U N I V E R S I TY O F C AL I C U T

(Abstract)

B.Sc Programme in Psychology - under Choice based Credit Semester System – Scheme
and Syllabus – implemented – approved - Orders issued.
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GENERAL AND ACADEMIC BRANCH – I ‘J’ SECTION
No. GA. I/J2/3153/07 Dated, Calicut University. P.O., 26.06.2009
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Read : 1. U.O. No. GAI/J2/3601/08 (Vol. II) dated 19.06.2009.
2. Item No. 1&2 of the minutes of meeting of the Board of Studies in
Psychology (UG) held on 29.04.2009.
3. Item No.2. (xvii) of the minutes of the meeting of the Faculty of Science
held on 05.05.2009.
4. Item No.II A (18) of the minutes of meeting of the Academic Council held
on 14.05.2009.
ORDER
Choice based Credit Semester System and Grading has been introduced for UG
Curriculum in the affiliated colleges of the University with effect from 2009 admission
onwards and the Regulation for the same implemented vide paper 1st above.
The Board of Studies in Psychology (UG) Vide paper read as 2nd above, finalised the
Scheme and Syllabus for the B Sc Programme in Psychology under Choice based Credit
Semester System. The Board also approved the draft regulations for Choice based Credit
Semester System .
The Faculty of Science vide paper read as 3rd above endorsed the minutes of the
meeting of the Board of Studies in Psychology (UG) and the Academic Council vide paper
4th approved the minutes of the Faculty of Science.
Sanction has therefore been accorded for implementing the scheme and syllabus of
B.Sc Programme in Psychology under Choice based Credit Semester System in the
University with effect from 2009 admission onwards.
Orders are issued accordingly . Syllabus is appended.

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B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY CREDIT/SEMESTER SYLLABUS

SL COURSE TITLE OF COURSES HOURS/ NO. OF

NO. CODE WEEK CREDITS
1 Ps1A01 Communicative skills in English 4 3
2 Ps1A02 Critical reasoning, writing and 5 3
presentation
3 Ps1A07 Communication skills in other 4 4
languages
4 Ps1B01 Basic psychological processes 4 4
5 Ps1C01 Physiological Psychology 4 3
6 Ps1C02 Psychological Statistics 4 3

Total 25 20 .

SL COURSE TITLE OF COURSES HOURS/ NO. OF

NO. CODE WEEK CREDITS
7 Ps2A03 Reading literature in English 4 4
8 Ps2A04 Readings on Indian constitution, 5 4
Secularism and sustainable
environment
9 Ps2A08 Translation and communication in 4 4
other languages
10 Ps2B01 Advanced psychological processes 4 4
11 Ps2C01 Physiological psychology 4 3
12 Ps2C02 Psychological Statistics 4 3

Total 25 22 .

SL COURSE TITLE OF COURSES HOURS/ NO. OF

NO. CODE WEEK CREDITS
13 Ps3A05 Literature and contemporary issues 5 4
14 Ps3A09 Literature in other languages 5 4
15 Ps3B01 Human development 5 4
16 Ps3C01 Physiological psychology 5 3
17 Ps3C02 Psychological statistics 5 3

Total 25 18 .
SL COURSE TITLE OF COURSES HOURS/ NO. OF
NO. CODE WEEK CREDITS
18 Ps4A06 History and philosophy of science 5 4
19 Ps4A10 Culture and civilization 5 4
20 Ps4B01 Social behavior 5 4
16 Ps4C01 Physiological psychology 5 3
21 Ps4C02 Psychological statistics 5 3
Total 25 18 .

SL COURSE TITLE OF COURSES HOURS/ NO. OF

NO. CODE WEEK CREDITS
23 Ps5B01 Abnormal behavior and anxiety 4 3
disorders
24 Ps5B02 Social mind and process 4 3
25 Ps5B03 Basics of counseling psychology 4 3
26 Ps5B04(P) Experimental psychology 8 *
27 Ps5D01 Personal effectiveness 3 4
28 Ps5B05(PR) Project 2 *
Total 25 13 .

SL COURSE TITLE OF COURSES HOURS/ NO. OF

NO. CODE WEEK CREDITS
29 Ps6B01 Health psychology 4 3
30 Ps6B02 Personality disorders and major 4 3
psychological disorders
31 Ps6B03 Life skills development 4 3
32 Ps6B04(P) Experimental psychology 8 16
33 Ps6B05 (E1) Theory and practice of counseling 3 2
psychology
34 Ps6B05(E2) Human resource development 3 2
35 Ps6B05(E3) Foundations of organizational 3 2
behaviour
34 Ps6B06(PR) Project 2 4
Total 25 31 .

Total credits: 16+18+15+27+13+31=120

Common courses……………………………………38 credits
Core courses including projects & elective………....54 credits
Complementary courses…………………………….24 credits
Open course…………………………………………04 credits
Ps- Psychology, 1,2,…..6- semester number, A- common course, B- core course, C-
complementary course, D-open course, 01,02,…..- serial number of the course, (P)-
Practical, (PR)- Project, E1,E2,E3- electives
 B.Sc. PSYCHOLOGY
Ps1B01 : BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES (4 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To generate interest in Psychology
2. To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
3. To understand the basics of various theories in Psychology
4. To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like attention, learning,
and memory

Module 1: Introducing psychology

What is psychology: A working definition. What is not psychology? Pseudo
psychologies. Origins of psychology. Philosophical origins. Early Indian and Greek
thoughts, major ideas of Descartes, Locke. Biological origins: Darwin, Genetics. Brief
history of modern scientific psychology: structuralism, behaviorism, gestalt psychology.
Piaget, Psychoanalysis, cognitive approach

Module 2: Attention and perception

Attentional processes: factors affecting attention- subjective and objective, models of
attention. Attention and information processing. Span of attention, division of attention,
distraction of attention. Perceptual organization: figure ground perception. Perceptual
constancies. Colour perception. Theories of colour perception. Perceptual styles,
subliminal perception. Perceptual defense. Space perception. Extrasensory perception.

Module 3: Consciousness
States of mind: nature of consciousness, changes in consciousness: dream and sleep.
Stages of sleep. Altered states: hypnosis- facts and myths, meditation, drug induced states

Module 4: Learning
Definition. Trial and error learning, classical conditioning, operant conditioning:
reinforcement. Verbal learning, social and cognitive learning: observational learning.
latent learning. Cognitive map, insight learning.

Module 5: Retention and retrieval

Encoding, storage and retrieval processes. Sensory, short term and long term memories.
Chunking, working memory. Levels of processing. Implicit and explicit memory.
Semantic episodic and procedural memory. State dependent memory. Memory
construction. Eyewitness testimony, implicit memory, false memory, flash bulb memory.
Measuring memory: recall, recognition, relearning, redistegration. Mnemonics.
Forgetting: theories curve of forgetting. Reasons of forgetting: fading, interference,
distortion, repression, amnesia. Strategies for remembering: rehearsal, elaboration,
organization.
REFERENCE:
Baron, R.A. (2004) Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education
Bootzin, R.,& Bower,G.H.(1991). Psychology Today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New
York:Mc Graw Hill Inc.
Coon,D. (1983). Introduction to Psychology: Exploration and Application. New York:
West Publishing Co.
Kuppuswamy, B.(1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi:
Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K.(2008). Psycholgy: The Study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall
of India.
Morgan,C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R.,& Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psycholgy,
7th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Weiten,W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing Co.

FOR ADDITIONAL READING:

Lefrancois, G.R. (2000). Theories of human learning. 4th ed. London: Wadsworth.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps1C01 : PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES

This course familiarizes the student of Psychology with the most essential fundamental
physiological processes underlying psychological events.

Module 1: Organization of living body: Cell theory, cell principle, unicellularity to

multicellularity and differentiation cells in multicellular organism.

Module 2: Cell divisions: Mitosis and Meiosis

Module 3: Genes and Chromosomes: structure of chromosomes, linkage and crossing

over, genetic variation, mutation, sex linked chromosomes.

Module 4: Chromosomal anomalies and disorders: autosomal anomalies, down

syndrome, Edward syndrome, cri du chat syndrome, sex chromosomal anomalies,
klinefelter’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome.

Module 5: Gene mutation disorder: autosomal mutations- albinism, phenyl ketonuria,

alkaptenuria, galactesuria, brachidactyli.

REFERENCE:
Animal Physiology- Sebastian Madona Books
Cell Physiology- Giese- Saunders
Biology of the cell- Dewitt- Saunders
 B.SC. PSYCHOLOGY
Ps1C02: PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To develop an understanding of various statistical techniques in terms of their
assumptions, applications and behaviour
2. To acquire competencies to organize, summarize and present data.
3. To develop ability in analyzing and interpreting numerical data

Module 1: Mathematical foundations- Introduction to Statistics: meaning of statistics

Module 2: Need and importance of statistics in psychology- Prerequisites for studying
statistics- Descriptive and inferential statistics.
Module 3: Nature of Psychological Measurement: Variables- kinds of variables:
Continuous and discrete variables.
Module 4: Levels of Measurement: nominal, ordinal ,interval and ration. Examples from
survey, market study intelligence, personality and research study.
Module 5: Frequency distribution: introduction: frequency table: raw and grouped data_
diagrams and graphs: pie diagram, histogram, frequency polygon- frequency curve,
ogives

REFERENCES:

Aron, A.,Aron. R., & Coups, E.J. (2006). Statistics for Psychology (4th ed). New Delhi:
Pearson Education (ISBN:81-317-1464-20.
Gravetter, F.J., &Wallnau, L.B.(2000). Statistics for Behavioural Sciences.(5th ed).
Singapore: Wadsworth- Thomson learning. (ISBN: 0_534-35926_4).
Mangal, S.K. (2002). Statistics in Psychology and Education. (2nd ed). New Delhi:
Prentice- Hall of India Private Limited. (ISBN: 978-81-203-8).
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps2B01: ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES (4 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To generate in psychology
2. To familiarize the students with the concepts of basic psychological processes
3. To understand the basics of various theories in psychology
4. To provide basic knowledge about systems and processes like cognition,
intelligence and personality

Module 1: Cognitive Processes

Components of thought: Images and concepts, structure of language, language and
thought, reasoning: deductive and inductive, problem solving_ Steps, barriers to effective
problem solving, strategies of problem solving: algorithms, heuristics, means to end
analysis, backward search. Culture, cognitive style and problem solving. Creativity,
Convergent and divergent thinking. Stages in creativity. Decision making.

Unit 2: Motivation
Introduction: Instinct, drive. Primary and secondary motives. Motivation of hunger and
eating, sexual motivation. Levels of arousal, Yerkes- Dodson law. Learned motives:
affiliation, achievement and power motive, hierarchy of motives.

Unit 3: Emotion
Elements of emotional experience. Physiological correlates of emotion. Theories of
emotion: James-Lange theory, Cannon- Bard theory, Schachter- Singer theory, Appraisal
theory, Evolutionary theory, opponent process theory, Facial feedback hypothesis.
Assessment of emotion

Unit 4: Intelligence
Definition. Intelligence as a process: Piaget. Structure of intelligence: Approaches of
Spearman, Thurstone, Cattell, Triarchic approach. Multiple intelligences. Concepts of IQ.
Evolution of intelligence testing: Stanford-Binet, Wechsler scales. Extremes of
intelligence: Mental retardation and giftedness. Determiners of intelligence: heredity and
environment. Emotional intelligence.

Unit 5: Personality
Self. Concept of personality. Determinants of personality. Early approaches: Brief
descriptions ancient Indian typology (Gunas), Greek typology on humours, phrenology,
somatotypes. Limitations, Modern theories: Psychodynamic approaches. Freud’s theory:
Levels of consciousness, structure of personality, defense mechanisms, psychosexual
stages of development, Oedipus complexes. Jung: Collective unconscious, archetypes,
model of personality. Adler: striving for superiority, power motivation. Horney: Basic
anxiety, styles, feminist turn in psychoanalysis, trait theoris: general approach. Allport:
traits. Cattell: source and surface traits, 16 PF. Eysenck: dimensions of personality. Big
five factors. Behaviorist view of personality: Skinner, Bandura, Humanistic perspective:
Rogers, Maslow.
REFERENCE:

Baron, R.A. (2004) Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education
Bootzin, R.,& Bower,G.H.(1991). Psychology Today- An Introduction. 7th ed. New
York:Mc Graw Hill Inc.
Coon,D. (1983). Introduction to Psychology: Exploration and Application. New York:
West Publishing Co.
Kuppuswamy, B.(1990). Elements of ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd ed. New Delhi:
Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Mishra, B.K.(2008). Psycholgy: The Study of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Prentice Hall
of India.
Morgan,C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R.,& Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psycholgy,
7th ed. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Weiten,W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and Variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole
Publishing Co.

FOR ADDITIONAL READING

Friedman, H.S., and Schustack, M.W. (2003). Personality: Classic Theories and Modern
Research, 2nd ed. Delhi: Pearson Education.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLGOY
Ps2C01: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVE:
This course familiarizes the student of psychology with the most essential fundamental
physiological processes underlying psychological events.

Module 1: The visual system: Light; hue, brightness and saturation. Structure of the eye;
retina, rods and cones- visual pathways. Functioning of the eye- visual defects. Visual
coding- transduction in the retina- neural coding in the brain- coding for colour- theories
of colour vision- visual defects- colour blindness.

Module 2: The auditory system and olfactory system: Nature of sound- frequency,
pitch and amplitude- Harmonics, Anatomy of the auditory system- coding auditory
information- localization of sound. Receptors- coding for smell- categorizing odours.

Module 3: Gustatory system and cutaneous senses: Chemo receptors- anatomy of

taste- neural pathways- coding for taste. Neural coding for touch, pressure and
temperature. Kinesthetics- coding position and movement. Labyrinth sense- semicircular
canals and vestibular sacs.

Module 4: Pain: Recetors- pain pathways- codes for pain- chronic pain- Melzack Wall
theory- pain suppression circuit- treating pain- puzzle of pain suppression.
Module 5: Endocrine system: Importance of endocrine glands, Major endocrine glands,
mode of action of hormones and influence on growth and behaviour.

REFERENCE:
Schneider A.M., and Tarshis B : An Introduction to Physiological Psychology; Random
House, New York.
Levinthal, C.F; Introduction to Physiological Psychology; Prentice- Hall, New Delhi
Kalat, J. W: Biological Psychology; Wadsworth, CA
Themes and Variations by Wayne Wheaton
Introduction to Psychology by Hilgard & Atkinson.
Animal Physiology- Sebastian Madona Books
Animal Physiology- Sebastian Madona Books
Cell Physiology- Giese-Saunders
Biology of the Cell- Dewitt- Saunders
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps2C02 : PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop an understanding of various statistical techniques in terms of their

assumptions, applications and behaviour.
2. To acquire competencies to organize, summarize and present data.
3. To develop ability in analyzing and interpreting numerical data.

Module 1: Measures of Central Tendency: Meaning- characteristics-Mean, median,

mode- computation, merits and demerits.

Module 2: Measures of Variability: Range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard

deviation and variance- co- efficient of variation

Module 3: Normal distribution: Characteristics, properties and assumptions- skewness

and kurtosis

Module 4: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing- The Logic of Hypothesis Testing

Module 5: Correlation: Concept of correlation: Linear correlation- pearson product
moment correlation- Spearman’s rank order correlation- Scatter diagram.

REFERENCE:

Aron, A.,Aron.R.,& Coups, E.J. (2006). Statistics for psychology, (4th ed). New Delhi:
Pearson Education (ISBN: 81-317-1464-20)
Gravetter, F.J., &Wallnau, L.B.(2000). Statistics for Behavioural Sciences.(5th ed).
Singapore: Wadsworth- Thomson learning. (ISBN: 0_534-35926_4).
Mangal, S.K. (2002). Statistics in Psychology and Education. (2nd ed). New Delhi:
Prentice- Hall of India Private Limited. (ISBN: 978-81-203-8).
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps3B01: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (4 CREDIT)

Module 1: Introduction to Life Span Development and Theories: Importance of life

span development, Historical perspective. Characteristics of life span perspective. Nature
of development . Cross sectional and longitudinal approaches in developmental study.
Theories by Freud- Erickson-Piaget-Vygotsky. Information processing Behavioral-
Social cognitive- eclectic orientation.

Module 2: Prenatal Development: Germinal period- embryonic period- Fetal period.

Prenatal diagnostic tests. Effects of teratogens. Neonatal health and responsiveness.
Consequences of low birth weight.

Module 3: Physical Development and Aging: Cephalocaudal and proximodistal

pattern. Newborn- reflexes- perception (vision, hearing, other senses, inter modal
perception) Height and weight in infancy and childhood. Gross and fine motor skills.
Handedness. Physical development in puberty. Changes in early, middle and late
adulthood. Theories of aging.

Module 4: Cognitive Development: Stages of cognitive development- sensory motor

stage- object permanence- pre operational stage- intuitive thought- concrete operations-
semantics- pragmatics. How language develops- babbling- two word utterance- advances
in early, middle and late childhood- metalinguistic awareness.

Module 5: Socio- Emotional Development: Fuctionalist view of emotion- regulation of

emotion- development of emotion through infancy, childhood, adolescence and
adulthood. Describing and classifying temperament- Chess and Thomas, Kagan, Rothbart
and Bates. Attachment and love- Theories of attachment- care giving and attachment.
Moral development- Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s theory- stages- social conventional
reasoning- basic processes- resistance to temptation- self control- empathy- role of
emotion- moral personality- moral identity- moral characters-exemplars.

REFERENCE:
John w Santrock,; A Topical approach to Life span Development 3rd ed
Berk’, Child Psychology
Papalia and Olds, Developmental Psychology
 B.Sc. PSYCHOLOGY
Ps3C01: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVE:

This course familiarizes the student of psychology with the most essential fundamental
physiological processes underlying psychological events.

Module 1: Introduction: Brain and Behavior- Physiological Psychology and

Neuroscience- Techniques in neurophysiology : Brain imaging- CT scan, MRI, PET,
CBF, EEG, Lesioning and stimulation.

Module 2: The Neuron: Structure of neuron- sensory, motor and inter neurons- the
synapse- the nerve impulse- synaptic transmission

Module 3: The Central Nervous System: Non- neural material in the CNS- meninges,
blood supply, blood brain barrier, cerebrospinal fluid. Spinal chord- monosynaptic reflex,
multisynaptic reflex- brain and reflex action. Structural overview of the brain- the hind
brain, mid brain, and forebrain- hypothalamus- cortex- basal ganglia- thalamus- limbic
system. The brain in action: sensory and motor processing

Module 4 : Cortical Localization: A historical perspective- localization of language-

Wernicke model- Localization of perception- coordinating the hemispheres.
Module 5: States of Brain Activity: Sleep, slow wave sleep, REM sleep. Basic theories of
sleep, physiological effect of sleep, sleep and dreams, Physiology of Dreams.

REFERENCE

Schneider A.M., and Tarshis B : An Introduction to Physiological Psychology; Random

House, New York.
Levinthal, C.F; Introductio to Physiological Psychology; Prentice- Hall, New Delhi
Kalat, J. W: Biological Psychology; Wadsworth, CA
Themes and Variations by Wayne Wheaton
Introduction to Psychology by Hilgard & Atkinson.
 B.SC. PSYCHOLOGY
Ps3C02: PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To develop an understanding of various statistical techniques in terms of their
assumptions, applications and behaviour
2. To acquire competencies to organize, summarize and present data.
3. To develop ability in analyzing and interpreting numerical data

Module 1: Regression: Meaning, purposes, application in psychology

Module 2: Analysis of variance: Basic assumptions- oneway Anova- partitioning of

some of squares- Application in Psychology.

Module 3: Anova: Two and Three way Anova; Partitioning of sum of squares- Two way
interaction- Three way interaction. Different types of sum of squares.

Module 4: Analysis of covariance (Ancova): Basic assumptions- basic conditions-

concept of covariate- change in sum of squares.

Module 5: Introduction to Multiple regression: Forward, backward, stepwise:

interpretation of values. Psychological implications.

REFERENCES:

Aron, A.,Aron. R., & Coups, E.J. (2006). Statistics for Psychology (4th ed). New Delhi:
Pearson Education (ISBN:81-317-1464-20.
Gravetter, F.J., &Wallnau, L.B.(2000). Statistics for Behavioural Sciences.(5th ed).
Singapore: Wadsworth- Thomson learning. (ISBN: 0_534-35926_4).
Mangal, S.K. (2002). Statistics in Psychology and Education. (2nd ed). New Delhi:
Prentice- Hall of India Private Limited. (ISBN: 978-81-203-8).
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps4B01: SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR (4 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:

To enable the student to

• Understand and explain behaviour in social settings
• Explain the psychological aspects of various social phenomena
• Understand the psychological aspect of various social issues in the society and
nation

Module 1: Introduction: Definition. Focus of social psychology. Origin and

development. Methods of social psychology.

Module 2: Social Perception: Non- verbal communication: Facial expressions, gazes,

stares, body language, touching. Micro expressions, cognitive factors. Attribution
theories: correspondent inference, Kelley’s theory. Attribution errors. Applications in
understanding depression and prejudice. Impression management tactics.

Module 3: Social Cognition: Schemas, self fulfilling prophecy. (illustrations in Indian

setting). Heuristics, priming automatic processing, potential sources of error in social
cognition: automatic vigilance, optimistic bias, counterfactual thinking, magical thinking,
illusoru correlation, regression fallacy. Affect in social cognition: how thoughts shape
feelings and feelings shape cognition. Combating errors in social cognition.

Module 4: Attitudes and Prejudice: Definition, nature, components, functions. Attitude

formation. Attitude and behaviour. LaPiere’s study. Persuasion, resistance to persuasion,
cognitive dissonance. Hypocrisy nature of prejudice and discrimination. Discrimination-
explicit and implicit. Stereotypes and prejudice. Origins of prejudice. Role of prejudice in
communal issues. Techniques of countering the effects of prejudice. Prejudice based on
gender: its nature and effects. Hostile and benevolent sexism in Indian society. Domestic
violence.

Module 5: Self and Gender: The self. Components of social identity: gender, religion
and caste. Self concept, self esteem. Gender: gender identity, gender stereotypes. Gender
discrimination in India: Family, work place, public space, politics. Why gender equality
not achieved in India?

REFERENCE

Baron, R.A., and Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, 10th ed. New Delhi: Pearson
Education
Baron, R.A., and Byrne, D.,(1997). Social Psychology, 7 th ed. New Delhi: Pearson
Education
Myers, D.G. (1990). Social Psychology, 3rd ed. New York: Mc Graw Hill Inc.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps4C01: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES

This course familiarizes the student of Psychology with the most essential fundamental
physiological processes underlying psychological events.

Module 1: Physiological basis of eating: Feeding centres in the brain- hypothalamus.

Eating signals- on and off signals. Mouth stomach intestine- metabolic factors-
thermostatic theory- lipostatic theory. Obesity- specific hungers.

Module 2: Physiological basis of drinking: hypothalamic control- osmotic and volemic

thirst- thirst receptors- signaling the brain- regulating drinking behaviour- off signal- the
lateral hypothalamic syndrome.

Module 3: Physiological basis of sexual behaviour: Defining sex- dynamic of sexual

behaviour- external control- external cues- brain and sexual behaviour.

Module 4: Neural bases of emotion: Anatomical basis of emotion- rage and fear- limbic
system- hypothalamus- autonomic responses- aggression- amygdale- frontal lobes- neural
basis of pleasure.

Module 5: Physiology of learning: Early learning discoveries- learning and the nervous
system- cortex- Lashley’s work- hippocampus- learning outside hippocampus- synaptic
basis of learning.

REFERENCE:

Schneider A.M., and Tarshis B : An Introduction to Physiological Psychology; Random

House, New York.
Levinthal, C.F; Introductio to Physiological Psychology; Prentice- Hall, New Delhi
Kalat, J. W: Biological Psychology; Wadsworth, CA
 B.SC. PSYCHOLOGY
Ps4C02: PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To develop an understanding of various statistical techniques in terms of their
assumptions, applications and behaviour
2. To acquire competencies to organize, summarize and present data.
3. To develop ability in analyzing and interpreting numerical data

Module 1: Parametric and Non parametric tests: Importance of parametric and non
parametric tests

Module 2: Chi- square, Contingency coefficient: Basic assumption, application in

Psychology.

Module 3: Median test: Man- Whitney U test- Sign test- Wilcoxon matched pairs-
signed ranks test

Module 4: Presentation of statistical tables: Frequency table, t table, Anova, Ancova,

Regression etc.

Module 5: Introduction to Statistical packages: SPSS, SAS, Statistica, Syststat,

Openstat: Data management, analysis, interpretation.

REFERENCES:

Aron, A.,Aron. R., & Coups, E.J. (2006). Statistics for Psychology (4th ed). New Delhi:
Pearson Education (ISBN:81-317-1464-20.
Gravetter, F.J., &Wallnau, L.B.(2000). Statistics for Behavioural Sciences.(5th ed).
Singapore: Wadsworth- Thomson learning. (ISBN: 0_534-35926_4).
Mangal, S.K. (2002). Statistics in Psychology and Education. (2nd ed). New Delhi:
Prentice- Hall of India Private Limited. (ISBN: 978-81-203-8).
 B.Sc Psychology (Main)
Ps5B01: Abnormal Behavior and anxiety disorders( credit 3)

Objectives: - (i) To acquaint the students with the history and meaning of abnormal
behavior
(ii) To develop in them awareness about different types of anxiety disorders
(iii) To acquaint the students with the major symptoms of anxiety disorders
(iv) To encourage the students to know different therapeutic techniques in
the management of anxiety and minor psychological disorders

The normal and abnormal – The concept of normality and abnormality, Different
criteria, Concept of healthy personality, Historical view of abnormal behavior, Abnormal
behavior: Current status.

Different personality approaches and psychopathology- Psychoanalytic approach-

Different perspective: Behavioral, Cognitive, Humanistic, Interpersonal, Existential.

Causal factors and psychopathology- Biological factors: Neurotransmitter- Hormonal

imbalance- Genetic defect- Constitutional liabilities- Brain dysfunction- Physical
deprivation- Psychological factor- Schemas and self schemas- Early deprivation of
trauma- Inadequate parenting- Pathogenic parenting structure- Maladaptive peer-
relationships- Socio-cultural factors- Socio-cultural environment- Pathogenic societal
influence.

Stress disorders- Reaction to common life stressors- Stress from unemployment- Stress
from bereavement- Stress from divorce or separation- Reaction to severe life stressors-
Reaction to catastrophic events- The trauma of rape- The trauma of military combat- The
trauma of forced relocation- Treatment and prevention of stress disorders.

Anxiety disorders- Phobic disorders- Panic disorders and agoraphobic- Generalized

anxiety disorders- Obsessive-compulsive disorders- Causal factors- Biological,
Physiological, and Socio-cultural factors- Treatment and outcomes- Psychological
therapies.

Somatoform and dissociative disorders- Somatization disorder- Hypochondriasis- Pain

disorder- Conversion disorder- dissociative amnesia and fugue- dissociative identity
disorder- Depersonalization disorder- Causal factors- Biological, Physiological, and
Socio-cultural factors- Treatment and outcomes.

REFERENCE:
1. Carson, R.C., Butcher, J.N., Mineka, S. (1996). Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life.
. (10th ed). New York: Harper Collins Inc.

2. Hurlock, E.B. (1976). Personality Development, (IMH Ed). New York: McGraw Hill
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps5B02: SOCIAL MIND AND PROCESSES (3 CREDIT)

Module 1: Interpesonal attraction and relationships:

Beginning of attraction, proximity, emotions, affiliation need. Becomigng acquainted-
situational determinants. Moving towards friendship- similarity, mutual liking.

Module 2: Groups and social influence:

Groups: nature and functions. Social facilitation, social loafing. Decision making in
groups. Group think. Conformity. Ach’s experiment. Factors affecting conformity.
Norms. Compliance: underlying principles and tactics. Cialdini’s work. Obedienve.
Milgram’s experiment. Intense indoctrination. ( Illustrations and analyses of Indian/
Kerala cases)

Module 3 : Prosocial behaviour and aggression:

Responding to emergency. Steps. Classic studies and experiments. The helpers and those
who receive help. Altruistic personality, volunteering. Explaining prosocial behaviour:
empathy altruism model, negative state relief model. Empathic joy hypothesis, genetic
determinism. Theoretical perspectives. Determinants of aggression (social, personal,
situational). Medial violence and its effects. Child abuse and domestic violence.
Prevention and control of aggression.

Module 4: Environmental and social issues;

The urban environment and social behaviour. The concept of personal space. Nature and
effects of crowding. Environmental stress. Psychological aspects in the legal system.
Eyewitness testimony: problems and solutions. Influences on verdicts- schemas and
attributions

Module 5: Psychology applied to social development;

Psychological aspects of poverty: causes and consequences. Role of psychology in
national development: issues of development, psychological solutions

REFERENCE

Baron, R.A., and Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, 10th ed. New Delhi: Pearson
Education
Baron, R.A., and Byrne, D.,(1997). Social Psychology, 7 th ed. New Delhi: Pearson
Education
Myers, D.G. (1990). Social Psychology, 3rd ed. New York: Mc Graw Hill Inc.
Misra, G. (1990). Applied Social Psychology in India New Delhi: sage publications
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps5B03: BASICS OF COUSELLING PSYCHOLOGY (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES

1. To facilitate the students with the nature and process of counseling and its
meaning.
2. To expose the student to the different factors of application of counseling.
3. To enable the student to acquire sufficient knowledge in the area of counseling in
order to apply in various walks of life

Module 1: Couselling the art and science of helping:

Definition, purpose and goals of counseling. Professional counseling. Ethical aspects
of counseling in India

Module 2: Guidance:
Definition, need, characteristics and goals of guidance. Classification of guidance.
Group guidance, personal guidance.

Module 3:Group counseling:

Definition and meaning, theory and methods, scope and application

Module 4: Understanding couselling as a process:

Process goals in counseling. Counseling- relationship- therapist- client, counseling
interview- structured- unstructured. Phases of counseling process- different phases-
termination- feedback.

Module 5: Types of couselling

Child counseling- school counseling. Adolescent counseling- career couselling.
Marriage counseling- family counseling, group counseling. Alcohol and substance
abuse counseling. Crisis intervention- stress management, counseling special groups.
Current trends in couselling psychology.

REFERENCE:

Bhatia K.K. (2004) Principles of Guidance and Counselling, Kalyani Publishers New
Delhi.
Kochhar S.K. (2004) Guidance and Counselling in Colleges and Universities,
Sterling publishers (pvt) Ltd. New Delhi.
Rao, N.S. (1991) Couselling and Guidance, 2nd ed, Tata Mc graw hill Book
Company, New Delhi.
Patterson, Lewis E (1999) The Counselling process 5th ed, Cliveland state university,
Thomson Asia Pvt Ltd., USA
Gibson R.L., Mithell M.H. (2008) Introduction to Couselling and Guidance, Prentice
Hall of India (Pvt) Ltd., New Delhi.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps5B04(P) : EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY- PRACTICALS
CREDIT- NIL

OBJECTIVES:
1. To create interest in the subject matter of psychology
2. To develop scientific and experimental attitudes in the students.
3. To facilitate comprehension of the theoretical concepts through experiments.
4. To develop the skills of observation and scientific reporting in psychology

Experiments for demonstration purpose only:

1. Span of attention
2. Division of attention
3. Distraction of attention
4. Set in attention
5. Immediate memory span

Experiments to be performed
• Sensation and perception
1. Depth perception
2. Colour blindness
• Reaction time
1. Simple reaction time
2. Choice reaction time
• Learning
1. Massed v/s spaced method of learning
2. Rote v/s meaningful learning
3. Trial and error learning
• Transfer of training
1. Bilateral transfer
2. Habit interference
3. Level of aspiration
4. Knowledge of results
• Motor tests
1. Training tests
2. Steadiness test
3. Tweezer dexterity tests
4. Finger dexterity tests
NOTE: From the list, 10 experiments must be compulsorily conducted. A few suitable
experiments can be conducted using simple experimental design like before and after, 2
group experimental – control group designs and ABBA sequence
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY

Ps5B05(PR): PROJECT 1 (CREDIT-NIL)

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT WORK:

Topic of individual project work can be from developmental psychology, child
psychology, social psychology, abnormal psychology, health psychology, organizational
behavior, human resource development, counseling psychology or community
psychology with no credit in this semester.
 B.Sc. PSYCHOLOGY
Ps5D01: PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS (4 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To familiarize the basic concepts of psychology
2. To develop skills in application of psychological principles
3. To develop personal efficacy of the individuals

Module 1: Introduction to psychology:

Perception, attention, intelligence, personality, motivation, group dynamics.

Module 2: Perception
Perceptual organization, figure ground perception. Application of various techniques
in professional fields.Attention: concentration, span of attention. Division of
attention, memory, Application of various techniques in professional fields.

Module 3: Intelligence
Concept, intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional quotient (EQ), Spiritual Quotient (SQ),
Social maturity, multiple intelligence, assessment and interpretation

Module 4: Personality
Concepts: different schools- Psychodynamic, behavioristic, humanistic and
existential. Assessment and interpretation.

Module 5: Motivation and group dynamics:

Concepts, achievement motivation, self esteem, self confidence, communication
skills, transactional styles

NOTE: Concepts are discussed only for familiarizing the subjects, but more
importance is given to testing/ assessment and interpretation. This is done through
demonstration of different psychological tests in the class room situation.

REFERENCE:

Wallace, H.R., & Masters, A.N. (2001). Personal Development for work and life.
Australia: Thomson
Haris, T. A (1983). I am OK, You are OK. London: Penguin
Pareek, U. (1996). Training Instruments for HRD and OD. Jaipur
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps6B01: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (3 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To make aware of the scope of health psychology and its role in achievement and
maintenance of health.
2. To make aware of the stress and coping behaviour of individuals in various life
situations
3. To make aware of the role of psychology in general health and chronic health
problems
Module 1: History and concepts:
Need and significance of health psychology. Historical and conceptual basis of health
psychology. Quality of life in relation to health wellness state and illness state.

Module 2: Psychobiology of health:

Biomedical Science and health psychology. Mental health. Illness as an expression of
emotional needs, stress, coping and management.

Module 3: Health and behaviour change:

Health behavoiour and health models. Health compromising behaviour: alcohol use and
abuse, smoking, sexual behaviour, jealousy, rumor spreading. Health enhancing
techniques: exercise, yoga, eating and health, positive thinking, skill development

Module 4: Society and Health:

social class, gender and attitude in relation to health. Culture. Social relationships-
support system, social networking, friendships service availability and utilization doctor-
patient communication and relationship in the context of health psychology

Module 5: Managing lifestyle illness and terminal illness;

Psychological factors in cancer, diabetes, coronary heart disease and asthma.
Psychological factors in degenerative neurological disease- Alzheimer’s, dementia and
problems of aging and adjustment. Psychological factors in pain and pain management.
REFERENCE:
Brannon, J. & Feist, J. (1999). Health Psychology An Introduction to Behaviour and
Health (4th ed) Wadsworth Thomson Learning .
Dematteo, R.M & Martin, R.L. (2007). Health Psychology., Pearson Education
Jitendra Mohan J & Sehgal, M. (2006). Health Psychology Recent Perspectives.
J.K.Singh for Abhijeet, Delhi .
Marks (2008). Health psychology. Thory practices. Delhi: Sage.
Roberts, R.,Towell, T. & Golding, J.F. (2001). Foundations of Health Psychology.
Palgrave Houndmills New York
Sarafino, E. P. (1998). Health Psychology Bio- psychosocial interactions (2nd & 3rdeds).
John Wiley & Sons Inc .
Sheridan, C.L. & Radmacher, S. A. (1992). Health Psychology challenging the
biomedical model, John Wiley & Sons Inc .
Tylor, E..(2006), Health Psychology New Delhi: Mc Graw Hills Inc
 B.Sc Psychology
Ps6B02: Personality Disorders and major Psychological Disorders (Credit 3)

Objectives: - (i) To develop in them awareness about different types of personality

disorders and substance abuse
(ii) To acquaint the students with the symptoms of major psychological disorders
(iii) To encourage the students to know different therapeutic techniques in the
management of personality and major psychological disorders

Personality disorders: Clinical features of personality disorders, Types of personality

disorders- Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Antisocial-
Borderline- Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-compulsive, Passive aggressive personality
disorders- Causal factors in personality disorders- Biological, Physiological, and Socio-
cultural- Sexual development and orientation disturbances.

Substance abuse and dependence- Alcohol abuse and dependence- Clinical picture-
Causal factors- Treatment and outcomes- Drug abuse and dependence- Opium and its
derivatives- Barbiturates- Amphetamines- Cocaine- Hallucinogens- Marijuana- Caffeine
and nicotine- Factors affecting drug abuse- Treatment and outcomes.

Mood disorders: Mania and depression- Unipolar and bipolar disorders- Cyclothemia-
Schizoaffective disorders- Causal factors in mood disorders- Biological, Physiological,
and Socio-cultural factors- Treatment and outcomes.

The schizophrenia and delusion disorder- The clinical picture in schizophrenia-

Subtypes of schizophrenia- Paranoid type- Catatonic type- Disorganized type- Residual
type and undifferentiated type- Causal factors in schizophrenia- Biological,
Physiological, and Socio-cultural factors- The clinical picture in delusional disorder-
Causal factors in delusional disorder- Treatment and outcomes.

Assessment- Varying types of assessment data- The neuropsychological examination-

Psychological assessment- Interview- The clinical observation of behavior- Psychological
tests- The use of psychological tests in personal screening.

REFERENCE:

1. Carson, R.C., Butcher, J.N., Mineka, S. (1996). Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life.
. (10th ed). New York: Harper Collins Inc.

2. Hurlock, E.B. (1976). Personality Development, (IMH Ed). New York: McGraw Hill Inc.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps6B03: LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT (3 CREDIT)
OBJECTIVE:
1. To develop abilities for adaptive and positive behavior, that enables individuals to
deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life
2. To form the foundation of life skills education for the promotion of mental well
being, and healthy interaction and behaviour.
3. To enable students to translate knowledge, attitudes and values into actual
abilities- i.e., what to do and how to do it. To contribute to student’s perception of
self efficacy, self confidence and self esteem

Module 1: Life skills

What is a life skill? Concept of life styles, communication and action skills. Verbal
communication skills, vocal communication skills, body language- traits and attitudes,
mind skills, rules skills, perception skills, self talk skills, visual images skills, explanation
skills, expectation skills, realistic goals skills, time management skills, self awareness.

Module 2: Presentation skills:

Planning, structuring and delivering a presentation, effective use of language and audio
visual aids, developing delivery skills, communication skills, managing performance
anxiety, relaxation techniques, interviews and group discussions.
Module 3: Relationship skills:
Relationship skills, skills for listening and showing understanding, skills for choosing and
starting a relationship, skills for anger management, coping with emotions and stress,
attitude formation, leadership skills.

Module 4: Critical thinking skills:

Critical thinking, restraining emotions, creative thinking- stages, nature, barriers and
strategies to improve creativity, looking at things differently, analyzing information,
asking questions, solving problems, distinguishing facts from opinion, seeking truth in
arguments and persuasion, decision making, problem solving- steps, strategies, and
factors affecting problem solving, and creative thinking skills.

Module 5: Activities
Activity 1 : assessing own communication skills
Activity 2: assessing own body language
Activity 3: prepating a systematic presentation
Activity 4: assessing the delivery skills
Activity 5: using mind skills to manage presenting material anxiety
Activity 6: listening ans understanding skills
Activity 7: relationship skills
Activity 8: building a friend
Activity 9: make a plan for critical thinking
Activity 10: conflict management
REFERENCE:
Jones, R.N (2007) Life coaching skills- how to develop skilled clients. New Delhi, Sage
publications
Lewis, H (2000) Body Language- a guide to professionals. New Delhi, Response books
Kaul, A (2005) The effective presentation- talk your way to success. New Delhi,
Response books
Lata, P & Kumar, S (2007) Communicate or collapse. New Delhi, Prentice Hall India Pvt
Limited
Mishra, B.K (2008) Psychology- The study of human behavior. New Delhi, Prentice
Hall India Ltd .
Sherfield, R.M., Montgomery, R.J., and Moody, P.G. (2009) Developing Soft skills- 4th
ed. New Delhi, Pearson Education
Shephard, K (2005) Presenting at conferences, seminars and meetings. New Delhi,
Response books
Sanghi, S (2007) Towards a personal excellence- Psychometric tests and self
improvement techniques for managers. New Delhi, Response books
North House, P.G (2007) Leadership- Theory and Practice. New Delhi, Sage
publications
Caroselli, M. (2004) Quick Wits. New Delhi, Ane Books.
The Traing House. (2004) Games and simulations. New Delhi, Ane Books.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps6B04(P): EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICALS (CREDIT 12)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To familiarize with psychological instruments and tools.
2. To generate interest in the analysis of psychological tests
3. To develop the skills of testing and scientific reporting in psychology

1. Bhatia’a Battery of Performance Intelligence Test.

2. Locus of Control
3. Multiple Intelligence Inventory
4. Study of Values
5. 16 PF
6. Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire- Revised
7. Standard Progressive Matrices
8. Mathew Maladjustment Inventory
9. Mathew Test of Mental Ability
10. New Test of Creativity
11. Beck Depression Inventory
12. Adjustment Inventory for School Children
13. Seguin Form Board.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY
Ps6B05(E1): THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
(CREDIT 2)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To enable the student to explore the different theories of counseling psychology.
2. To enable the student to acquire sufficient knowledge in the area of counseling in
order to apply in various walks of life

Module 1: Theories of counseling

Structure for relating counseling theories. Psychodynamic theory. Behaviorist theory.
Humanist theory. Cognitive theory.

Module 2: Practices of counseling

Directive counseling. Non- directive counseling. Conditioning- systematic
desensitization- behavior modification. Indian contribution- yoga – meditation.

Module 3: Techniques of counseling

Client centered therapy. Rational emotive therapy. Transactional analysis. Reality
therapy.

Module 4: the guidance and counseling services.

The admission service. The orientation service. The counseling service. The
placement service.

Module 5: Guidance for problem children.

Causes of problematic behavior. Cure of problem children. Child defects and
abnormalities. Physical defects and abnormalities.

REFERENCE:

Cupuzzi, D. (2007) Couselling and psychotherapy: theories and intervention, 4th ed.
Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
Downing, Lester N. (1975) Counselling Theories and Techniques. Nelson- Hall,
Chicago.
Jones, N.R> (1995) The Theory and Practice of Counselling, 2nd ed. Holt, Rinehart
and Winston Ltd., New York.
Ram Nath Sharma & Rachana Sharma. (2004) Guidance and Counselling in India.
Nice Printing Press, New Delhi.
Woolfe, R, Dryden, W. Strawbridge, S (2003) Hand Book of Counselling
Psychology, 2nd ed Sage Publications, New Delhi.
 B.Sc. PSYCHOLOGY
Ps6B05(E2): HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (2 CREDIT)

OBJECTIVES:
1. To introduce the principles and concepts of HRD
2. To learn how to implement HRD programmes to improve the effectiveness of
organizations through self development of employees at all levels

Module 1: Introduction to HRD:

Concept of HRD- Difference between HRD and HRM- Objectives- Mechanisms and
Assumptions of HRD- Need and Significance of HRD in India. Principles and
approaches of HRD- challenges and ethics of HRD.

Module 2: Training and development

Concept of training, definition, types, objectives, methods, evaluation effectiveness of
training. Concept of management development: objectives, principles and strategies of
development.

Module 3: Career planning and development

Career planning: Nature, definition, characteristics, objectives of career planning. Career
development: nature, definition, characteristics, objectives, importance, principles,
theories, strategies of career development, career strategies: nature, concept, process.

Module 4: Performance appraisal and potential.

Appraisal: definition, performance appraisal model, objectives of performance appraisal,
elements of performance appraisal, purposes, uses, designing of performance appraisal,
performance appraisal process, appraisal interview, methods of performance appraisal,
types of performance appraisal.

Module 5: Employee counseling and mentoring

Employee counseling: concepts, objectives, skills of employee counseling. Theoretical
approaches, types of EC, Counselling process, measures of effective EC. Employee
coaching: Concept, definition, objectives, types of EC, Process of EC, Coaching
Techniques.
Mentoring: concept, definition, objectives, characteristics of mentoring
Matching of mentor and mentee, principles, dynamics, qualities and roles, types of
mentoring, functions of mentoring, mentoring process.

REFERENCE:
Deb, T. (2009). Human Resource Development. Theories and Practice. New Delhi: Anne
books.

Gupta, C.B> (1996). Human Resource Management. New Delhi: Sultan Chand.
Rao, S.,& Rao, V.S.P.(1997). Human Resource Management. New Delhi: Konark
Publishers.
 B.Sc Psychology
Ps6B05(E3) Foundations of Organizational Behavior (Credit 2)

Objectives:
1. To familiarize and learn concept of human organizations and behavior in
organizations.
2. To introduce topics like Leadership, Motivation, Power, Conflict, Negotiation, in
organizations and to learn strategies to Manage organizations more effectively.

Module-1 Introduction
Definition, relations to other fields, Nature – Organizations as socio systems – Brief
history of OB.
Different perspective on Management, Other management perspectives: Contingency
TQM, System Perspective, The McKeinsey 7-S framework, Theory Z.

Module-2: Organizational structure and design:

Classical organizational theory: Bureaucratic Model, Modern view of Bureaucracies.
Modification Bureaucratic Structuring: Centralization and decentralization- Flat, Flat and
tall structure , departmentation, line/concept of organization.
Modern Organizational theory: Organization as open system, information processing
view
Modern Organizational theories: project, matrix, Horizontal, network designs.

Module-3 Work Motivation:

Meaning and definition
Theories of work motivation:
content theories: Manifest need theory, learned need, hierarchy of needs, ERG theory,
two factor theory, self determination theory.
Process theories: Operant conditioning theory, Vroom expectancy theory, Potter-Lawler
Model.
Contemporary theories of Work Motivation:
Equity theory, attribution theory, Other emerging theories of work motivation.
Application of Motivational techniques: MBO, OB Modification.

Module-4 Communication in Communication:

Importance, processes of communication.
Communication within organization: Downward, Upward, lateral.
Interpersonal communication: Formal Vs Informal, communication media, technology,
non-verbal communication.
Barriers of effective communication: organizational and Individual.
Overcoming communication barriers: Communication audits, Communication cultures,
individual actions.
Module-5 Leadership in organization:
Definition, Characteristics, Skills and Roles, leadership processes
Theories of leadership: Leader centric, interactive relationship, contingency theories, NT-
Styles.

Module-6 Group and Team work

Type, Structure, Teams and groups diversity- consensus, dilemma, types of teams,
building teams in Indian organizations.

References
1. Luthans, F. (1997). Organizational Behavior. (7th ed). New York: McGraw Hill
International
2. Luthans, F. (2007). Organizational Behavior. (11th ed). New York: McGraw Hill
International
3. Pierce, J. L. , Gardner, D. G. (2202). Management and Organizational Behavior.
Noida: Thomson
4. Hitte, M. A., Miller, C. C., & Colella, A. (2006). Organizational Behavior. New
Delhi: WileyIndia.
5. Sinha, J. B. P. (2008). Cultural and Organizational Behavior. New Delhi: Sage
6. Steers, R. M. (1991). Introduction to Organizational Behavior. New York: Harper
Collins.
 B.Sc PSYCHOLOGY

Ps6B06(PR): PROJECT 1 (CREDIT-4)

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT WORK:

Topic of individual project work can be from developmental psychology, child

psychology, social psychology, abnormal psychology, health psychology, organizational

behavior, human resource development, counseling psychology or community

psychology with 4credit in this semester.

 FIRST SEMESTER B.Sc DEGREE EXAMINATION. NOV- 2009
COURSE CODE Ps1B01
PAPER: BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS ( CREDIT 4)
TIME: 3hrs
MAXIMUM WEIGHTAGE: 25
Answer may be written either in English or in Malayalam
Part A- Objective type
All questions are compulsory. Each carries ¼ weightage.

Choose the correct answer from the options given

1. Who is the founder of Behaviourism

(Ivan Pavlov, B.F.Skinner, J. B. Watson, Carl Rogers.)
2. Which is the genetically inherited impairment in the ability to experience pleasure
(Atonia, Hypohedonia, hypomania, anhedonia)
3. Who proposed ‘Do It’
(J.B. Watson, Julian Rotter, Scot Geller, Ivan Pavlov)
4. What is the most dramatic disorder associated with slow wave sleep
( Apnea, somnambulism, atonia, enuresis)

Fill in the blanks

5. ……..has founded the first formal laboratory for research in psychology
(William Stern, William Wundt, Aylon, Alfred Adler)
6. …....... was strongly influenced by Darwin’s theory of natural selection
(structuralism, fuctionalism, behaviorism, psychoanalysis)
7. Tendency to divide the perceptual world into two distinct parts is ……….
(figure ground principle, perceptual constancy, principle of closure, principle of
similarity)
8. Firmly held beliefs that has no basis in reality is called ………
(illusion, hallucination, delusion, affect)
Match the following
9. Experimental psychology- Darwin
10. Brain William Wundt
11. REM Narcolepsy
12. Evolution EEG

Mention whether true or false

13. In delayed conditioning CS appears first and is still present when the US appears
14. Carl Rogers is the founder of psychoanalysis
15. The process by which organisms learn to respond to a certain stimuli, but not to
others is stimulus generalization
16. Archetypes is a concept put forward by Adler.
Choose the correct description for those given in brackets
17. Auto biographical memory
• Memory of events and experiences in our own lives
• Memory of events and experiences in other’s lives
• Memory of events and experiences in everyday lives
• Memory of events and experiences in social lives
18. chunk
• item containing single bits of information
• item containing several separate bits of information
• item containing general information
• item containing mathematical information
19. Korsarkoff syndrome
• An illness associated with abuse of cocaine
• An illness associated with abuse of alcohol
• An illness associated with abuse of nicotine
• An illness associated with genetic defects
20. Transfer of training
• Training methods used to enhance memory
• Learning taking place in intellectuals
• Learning acquired in one situation influences learning in other
• Learning that take place through training
20X1/4= 5
Part B- Short answers
(Answer any 6 of the following. Each carries 1 weightage)

21. Structuralism
22. encoding
23. generalization
24. amnesia
25. aversive conditioning
26. Sigmund Freud
27. monocular cues
28. REM sleep
6X1=6
Part C- Short essays
(answer any 3 of the following. Each carries 2 weightage)
29. Maslow’s theory of motivation
30. stages of sleep
31. operant conditioning
32. theories of forgetting
33. approaches to psychology
3X2=6
Part D- Long essay
(Answer any 2 of the following. Each carries 4 weightage)

34. History of scientific Psychology

35. Describe the perceptual process
36. Discuss contemporary studies on sleep and dreams
37. Types of memory
2X4=8
B.Sc Psychology (Main)
Abnormal Behavior and anxiety disorders
Model Question Paper for Final Examination

Section A:- ( Contains 12 Objective type Questions of the following

type, 4 question carry a weightage of 1)

Q.1 What is social phobia?

Q.2 What is panic attack?

Section B:- ( Contains 6 questions of the following type)

Q.1 What are the major psychological symptoms of Hypochondriasis?

(Weightage 1)
Q.2 Explain defence mechanisms in OCD?
(Weightage 1)

Q.3 What is PDST?

(Weightage 1)

Q.4 Explain different types of dissociative disorders?

(Weightage 2)
Q.5 Discuss about psychogenic amnetia and psychogenic fuge?
(Weightage 2)

Q.6 Explain concept of normality and abnormality?

(Weightage 2)

Section C:- ( 3 questions to be answered out of 5 questions of the

Following types)

Q.1 Explain biological, psychological and socio cultural factors of anxiety

disorders?

(Weightage 4)
 B.Sc Psychology (Main)
Personality Disorders and major Psychological Disorders
Model Question Paper for Final Examination

Section A:- ( Contains 12 Objective type Questions of the following

type, 4 question carry a weightage of 1)

Q.1 What is catatonia?

Q.2 What is waxy flexibility?

Section B:- ( Contains 6 questions of the following type)

Q.1 What is schizoid personality disorders?

(Weightage 1)

Q.2 What is capgras syndrome?

(Weightage 1)
Q.3 What is unipolar mania?
(Weightage 1)
Q.4 First rank symptoms of schizophrenia?

(Weightage 2)
Q.5 Sub types of delusional disorders?
(Weightage 2)
Q.6 Clinical symptoms of depression?
(Weightage 2)

Section C:- ( 3 questions to be answered out of 5 questions of the Following types)

Q.1 What is schizophrenia? Explain its causal factors?

(Weightage 4)