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1 SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY, NANDED Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET) Syllabus PSYCHOLOGY With effect from the year 2013 (page 1 of 8)

2 S.R.T.M.U.Nanded Syllabus for PET Examination in Psychology (Section- A) Common syllabus for all subjects. (Section- B) based on U.G..Level (Psychology) Topic-1 : The Science of psychology 1.1) What is psychology? a. Definition, and goals b. Types of psychological professionals (psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychiatric, social worker and psychologist) 1.2) Historical perspectives in psychology a. Structuralism b. Functionalism c. Gestalt d. Psychoanalysis e. Origin of Indian Psychology 1.3) Modern Perspectives in Psychology a. Behavioral b. Humanistic c. Biopsychosocial d. Cognitive 1.4) Scientific Methods a. Steps in scientific methods. b. Descriptive methods : Naturalistic, observation, case studies, surveys, correlations. c. Experimental Method : Laboratory experiment and field experiment. Topic-2 : Motivation and Emotion 2.1) Definition of motivation, concept of homeostasis, Maslow s hierarchy of needs 2.2) Types of motives (page 2 of 8)

3 a. Physiological-Hunger, thirst, Sleep and sex b. Social-Achievement, affiliation, power, aggression and hostility 2.3) Frustration and conflict 2.4) Emotion 2.4.1) Definition 2.4.2) Elements of emotion- physiology, Behavioral expression, Subjective experience ) Theories of Emotions - Cannon - Bard, James - Lange, Schachter and Singer. 2.5) Subjective well-being - Suggestion of Happiness. Topic 3: Personality 3.1) Personality : Definitions 3.2) Theories of personality a. Freud s Psychoanalytic Theory b. Allport s Theory c. Cattell s Theory d. Rogers self theory e. The Big Five Model 3.3) Assessment of personality (I) Interviews Projective techniques a. TAT b. Rorschach s Ink Blot Test c. Sentence Completion Test 3.4) Assessment of personality (II) Behavioural assessment a. Observation b. Rating Personality Inventories a. 16 PF b. MMPI c. NEO-PI d. CPI (page 3 of 8)

4 Topic 4: Intelligence 4.1) Intelligence: Definition 4.2) Measurement of intelligence 4.2.1) Concepts in measurement of intelligence (C.A.,M.A., IQ) 4.2.2) Tests of intelligence-stanford Binet, Wechsler 4.3) Individual differences in intelligence 4.3.1) Mental retardation: Meaning, causes and classification 4.3.2) Giftedness 4.4) Theories of intelligence - Spearman, Gardner, Sternberg 4.5) Emotional Intelligence 4.5.1) Major Componants of Emotional Intelligence 4.5.2) Evidence on Its Existence and effect. Topic 5: Stress and its effects 5.1) Nature of stress 5.2) Major types of stress- i. Frustration, ii. Conflict, iii. Pressure, iv. change. 5.3) Responses to stress- Emotional, Physiological, Behavioural 5.4) Potential effects of stress Chapter 6 : Types of memory 6.1) Sensory memory - Iconic and echoic 6.2) Short Term Memory 6.3) Long Term Memory : Types 6.4) Determinants of memory 6.5) Applications : Memory improvement techniques Chapter 7 : Neurological basis of learning and memory 7.1) Brain areas associated with learning and memory. 7.2) Types of Amnesia - Amnesia after concussion (Anterograde, Retrograde), Korsakoff, Alzheimer s disease. 7.3) Studies on role of brain in learning and conditioning 7.4) Synaptic mechanisms and synaptic plasticity of learning and memory 7.5) Application : Neuro-linguistic programming (page 4 of 8)

5 Chapter 8 : Introduction to Psychological Disorders 8.1) Definition of abnormal behavior 8.2) Approaches of psychopathology 8.3) Classification system of abnormal behavior - DSM-IV and ICD ) Causes and risk factors in abnormal behavior Books for Reading - Baron Robert A (2011) Psychology, 5th Edn, Eleventh impression New Delhi, Pearson Education. Carson, R.C., : Butcher, J,N.,: Mineka, S. and Hooley, J.M. (2007). Abnormal psychology, 13th ed. N.D.: Pearson Edu. Ciccarelli, S. & Meyer, G..E. (2006). Psychology. New Delhi : pearson Education. Feldman, R.S. (8th ed.) (2008). Understanding psychology. TMH. Galloti, K.M. (2004). Cognitive psychology in and out of the laboratory. USA : Thomson Wadsworth. Kellogg, R.T.(2007). Fundamentals of Cognitive psychology, N.D.Sage Publications. Lazarus, R.S.(1961) Patterns of adjustment. N.D.: Mc-Graw-Hill Matlin, M. (1994). Cognition. Bangalore : Harcourt Brace pub. Sarason, I.G.. and Sarason, B.R. 11th ed. (2005). Abnormal psychology : The \ problems of maladaptive behavior. N.D.: pearson Edu. Sternberg, R.j. (2007). Cognitive psychology. Australia : Thomson Wadsworth. Weiten, W.and Lloyed, M. India Edition 8th (2007). Psychology applied to modern life : Adjustment in the 21th century. Thomson. (page 5 of 8)

6 (Section - c) Based on P.G..Level (Psychology) Chapter 1 : SENSATION, ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION 1.1) Sensation - Introduction to psychophysics : Basic concepts and methods. 1.2) Attention : (a) Functions of attention : Divided attention, selective attention (b) Theories of attention process (c) Signal Detection Theory and vigilance. 1.3) Perception-approaches : Gestalt, Bottom-Up (feature analysis, template matching, prototypes). Top-Down and pandemonium 1.4) Perception : Cross-cultural studies. 1.5) Application : Subliminal perception, perceptual defence, and extra-sensory perception. Chapter 2 : PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVITY AND DECISION MAKING 2.1) Problem : Definition, problem solving cycle, types, obstacles and aids 2.2) Problem solving approaches - Algorithm ; heuristics : means- end analysis computer simulation, and analogy. 2.3) Definition of creativity, measurement of creativity 2.4) Reasoning and decision-making : Types of reasoning - Syllogistic and Conditional : factors influencing decision-making. 2.5) Application : Artificial intelligence. Chapter 3 : RELIABILITY, VALIDITY 3.1) Correlation coefficient : Meaning, statistical significance, reliability coefficient 3.2) Definition and types of reliability 3.3) Reliability of speeded tests 3.4) Dependence of reliability on the sample tested 3.5) Using reliability information 3.6) Validity : Definition and evolving concepts 3.7) Content - description validation procedures 3.8) Criterion - prediction procedures 3.9) Construct - identification procedures 3.10) Test validity and decision theory (page 6 of 8)

7 Chapter 4 : CORRELATION AND REGRESSION, INFERENTIAL STATISTICS 4.1) Concept and meaning of correlation 4.2) Pearson s product - Moment Correlation 4.3) Point - Biserial Correlation and phi-coefficient 4.4) Bi-Serial and tetra choric correlation 4.5) Partial and Multiple Correlation 4.6) Simple Linear Regression : Concept and uses 4.7) Inferences : Standard error of mean and other statistics 4.8) Significance of difference for means, variances and correlation coefficients. 4.9) Assumptions of Analysis of variance, and One-way ANOVA-Independent, Concept of repeated measures. 4.10) Two-Way ANOVA - Independemt, concept of repeated measures. 4.11) Analysis of Covariance : Concept. Chapter 5 : EXPERIMENTAL AL DESIGNS, QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS AND SCALING 5.1) Experimental designs : Definition, principles and functions 5.2) Between-group desigs : Randomised group designs 5.3) Between - group designs : Block designs, - a) two group designs, b) randomized block designs with more than two groups. 5.4) Factorial designs : Simple factorial designs, factorial designs with covariate, randomized block factorial designs. 5.5) Conceptual distinction among between group designs, repeated measures designs and mixed designs. 5.6) Characteristics and types of quasi-experimental designs : Single-group designs, pre test post test designs 5.7) Non-equivalent control group designs, discontinuity promotion designs, time series designs, cohort designs 5.8) Application of quasi-experimental designs in program evaluation research. 5.9) Scaling : purpose, psychophysical scaling. 5.10) Scaling : psychological scaling : Thurstone-type scales (i.e. differential), and Likert -type scale (i.e. summated) (page 7 of 8)

8 Reference Books - Anne Anastasi and Susana Urbina (2005) Psychological Testing (7th Edn.) Prentice-Hall, New Delhi Broota, K.D. (1989). Experimental design in behavioural research. Wiley Eastern. D Amato (2004) Experimental Psychology : Methodology, Psychophysics and Learning Dandekar W.N. and Rajguru (2001) An introduction to Psychological Testing and Statistics Seth Publications Pvt. Ltd. Galloti, K.M. (2004). Cognitive psychology in and out of the laboratory. USA : Thomson Wadsworth. Garrett, H.E. (2006) Statistics in psychology and education Surjeet Publications, New Delhi. Guilford J.P. and Fruchter B. (1985) Fundamental Statistics in Psychology and Education (6th ed) MeGraw - Hill Howell D.C. (1997) Statistical Methods for Psychology (4th Ed) Kaplan, R.M. & Saccuzzo, D.P. (2007), Psychological Testing : Principles, Applications and Issues. Australia : Thomson Wadsworth Kerlinger F.N. (1994) Foundations of behavioral research (3rd ed) Kothari, C.R. - Research Methodology Methods & Techniques, Second Edition, New Delhi, Wishawa Prakashan. Mangal, S.K. (2006) Statistics in psychology and education, N.D. : Prentice-Hall Matlin, M. (1994), Cognition, Bangalore : Harcourt Brace Pub. Minium E.W., King B.M., Bear G. (1995). Statistical Reasoning in Psychology and Education. Myers A and Hansen (2002) Experimental Psychology Wadsworth Postman L and Eagan J.P. (1949) Experimental Psychology - An Introduction Kalyani Pub. Rajamanickam, M. (2005) Experimental Psychology : with Advanced Experiments, Volume 1 & 2 New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company. Shaughnessy J.J. & Zeehmeister E.B.(1997), Research Methods in Psychology (4th ed) Singh, A.K. (2006), Tests, Measurements and Research Mehods in Behavioural Sciences. Patna. Bharati Bhavan. Snodgrass J.G., Levy-Berger, Hyden (1985) Human Experimental Psychology Oxford University. Press - New York Tabachnick, B.G., Fidell, L.S. (1989), Using multivariate statistics (2nd edn.) Cambridge : Harper & Row. (page 8 of 8)

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE. SYLLABUS FOR F. Y. B. Sc. PAPER- I: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (To be implemented from )

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE. SYLLABUS FOR F. Y. B. Sc. PAPER- I: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (To be implemented from ) UNIVERSITY OF PUNE SYLLABUS FOR F. Y. B. Sc. PAPER- I: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (To be implemented from 2013-2014) OBJECTIVES:- 1. To acquaint the students the solid conceptual foundation of the basic principles