CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 1st (CBCS) – PSYCHOLOGY
(CORE COURSE)
COURSE CODE : 1PSYTC0101
(EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019)
TITLE: FOUNDATION OF PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE CODE : 1PSYTC0101 CREDITS : 04
DURATION OF EXAMINATION TOTAL: 100 Marks
MINOR TEST : 01 Hour MINOR TEST: 20 Marks
MAJOR TEST : 2.5 Hours MAJOR TEST: 80 Marks
OBJECTIVE:
To understand the basic psychological processes and their applications ineveryday life. The
course is designed to acquaint the students with basic foundations of psychology. It includes
various issues & theoretical framework of cognition, learning, motivation, emotion, intelligence
and personality.
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION: (12 MARKS)
Nature of Psychology; Schools of Psychology: Structuralism, Functionalism,
Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism and Gestalt psychology; Methods: Introspection,
Experimental and Observation.
UNIT II: COGNITIVE PROCESSES I: (12 MARKS)
Attention: Nature, Types and Determinants; Perception: Laws of Perceptual
organization, Perceptual Constancy, Depth Perception
UNIT III: COGNITIVE PROCESSES II: (12 MARKS)
Learning: Nature. Theories: Classical and Operant Conditioning; Observational Learning;
Insightful learning; Memory: Stages of Memory, Techniques for improving memory.
UNIT IV: MOTIVATION AND EMOTION: (12 MARKS)
Motivation: Nature and Components, Approaches to Motivation:Need theory, Drivereduction,
Incentive and Arousal Approach;Emotion: Nature and Components, Theories:
James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory and Schacter-Singer theory.
UNIT V: INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY: (12 MARKS)
Intelligence: Nature and theories: Sternberg’s and Gardener’s theory of
Intelligence.Personality: Nature, Theories:Allport’s and Cattell’s theory of Personality
and Assessment of Personality: Subjective, Objective and Projective Approaches.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Baron, R.A. (2003).Psychology(5th ed.). Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Carson,R.C., Butcher,J.N.,Mineka,S.&Hooley,J.M. (2008). Abnormal Psychology.New
Delhi: Pearson.
3. Cicarelli, S.K., & Meyer, G.E. (2007).Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson Publishers.
4. Coon, D. &Mitterer, J.O. (2007).Introduction to Psychology(11thed.). New Delhi:
Thomson Wadsworth Publishers.
5. Feldman.S.R.(2009).Essentials of understanding psychology(7th ed.).New Delhi:Tata Mc
Graw Hill.
6. Jain, S. (2003).Introduction to Psychology (3rd ed.). Ludhina: Kalyani Publishers
7. Gandotra, S. & Khan, S. R. (2009).Introduction to Psychology. Jammu: N.R. Books
International.
8. Morgan, C.T.; King, R.A., Waisz, J.R., &Schopler, J. (1993).Introduction to Psychology.
Tata-New Delhi: Mc Graw Hill.
9. Singh, A. (2015); A Textbook of General Psychology. Jalandhar: New Academic
Publishing Co.
INTERNET SURFING REQUIRED:
Students will be highly encouraged to find out the relevant material through INTERNET surfing.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SETTERS AND CANDIDATES:
1. The question paper for Semester End Examination will consist of two parts:
a) Part A will comprise of short answer /objective type questions of 16 marks (five
questions of 2 marks and six questions of 1 mark each) covering all five units.
b) Part B will comprise of eight questions of 16 marks each with two questions each from
II, III, IV and V units. The students will have to attempt four questions selecting one
question from each unit. Each question of 16 marks will have two parts: (i) long answer
question of 12 marks (ii) short answer question/numerical problem of 4 marks each. The
duration of the examination will be 2.5 hours.
2. The Minor Test will be held for unit I of the syllabus. It will comprise of two parts:
a) Part A consists of three long answer questions of 5 marks each and students will have to
attempt any two.
b) Part B consists of seven short answer questions of 2 marks each and students will have
to attempt any five.
SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 1st (CBCS) – PSYCHOLOGY
(CORE COURSE)
COURSE CODE : 1PSYTC0101
(EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019)
TITLE: FOUNDATION OF PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE CODE : 1PSYTC0101 CREDITS : 04
DURATION OF EXAMINATION TOTAL: 100 Marks
MINOR TEST : 01 Hour MINOR TEST: 20 Marks
MAJOR TEST : 2.5 Hours MAJOR TEST: 80 Marks
OBJECTIVE:
To understand the basic psychological processes and their applications ineveryday life. The
course is designed to acquaint the students with basic foundations of psychology. It includes
various issues & theoretical framework of cognition, learning, motivation, emotion, intelligence
and personality.
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION: (12 MARKS)
Nature of Psychology; Schools of Psychology: Structuralism, Functionalism,
Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism and Gestalt psychology; Methods: Introspection,
Experimental and Observation.
UNIT II: COGNITIVE PROCESSES I: (12 MARKS)
Attention: Nature, Types and Determinants; Perception: Laws of Perceptual
organization, Perceptual Constancy, Depth Perception
UNIT III: COGNITIVE PROCESSES II: (12 MARKS)
Learning: Nature. Theories: Classical and Operant Conditioning; Observational Learning;
Insightful learning; Memory: Stages of Memory, Techniques for improving memory.
UNIT IV: MOTIVATION AND EMOTION: (12 MARKS)
Motivation: Nature and Components, Approaches to Motivation:Need theory, Drivereduction,
Incentive and Arousal Approach;Emotion: Nature and Components, Theories:
James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory and Schacter-Singer theory.
UNIT V: INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY: (12 MARKS)
Intelligence: Nature and theories: Sternberg’s and Gardener’s theory of
Intelligence.Personality: Nature, Theories:Allport’s and Cattell’s theory of Personality
and Assessment of Personality: Subjective, Objective and Projective Approaches.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Baron, R.A. (2003).Psychology(5th ed.). Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Carson,R.C., Butcher,J.N.,Mineka,S.&Hooley,J.M. (2008). Abnormal Psychology.New
Delhi: Pearson.
3. Cicarelli, S.K., & Meyer, G.E. (2007).Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson Publishers.
4. Coon, D. &Mitterer, J.O. (2007).Introduction to Psychology(11thed.). New Delhi:
Thomson Wadsworth Publishers.
5. Feldman.S.R.(2009).Essentials of understanding psychology(7th ed.).New Delhi:Tata Mc
Graw Hill.
6. Jain, S. (2003).Introduction to Psychology (3rd ed.). Ludhina: Kalyani Publishers
7. Gandotra, S. & Khan, S. R. (2009).Introduction to Psychology. Jammu: N.R. Books
International.
8. Morgan, C.T.; King, R.A., Waisz, J.R., &Schopler, J. (1993).Introduction to Psychology.
Tata-New Delhi: Mc Graw Hill.
9. Singh, A. (2015); A Textbook of General Psychology. Jalandhar: New Academic
Publishing Co.
INTERNET SURFING REQUIRED:
Students will be highly encouraged to find out the relevant material through INTERNET surfing.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SETTERS AND CANDIDATES:
1. The question paper for Semester End Examination will consist of two parts:
a) Part A will comprise of short answer /objective type questions of 16 marks (five
questions of 2 marks and six questions of 1 mark each) covering all five units.
b) Part B will comprise of eight questions of 16 marks each with two questions each from
II, III, IV and V units. The students will have to attempt four questions selecting one
question from each unit. Each question of 16 marks will have two parts: (i) long answer
question of 12 marks (ii) short answer question/numerical problem of 4 marks each. The
duration of the examination will be 2.5 hours.
2. The Minor Test will be held for unit I of the syllabus. It will comprise of two parts:
a) Part A consists of three long answer questions of 5 marks each and students will have to
attempt any two.
b) Part B consists of seven short answer questions of 2 marks each and students will have
to attempt any five.
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