Paper I: Systems and Theories of Psychology
	Paper-II: Experimental Psychology
	Paper III: Physiological Psychology
	Paper IV: Statistics and Research Methodology

Section-A

1. Psychological Foundations:
   1. Prescientific Psychology from eighteen to middle ninteenth century.
   2. Foundations of scientific psychology, Wundt Helmholts, Fechner, Galton, Binet, William James, Ebbinghaus
2. Structuralism and Functionalism:
1. Tichner
2. Chicago functionalism, J.M.Cattwell, Woodworth:
1. Freudian Psychoanalysis
2. Individual and analytic psychology
3. Neo-Freudians: Horney, Fromm, Sulliven
Section-B
3. Behaviourism:
   1. Watson, Hebb, Lashley
   2. Pavlov
4. Neo-Behaviourism:
   1. Guthrie
   2. Hull
   3. Skinner
   4. Tolman
5. Gestalt Psychology:
   1. Wertheimer, Kobler, Koffka
   2. Gestalt views on perception, learning and thinking
Section-C
6. Feild Theory:
   1. Mathematical Concepts, logical constructs
   2. Drive, Personality, group dynamics
7. Hormic, Holistic and Personalyttic psychologies:
   1. McDougall, Goldsteim
   2. Spranger, Stern, Allport
8. Humanistic Psychology:
   1. Maslow
   2. Roger's self theory, Manjo's existential theory.

Books Recommended:

1. B.B.Wolman: Contemporary theories and systems of Psychology, Harper & Bros. N.Y.1960
2. R.S.Woodworth and shehon, M.R.: Contemporary Schools of Psychology Roand Press, N.Y.,1974
3. Duane Schultz: A history of Modern Psy., Academic Press, N.Y.,1975
4. E.Heidbreder: Seven Psychologies, Appleton Century Crofts, 1933
5. R.Hunter and Ida Macapline: Three hundred years of Psychology, Oxford Univ. Press, 1970
6. J.Fadiman and R. Frager: Personality and Personal growth, Harper and Row, N.Y.,1976

Section-A

1. Psychological scaling
   1. Types of Scales
   2. Psychophysical Scaling Methods:
      1. Direct methods for interval Scales
      2. Problems of Psychophysical Scaling methods
   3. Direct vs indirect Scaling
2. Signal Detection theory:
   1. Sensitivity V/s response criteria
   2. Optimal criterion
   3. ROC curves
   4. Application of signal detection theory
3. Verbal learning and retention:
   1. Determinants
   2. Short term memory
   3. Long term memory
Section-B
4. Some basic approaches to learning:
   1. Learning by Contiguity
   2. Cognitive or sign learning
   3. Effect of reinforcement theory
5. Conditions for simple reinforcement:
   1. Drive reduction and reinforcement
   2. Incentives and reinforcement
   3. Stimulation and reinforcement
   4. Imitative learningand vicarious reinforcement
6. Concept learning- Theories of concept learing
Section-C
7. Perception:
   1. Meaning of perception
   2. Nature of perceptual organisation (i) Gestalt (ii) Physiological (iii) Behaviouristic point of view
   3. Perceptual organisation - phenomenal laws of grouping
8. Space & Movement Perception:
   1. Perception of Movement
   2. Space perception depth & solidity
   3. Motivational & Attitudinal determinants
9. Motivation:
   1. Criteria for motivation variables
   2. Source of drive
   3. Consummatory activity
   4. General activity

Books recommended:

1. Deese & Huvee: The psychology of learning, 4th Ed.
2. 'D' Amato: Experimental Psychology
3. C.E. Osgood: Method & Theory in Experimental Psychology
4. Cling and Riggs: Woodworths & Scholberg's Experimental Psychology.

Section-A

1. Physiological basis of behaviour central Nervous system Peripheral Nervous system
2. Brain:
   1. Structure and functions over the life span
   2. Evolution of the brain, mal-development of the brain and behaviour impairement
   3. Againg and brain
3. Information processing and Nervous system:
   1. Information Processing by neural circuits
   2. Mechanisms of excitation and inhibition
   3. Syneptic potential, brain potentials and information processing
Section-B
4. Control of behaviour and motivation. Homeostatic mechanisms, eating and drinking
5. Emotion: Brain mechanisms and emotion
6. Neural mechanisms of learning and memory
Section-C
7. Psychological and neurobiological aspects of sleep and waking
8. Harmones and Behaviour: Effects of Harmones on learning and memory
9. Brain impairment and language disorders

Books Recommended:

1. C.F. Leventhal: Introd. to Physiological Psy., Prentice Hall, N.J.,1983
2. M.R.Rosenzweig and A.R.Leiman: Physiological Psy, D.C.Health and Co. Laxington, 1982
3. C.T.Morgan: Physiological Psy.,McGraw Hill, KogaKusha, Tokya, 1965
4. M. Schartz: Physiological Psy., Prentice Hall, N.J., 1978
5. S.P.Grossman: A Textbook of Physiological Psy., Wiley, N.Y., 1967
6. R.F.Thompson, Introd. to Physiological psy., harper and Row, N.Y., 1980
7. Banarsi Das Tripathi evam Anupam Nath Tripathi: Aadhunik Dehik Manovigyan, vaishali Prakashan Bakhsipur. Gorakhpur 1989

Section-A

1. Cumulative distribution, graphic methods and percentiles. The normal distribution: the nature of the normal curve, measuring divergence from normality: applications of the normal probability curve
2. Correlation: Product moment correlation and multiple correlation, Regression and prediction analysis
3. Significance of the mean, the difference between means and other statistics mean, standard deviation, percentage and correlation coefficient. Testing experiment hypothesis - the chisuqre test
Section-B
4. Analysis of variance: one way and two way, general uses and limitations of analysis of variance
5. Difference between parametic and non-parametic test: The sign test, The wilcoxon matched paires sign- ranks test; the median test; The Mann-Whitney U test; The Kendall coefficient of concordance; the Friedman two way analysis of variance by ranks.
6. The language and approach of Science: Science and the Scientific approach problem and hypothesis. Constructs, variables and definitions.
Section-C
7. Designs of research.
   Research design: Meaning, purpose and principles, research design and applications; randomized groups and correlated group design.
8. Types of Research:
   Ex-Post fact research, laboratory experiment, field experiment, field studies, Survey research
9. Methods of data collection:
   Interview and interview schedules. The semantic differential, methodology, sociometry
10. Sampling and randomness, interpretations of research data and research, The research report

Books Recommended:

1. Garett,H.E.: Statistics in psychology and Education, Mumbai, Vakil Feffer and Simous Pvt. Ltd.
2. Guilford,J.P.:Fundamental statistics in psychology and Education, New York, McGraw-Hill (Asian Student Edition
3. Siegel,S: Nonparametic statistics for the Behavioural sciences, New York, McGraw-Hill (International Student edition)
4. Kerllnger,F.N.:Foundations of Behavioural Research, IInd edition, Holt Rinehart and Winston, Inc., New York, 1973
5. Edward,A.L.: Experimental Design in Psychological Research, Third edition, Amerind Publishing Co. Ltd., Delhi, 1971
6. Mohsin,S.M.: Research Methods in Behavioural Sciences, Orient longman Ltd.

Paper V: Practical/Experiments

20 marks for viva, 20 marks for lab, note book, 30 marks for conduction and administration, 30 marks for report writing in exam.

List of practicals:

1. Incidental Vs Intentional Learning
2. Problem solving
3. Spiral Effect
4. Signal Detection
5. Verbal learning - Intraserial
6. Knee jerk conditioning
7. Set in Thinking
8. S.T.M.
9. G.S.R.
10. Depth Perception
11. Zeigarnick Effect
12. Effect of Knowledge of Results on performance
13. Psycho-physical Experiments on RL and D.L.
14. Semantic Differential
15. Need Hierarchy by ranking method
16. Spread of Effect
17. Critical Flicher Fusion
18. Figural After Effect.

Books Recommended:

1. Woodwarth, R.S. and Schlosberg,H: Experimental Psychology, Revised edition, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., Calcutta,1975
2. Postman,L. and Egan,J.P.: Experimental Psychologyl: An Introduction, Indian Reprint, Kalyani Publisher, Ludhiana, 1949.
3. Langfield,H.S. (Ed.):Handbook of Experimental Psychology, Wiley, 1951
4. Munn,N.L.:A Laboratory Manual in Genral Experimental Psychology, Hounton Co., Boston, 1948
5. Garret,H.E.: Great Experiments in Psychology, N.Y., Applition Century Crofts
6. Spatz,C: Laboratory Manual for Experimental Psychology, Appleton Century,N.Y., 1970
7. Kerlinger,E.N.: Foundations of Behavioural research, Second Edition, Holt Rinehart and Winston. Inc., New York, 1973