Aggression. Chapter VII: Groups and Individuals Definition and Types of Groups, Group functions Roles, Status, Norms, Cohesiveness and Conformity. Chapter VIII: Leadership Defintion Traits of a Leader, Types of Leaders Autocratic, Democratic and Charismatic Leaders. References: 1. Baron, R.A & Byrne, D. Social Psychology 2. R.A. Lippa. Social Psyschology 3. Hilgard & Atkinson Introducation to Psychology. 4. Elizabeth Hurlock Developmental Psychology. -oOo-

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