Routine for Department of Psychology

DAY/TIME 10.30-11.30 11.30-12.30 12.30-1.30 1.30-2.30 2.30-3.30

1st/2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM
Room No. 5 Room No. 5 Room No. 5 (G.E. ) (AECC )
F.N. - S.C. F.N. - SKS F.N. - RS Room No. 5 Room No. 5
F.N. - S.C. F.N.-
MONDAY 3rd /4th SEM 3rd /4rth SEM 3rd /4th SEM
Room No. 3 Room No. 3 P R AC T I C A L -- 1st/2nd SEM Room No. 3
F.N. - S.N F.N.- R.S. Room No. 3 F.N. - R.S.
F.N. - S.N
1st /2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM 1st/2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM
Room No. 5 Room No. 5 Room No. 5 (G.E. ) 1st /2nd SEM
F.N. - R.S. F.N. - S.N F.N.- S.K.S Room No.5 (Tutorial )
F.N.- SN Room No. 3
TUESDAY 3rd /4th SEM 3rd /4th SEM F.N. - S.N.
Room No.3 Room No.3
F.N. - S.N. F.N. - R.S.. 3rd /4th SEM PRACTI C AL
Room No. 3 F.N. - R.S.

3rd /4th SEM 1st /2nd SEM 5th /6th SEM 5th /6th SEM
Room No. 3 Room No. 5 Room No. 5 Room No. 5 3rd /4th SEM
F.N. - S.C. F.N. – R.S. F.N. - S.C. F.N. - S.N. (G.E. )
WEDNESDAY 1st /2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM Room No.-3
P R A C T I C A L -3rd/4th SEM
Room No. 5 Room No. 5 Room No.-3 F.N. - S.K.S.
F.N. –R.S. F.N. - S.N. F.N. - S.K.S.

DAY/TIME 10.30-11.30 11.30-12.30 12.30-1.30 1.30-2.30 2.30-3.30

3rd /4th SEM 3rd /4th SEM
Room No. 3 Room No. 3 5th /6th SEM 5th /6th SEM 3rd /4th SEM
F.N.- R.S. F.N. - S.K.S. Room No. 5 Room No. 5 (G.E. )
THURSDAY F.N. - S.C. F.N.- S.K.S. Room No. 3
1st /2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM F.N. - R.S.
P R A C T I C A L 1st /2nd SEM
Room No. 5 Room No. 5
Room No.- 3 F.N. –S.K.S.
F. N. - S.N. F.N. - S.C.
5th 6th SEM 5th 6th SEM 3rd /4th SEM 3rd /4th SEM
Room No.-5 Room No.-5 Room No. 5 Room No. 5 5th /6th SEM
F.N. - SKS F.N.- S.C. F.N. - SKS F.N. - S.N. (Tutorial )
FRIDAY Room No. 3
1st /2nd SEM 1st /2nd SEM F.N. - S.C.
P R A C T I C A L-5th /6th SEM Room
Room No. 3 Room No. 3
No. 3 F.N. - R.S.
F.N. - R.S. F.N. - S.N.
5th /6th SEM 5TH /6TH SEM 3RD /4TH SEM 3RD /4TH SEM
Room No.3 Room No. Room No. 3 Room No. 3 3RD /4TH SEM
F.N. – S.C. F.N.- SN F.N. - SN F.N. - RS (Tutorial )
SATURDAY Room No. 3
1st /2nd SEM 1ST /2ND SEM 1ST /2ND SEM 1ST /2ND SEM F.N. - SKS
Room No. 5 Room No. 5 Room No. 5 Room No. 5
F.N. – S.N. F.N .- R.S. F.N. - S.K.S. F.N. -- S.C.
 Semester I
Distribution of marks mid and end
Total Marks
semester
Paper Mid-Semester End-Semester
FM PM
FM PM FM PM
Foundation of 20% of 80% of
Psychology C.C-1.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
Statistical method
20% of 80% of
for psychological
C.C-2.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
research.
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Practical - I C.C-
50 40% total 40% total 40%
1&2P
marks marks
20% of 80% of
*General Psychology
GE-1.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
*Practical - II
GE-1P 25 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
AECC
AECC-1 50 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
* Not for Psychology Honors students.

Psychology Honors student will choose G.E. of any one of the following subjects.

(i) History.

(ii) Geography.

(iii) Political Science.

(iv) Economics.

(v) Anthropology.

(vi) Sociology.
 Foundations of Psychology

Unit 1: Introduction:
(a) What is psychology?

(b) Methods of psychology

(c) Subfields of psychology

(d) Psychology in modern India.

Unit 2 : Perception:
(a) Perceptual processing.

(b) Role of attention in perception

(c) Perceptual organization

(d) Perceptual sets

(e) Perceptual constancies

(f) Depth perception,

(g) Distance and movement

(h) Illusions.

Unit 3 : Learning and Motivation:

(a) Learning concept.

(b) Theories of learning.

* Thorndike.

* Pavlov.

* Tolman.

(c) Motivation: Concept and types.

(d) Role of motivation in learning.

(f) Motivational conflicts.

Unit 4: Memory
(a) Concept
(b) Type of memory

(c) Difference between LTM and STM

(d) Forgetting: Nature and Causes.

Readings List :
Baron, R. and Misra, G. (2013). Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson.

Chadha, N.K. and Seth, S. (2014). The Psychological Realm: An Introduction. New
Delhi. Pinnacle Learning,

Ciccarelli, S. K. and Meyer, G. E. (2010). Psychology- New Delhi Pearson Education.

Passer, M.W. and Smith, R.E. (2010). Psychology: The science of mind and behaviour
New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.

Md. Suleman (2012) : Adhunic samanya Manougyan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Sing, A. K (2012). Adhunic samanya monavigyan. Patna: Motilal Banaridas.

 Statistical Methods for Psychological Research

Unit 1 : Introduction:
a. What is psychological research?

b. Relevance of statistics in psychological research.

c. Descriptive and inferential statistics.

d. Level of measurement.

Unit 2: Graphic representation of frequency distributions

a. The Histogram.

b. The Frequency Polygon.

c. The Cumulative frequency Curve.

Unit 3: Central Tendency:

a. The Mean.

b. The Median.
c. The Mode.

d. Calculation of mean, median, mode.

Unit 4: Measurement of Variability:

a. The range.

b. Deviational measures.

c. Properties of the Standard Deviation.

f. Calculation of SD.
Readings List :
Garrett, H.E. (2010). Statistics in Psychology and Education. New Delhi: Surjeet
Publication.
Hussain, Shamshad (2010). Statistics in Psychology Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Suleiman, Md. (2012). Shikha and Manovigyan me shankhiki. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Singh, A.K. (2012). Shiksha aum Manovigyan Me Shankhiki. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Practical – I

1. Sensory-Motor Learning:

Effect of practice on sensory-motor learning.

(a) Bi-lateral transfer. (Positive transfer)

(b) Habit-interference (negative transfer)

2. Verbal Learning:

Memorising non-sense syllable by the methods of:

(a) Simple reproduction.

(b) Serial reproduction.

Reading List :

Mohsin, S.M. (1982). Experiments in psychology.

Sulaiman, M. (1996). Manovigyanik prayog aur parikshan.

 General Psychology

Unit 1: Introduction:
(a) Definition
(b) Goals of psychology.

Unit 2: Methods of Psychology:

(a) Experiment.
(b) Interview.

(c) Observation.

Unit 3: Audio-visual Processes:

(a) Structure.

(b) Function.

Unit 4: Perceptual Processes:

(a) Processes involved.

(b) Perceptual Organization.

(c) Gestalt view.

(d) Social and personal factors in perception.

Reading List :

Wood, S.E. and Wood, E.G. (1996): The world of Psychology: New York: Allyn-Bacon.

Rahman, A. (1998): Samanya Manovigyan Vishay aur Viyakhya: Motilal Banarasi Das.

Sulaiman, Md (1996): Uchhtar Samanya Manovigyan: Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

 Practical - II

1. Verbal learning:

(a) Prompting and anticipation.

(b) Paired association.

2. Method of Learning.

(a) Massed vs Distributed.

(b) Part vs Whole.

Reading List:

Sinha R.R.P and Mishra, B.K. (1984). Manovigyan Mein Prayog ewam Sankhiyeki
Patna: Bharati Bhawan.

Sulaiman, Md. (1996): Manovigyanik prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Mohsin., S.M. (1982). Experimental Psychology Patna Motilal Banarasi Das.

 Semester II
Distribution of marks mid and end
Total Marks
semester
Paper Mid-semester End-Semester
FM PM
FM PM FM PM
20% of 80% of
Bio Psychology
C.C-3.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
Educational 20% of 80% of
Psychology - I C.C-4.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Practical - I C.C-
50 40% total 40% total 40%
3&4P
marks marks
*Youth gender and 20% of 80% of
identity GE-2.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
*Practical - II
GE-2P 25 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
AECC-2
AECC-2 50 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks

* Not for Psychology Honors students.

Psychology Honors students will choose G.E. of any one of the following subjects.

(i) History.

(ii) Geography.

(iii) Political Science.

(iv) Economics.

(v) Anthropology.

(vi) Sociology.
 Biopsychology

Unit I : Introduction to biopsychology

(a) Nature.

(b) Scope.

(c) Methods.

(d) Ethics.

Unit 2: The functioning brain:

(a) Structure.

(b) Functions of neurons.

(c) Neural conduction.

(d) Synaptic transmission.

(e) Organization of nervous systems.

Unit 3. Behavioral regulations:

(a) Biological basis of learning and memory.

(b) Functional abnormalities of neurotransmitter.

(c) Dopamine and serotonin hypothesis.

(d) Neuroendocrine system and development of brain behavior.

Unit 4. Neuroplasticity and rehabilitation:

(a) Plasticity of the adult brain.

(b) Neuroplastic responses to nervous system, damages (neural degeneration, neural

regeneration, neural reorganization, and recovery of function.)
Reading List :

Breedlove, S. M., Rosenzweig, M. R. and Watson, N. V. (2007) Biological Psychology:

An introduction to behavioral, congnitive, and clinical neuroscience, (5th Edition).
Sunderland, Massachuset.

Carlson, N. R. (2009) Foundations of Physiology, (6th Edition). New Delhi: Pearson

Education.

Pinel, J. P. (2011) Biopsychology (8th Edition). New Delhi. Pearson Education.

Singh, A.K. (2014). Neuro-psychology. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

 Educational Psychology - I
Unit 1: Educational Psychology.
(a) Concept.

(b) Aims.

(c) Scope.
(d) Significance.

Unit 2: Education for special children.

(a) Concept.

(b) Adjustment.

(c) Education of mentally retarded children.

Unit 3: Educational technology and programmed learning.

(a) Meaning.

(b) Important.

(c) Nature of programmed learning.

(d) Skinner view points of programmed learning.

Unit 4: Class room Management.

(a) Ecology of Classroom.
(b) Social psychology of classroom.

(c) Discipline.

(d) Communication.
Reading List :

Divesta and Thompson (1985). Educational Psychology. New York: Appleton-Centry.

Fraudsem, AN (1961). Educational Psychology. New York Mc Graw Hill.

Lindgren, H. (1976). Educational Psychology in the Classroom. Hong Kong : John Willey.

Rao, S. Narayan (2002). Educational Psychology. New Delhi: New Age International (P)
Limited Publishers.

S. S. Chauhan (1984). Advanced Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd.

Skinner, CE (2002) Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Ltd.

Suleman, M. and Sinha, R.K. (2005). Uchchtar Shiksha Manovigyan. Patna; Motilal Banarsidas.
(In Hindi).

Singh, AK (2007). Shiksha Manovigyan. Patna: Bharti Bhawan. (In Hindi)

Practical

Test of Intelligence

1. Alexander’s test Battery of intelligence (Pass Along, koh’s Block Design, Cube
Construction.)

2. Mohsin’s General Intelligence Test.

3. Jalota’s test of Intelligence.

4. Raven Progressive Matrices.

Reading List:

Sinha, R.R.P (2001). Manovigyan me prayog, Parikchan aur Snakhiyeki.

Sulaiman, M (1999). Manovigyan Prayog aur parikcahn. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Anastasi A. (1988). Psychological Testing .New York: McMillan.

 Youth, Gender and Identity

Unit 1:

(a) Defining concepts of youth.

(b) Exploring youth, relationships and gender dynamics: peers, families and personal
relationships

Unit 2:

(a) The impact of music and gendered ideology.

(b) Young people, celebrities and identity formation.

Unit 3:

(a) Criminalization, young people and labeling ideologies.

(b) The impact of globalization on youth identities.

Unit 4:

(a) Vulnerability and inequality and its impact on identity development.

(b) The self worth of youth.

Reading List:
Ahmed, L (1992). Women and gender in lslam. Yale university press.

Alexander, C.E. (2000) The Asian Gang: Ethnicity, identity, masculinity. Berg: Oxford
International Publishers Ltd.

Aronowitz (1992) The Politics of Identity. Routledge.

Back, L. (1996) New Ethnicities and Urban Culture: Racism and Multicultural in Young
lives. Routledge and Taylor Francis Group.

Castells, M (1997) The Power of Identity. Blackwell.

Craib, I (1998) Experiencing Identity. Sage Publications Ltd.

Frosh, S, Phoenix, A and Pattman, R. (2002) Young. Masculinity Palgrave. Macmillion.

Griffin, C, (1993) Representations of Youth. Polity Press.

Hamiltion, M (2008) What’s happening to our girls? Viking-Imprint of Penguin Books.

Horrocks, R. (1995) Male, Myths and Icons; Masculinity in popular culture. New York:
Macmillan Press Ltd.

McDonald, R and Marsh, J (2005). Disconnected Youth? Growing up in Britain’s Poor

Neighbourhoods. Palgrave Macmillan.

McRobbie, A (1990) Feminism and Youth Culture. Macmilan Basingstoke.

Nayak, A. (2003) Race, Place and Globalisation: Youth Culture in a changing world.
Berg Publishers Ltd.

Roche, J and Tucker, S, (1997) Youth in Society. Buckingham: Open University Press
Websites. www.infed.org.uk. www.nya.oreg.uk

Practical
1. Moudsley Personality Inventory.

2. Mohsin’s Bell Adjustment Inventory.

3. Word Association Test.

4. Sinha Comprehensive Anxiety Scale.

Reading List:
Groth- Marnat, Garry (2005). The Handbook of Psychological Assessment ( 4 Ed). New
York: John wiley and Sons.

Suleman, M. (2012) Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Singh, A.K. (2012).Manovigyan Mein Prayog Qum Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.
 Semester III
Distribution of marks mid and end
Total Marks
semester
Paper Mid-semester End-Semester
FM PM
FM PM FM PM
Research 20% of 80% of
Methodology C.C-5.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Health Psychology
C.C-6.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
Applied Social 20% of 80% of
Psychology C.C-7.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Practical - I C.C-
75 40% total 40% total 40%
5,6&7P
marks marks
*Psychology at 20% of 80% of
Work GE-3.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
*Practical - II
GE-3 P 25 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Guidance
SEC-1 50 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks

* Not for Psychology Honors students.

Psychology Honors student will choose G.E. of any one of the following subjects.
(i) History.
(ii) Geography.
(iii) Political Science.
(iv) Economics.
(v) Anthropology.
(vi) Sociology.
 Research Methodology
Unit 1: Psychological research.
(a) Definition.

(b) Goal

(c) Steps in Psychological research.

(d) Ethics in psychological research.

Unit 2 Sampling:
(a) Definition.

(b) Probability sampling methods.

(c) Non- probability sampling methods.

UNIT 3: Non - experimental Methods (1):

(a) Case study.

(b) Observation.

(c) Survey.

UNIT 4: Non-experimental methods (II):

(a) Psychological testing

(b) Standardization.
(c) Reliability

(d) Validity.

(f) Norm.
Reading List:

Chandha, N. K. (2009). Applied Psychometric. New Delhi: Sage Publication.

Dyer, C. (2001). Research in Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methodology

and Statistics (2nd Ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Gregory, R.J. (2006). Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications

(4thEd.). New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Murphy, K.R. and Davidshofer, C. O. (2004). Psychological Testing: Principles and

Applications (6th Ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Neuman, W.L. (2006). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative

Approaches (6th Ed. ). Boston : Pearson Education.

Willig, C. (2001). Introducing qualitative research in psychology: Adventures in theory

and method. Philadelphia: Open University Press.

Singh , A.K. (2013). Research methods in behavioural sciences. Patna: Student’s Friends
Publication.

Md. Suleiman (2013). Manovigyam me shodh pranaly. Patna: Motilal Banarisidas

 Health Psychology
Unit 1: Introduction to Health Psychology:
(a) Components of health as social, emotional, cognitive and physical aspects.

(b) Relationship between health and psychology.

(c) Mind and body relationship.

(d) Goals of health psychology

Unit 2: Well-Being:

(a) Components of well-being e.g.

Unit 3: Managing stress, illness and pain:

(a) Causes.

(b) Consequences.

(c) Interventions.

Unit 4: Health enhancing behaviors:

(a) Implications for well-being.
(b) Psychological factors as resilience, hope, optimism, positive self.

(C) Physical factors as exercise, safety, nutrition, etc.

Reading List:

Carr, A. (2004). Positive Psychology: The science of happiness and human strength. UK:
Routledge.

DiMatteo, M. R. and Martin, L.R. (2002). Health psychology. New Delhi: Pearson.

Misra, G. (1999). Stress and Health. New Delhi: Concept.

Sarafino, E.P. (2002). Health psychology: Bio psychosocial interactions (4th Ed.).NY: Wiley.

Snyder, C.R., and Lopex, S.J. (2007). Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical
Explorations of Human Strengths. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Taylor, S.E. (2006). Health Psychology (6th Ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
 Applied Social Psychology
Unit : 1 Introduction:

a) Definition and Nature of Applied Social Psychology.

b) Importance and Applications of Applied Social Psychology.
c) Scope and Current status of Applied Social Psychology.

Unit : 2 Crime and Criminals:

a) Definition, Nature and Characteristics of Crime and Criminals

b) Psychological, Biological and Socio-cultural explanation of Crime and
Criminals
c) Walter Reckless theory of Crime and Preventive measures of Crime

Unit : 3 Terrorism:

a) Definition Nature and Characteristics.

b) Origin and Development in India.
c) Consequences and Preventive Measures.

Unit : 4 Violence against Women:

a) Definition, Nature and Characteristics.

b) Type, Causes and Consequences.
c) Legal Act in for Prevention.

References:

Singh, AK. , Samsj Manovigyan ki Ruprekha, Patna, Motilal Banarsidas.

Suleman, Md(2012). Manovigyan aur Samajik Samasyaye, Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Prasad, Navratan(2009). Samajik Samasyaye, Patna, Motilal Banarsidas.

Baron , R and Byrne(2010). Social Psychology: New Delhi: Pearson Education.

K, Renu(2010). Apradhsashtra aur Samajik Samasyaye, New Delhi: Atlantic Publication.

Pandey, G(2010). Samaj Manovigyan, New Delhi, Atlantic Publication.

Bandura, A(1990). Aggression : A Social Learning Analysis.New Jersey, Prentice Hall

Gelles & Cornell(2005). Intimate Violence in Families, Beverly Hills, Sage Publication.

Marwah, Ved(2004). Pathology of Terrorism in India, Delhi

Saxena, NS(2010). Terrorism: History And Facets in the World and India., New Delhi,
Abhinav Publication.

Ahuja, Ram (2010). Sociological Criminology, New Age International Publisher.

Fitzgerald, Mike(2005). Crime And Society, New York Hammond worth.

Becker, Howard(2004). Social Problem, : A Modern Approach, New York, John Willey.

Practical - I

1. Colour Preference Test.

2. General Health Questionnaire by S.K. Verma.

3. Psychological Wellbeing by David Goldberg.

4. Emotional Maturity Scale by Mahesh Bhargave.

Reading List:

Suleiman, Md (2012). Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal

Banarisidas.

Sinha, RRP (2001). Manovigyan me prayog, parikshan aur sankshiyiki.

Anastasi, A (1988). Psychological testing. New York: McMillan.

 Psychology at work
Unit 1: Work Psychology
(a) The origin of work psychology.
(b) Work Psychology Today.

(c) Work Psychology and Common sense.

Unit 2: Minority group at work.

(a) Women at work.

(b) Ethnic minority at work.

(c) Disabled works.

Unit 3: Attitude at work.

(a) What is an attitude?

(b) How attitude measure?

(c) Attitude and behaviour.

Unit 4: Stress at work.

(a) What is stress?
(b) The cost of stress?

(c) The source of stress at work.

(d) Relationship at work.

Reading List:
John, Aronld, Ivan, T Robertson, Cary, L. Cooger (2012) Work Psychology; New Delhi:
Mc Millan India.
Kemp, N.J., Well . T.D., Clegg, C.W and Cordey, J.L. Antonomons work groups in a
greefield site: A comparative study. Journal of Occupational Psychology.

Potter, J. and Weherell, M. Discouses and Social Psychology: Beyond Attitudes and
behavior ., London: Sage.
Reethlis berger., F.J and Dickson, W.J. Management and the worker. New York: John
Wiley.
Trist. E.L. and Bangosh, R.W. Some social and psychological consequences of the long
wall method of coal qetting. Human relation, 1-38.

Alderfer, C.A nd Thomas, D.A. The singnificance of race and ethnicity for understanding
orgnisation behaviour. In C.L Cooper and I.T Robertson (Eds). International Review of
I/O Psychology. John Wiley.

Brengel, I. Sex and race in the labor market. Feminist Review, 32 (summer), 49-68.

Davidson, M.J and Cooper, C.L The extra presence of women executive. Personal
Management.

Davidson, M.J and Cooper. C.L Working women: An international quarterly. New York:
John Wiley.

Fogarty. M.P., Rapaport . R. and Rapoport , R.N . Sex , career and family quarterly. Hills
Calif: Sage.

Friedman, M. and Rosen man, R.H. Type A behavior and your heart. London: Wild
Wood House.

Aizen. I. and Fishbein, M, Understanding Attitudes and Predicteny. Englewood cliffs,

N.J: Prentice Hall.

Cacioppo, J. T and Petty, R.E. Effects of massage repletion and position one cognitive
responses, recall and persuasion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Caldur, B. J. and Schure , P.H Attitudinal Processes in Organizational. In L. Cummings
and B. Stand (Eds). Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol.3 Greenwich, Conn: JA1
Press.
Cooper, C.L, Sloan, S. and Willioms, S. Occupational Stress Indicator. Windsor:
NFER/Nelson.

Eiser, J.R. Social Psychology: Attitudes, Cognitions and Social Behavior. Cambridge:
Combridge: University Press.
Jamis, I and Feshbach, S. Effects of fear arouring communications. Journal of abnormal
and Social Psychology.
Kiesler, C.A. The Psychology of Commitment. London: Academic Press.

Bortner, R.W. A short rating scale as a potential measure of pattern. A behavior Journal
of chronic Diseases.
Razaque et al. (2012). New Horizons in Stress Management. New Delhi: Ayushman
Publication House.

Beck, V. (1972). Working under pressure. London Staples Press.

Cooper, C.L. Executive Stress: A ten country comparison. Human Resource
Management.

Cooper, C.L and Smith, M.J. Job Stress and Blue Coller Work. Chic ester: John Wiley.

Cox. T. Repetitive Work. In C.L. Cooper and R. Payne (Eds), Current Concerns in
Occupational Stress. Chictrister: John Wiley.

Practical - II

Psychophysical Methods:

Determination of D.L for lifted weight and visual length by methods.

(a) Limits.

(b) Constant stimuli.

Reaction Time:

Sensorial and muscular reaction time, simple and complex.

Reading List :

Groth- Marnat, Garry (2005). The Handbook of Psychological Assessment ( 4 Ed). New York:
John wiley and Sons.

Sulaiman, M. (2012) Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarisidas.

Singh, A.K. (2012). Monovigyan Mein Prayog aum Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.
 Guidance

Unit :1

1. Concept, assumptions, issues and problems of guidance.

2. Needs, scope and significance of guidance..

Unit 2:

1. Types of guidance. - educational , vocational and personal, group guidance.

2. Role of the teacher in guidance.

3. Agencies of guidance.- National level or state level.

Unit 3:

1. Educational guidance.

2. Principal of guidance.

3. Guidance and curriculum, guidance and classroom learning.

Unit 4:

1. Vocational guidance.

2. Nature of work.

3. Various motives associated with work.

4. Approaches to career guidance.

Vacationalizaiton of secondary education and career development.

 Semester IV
Distribution of marks mid and end
Total Marks
semester
Paper Mid-semester End-Semester
FM PM
FM PM FM PM
Emergence and
20% of 80% of
growth of
C.C-8.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
Psychology
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Statistics II
C.C-9.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Social Psychology
C.C-10.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Practical - I C.C-
75 40% total 40% total 40%
8,9&10.P
marks marks
*Psychology and 20% of 80% of
media GE-4.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
*Practical - II
GE-4 P 25 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Personality Testing SEC-2 50 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
* Not for Psychology Honors students.

Psychology Honors student will choose G.E. of any one of the following subjects.

(i) History.

(ii) Geography.

(iii) Political Science.

(iv) Economics.
 (v) Anthropology.

(vi) Sociology.

Emergence and growth of Psychology

Unit 1: History of Psychology:
Origin, development of psychology as an independent science.

Unit 2: Contributions in Psychology:

Main contributions- Wilhelm Wundt, E.B. Titchener, William James.

Unit 3: Objectivity in Psychology:

Development of Behaviorism- contributions of Watson.

Unit 4: Gestalt psychology:

Foundation of gestalt psychology, experimental contributions of gestalt psychology,
criticism of gestalt psychology, present states of gestalt psychology.

Works of Wertheimer, Kohler and Koffka.

Reading List:
Boring. E.G. (1995). A History of Experimental Psychology. New York: Appleton
Century Co.

Heidbreder, E. (1997). Seven Psychologies. New Delhi: Kalyani publishes.

Leaky, TH (1991). A History of Modern Psychology. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Murphy, G. (1960). Historical Introduction of Modern Psychology. London: Routledge

and Kagan Private Ltd.
Raju, P. T. (1988). Structural Depths of Indian thought. New York: Albama State
University.

Singh A.K. (2006). The Comprehensive History of Psychology Delhi: Motilal Banaridas
Publication Private Limited.
Rahman, A. and Jawaid, A. (1994). Manovigyan ka Sanchhipt Itihas. Patna: Motilal
Banarsidas.
Singh, A. K (2002). Manovigyan ka Sampradaya Evam Ithias Patna : Motilal Banarsidas.

Statistics II
Unit 1: Normal Probability Curve.
(a) The nature of normal probability curve.

(b) Characteristics of normal probability curve.

(d) Use of normal probability curve.

Unit 2:
(a) Historical perspectives.

(b) Coefficient of correlation.

(c) Calculation of Pearson coefficient of correlation.

(d) Spearman’s rank order correlation coefficient.

Unit 3: Null hypothesis.

(a) Concept.

(b) Computation of chi - square.

(c) Testing of divergence of observed result from expected on the hypothesis of equal
probability.

(d) 2X2 contingency table.

Unit 4: Hypothesis testing and making inferences:

(a) Significance of mean difference.

(b) Computation of t - value - correlated and uncontrolled.

(c) Interpretation of t - value.

(d) Level of significance.
Reading List:
Suleiman, Md. (2012). Shikah and Manovigyan the shankhiki. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.
Singh, A.K. (2012). Shiksha aum Manovigyan Me Shankhikis. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Social Psychology

Unit 1:
Psychological understanding of social system.

Indian family system.

Social stratification- caste, class, power, social identities- religious ethics.

Unit 2:
Social inequity poverty and deprivation:

Social psychological analysis of deprivation;

Consequences of deprivation, poverty-cause and measures.

Unit 3:
Environmental issues:
(a) Environment culture and behaviour.

(b) Crowding – explanation and consequences.

Unit 4:
Anti-Social behavior:

(a) Corruption and bribery.

(b) Crime and delinquency causes, measures.

Unit 5:
Population explosion:

(a) Consequences.
(b) Causes.
(c) Rremedies.

Reading List:
Misra, G. (1990). Applied social psychology in India; New Delhi, Sage.

Forsea, M. (1998). Family and Marriage in India, Japan: Sachi.

Sinha, D., Tripathi R.C. and Misra, G. (1995). Deprivaiton: Its social roots and
psychological consequences, New Delhi: Concept.

Tripathi, R.C. (1998). Applied Social Psychology. In J. pandey (ed.) Psychology in India,
The state of the Art. Vol. II., New Delhi.

Singh, A.K (2002). Samaj Manovigyan ki Roop Rekha. Patna: Motilal Banarasi Das.

Alam, R and Razaque, (2006). Social Dimension of Human Behavior. New Delhi: Manak
Publication.

Practical

1. Noise and Sensitivity Scale by Mohar I.S. et al.

2. Bhatia Battery of Performa test of intelligence.

4. Life satisfaction Scale by Pramod kumar.

Reading List:

Sinha R.R.P and Mishra, B.K. (1984). Manovigyan Mein Prayog ewam Sankhiyeki
Patna: Bharati Bhawan.

Sulaiman, Md. (1996): Manovigyanik prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Mohsin., S.M. (1982). Experimental Psychology Patna Motilal Banarasi Das.

 Practical

1. Attention:

(a) Distraction of Attention.

(b) Span of Attention.

2. Forgetting

(a) Test of retroactive inhibition.

(b) Test of proactive inhibition.

Reading List:

Suleiman, Md. (2012). Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal
Banarisidas.

Sinha, R.R.P and Mishra, B.K. (1984). Manovigyan Mein prayog ewam sankhiyeki.
Patna: Bharati Bhawarn .

Mohsin, S.M. (1982). Experimental Psychology. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

 Psychology and Media

Unit 1: Introductions and Defining Media Psychology:

Unit 2: Public Opinion About Media: Framing and Mental Models.

Unit 3: Measuring Media and the Experience of Technology.

Unit 4: Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship.

Reading List:
Baym, Nancy K. (2010). Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Chapter1.

Giles, D.C. (2010). Psychology of the Media. London: Palgrave Mecmillan. Chapters
1,2,11 and 12.

Bandura, A. (2001). Social cognitive theory of mass communication. Media Psychology,

3(3). 265-299.

Reeves, B., and Anderson, D.R. (1991). Media studies and psychology.
Rutledge. P. (2012). Is There a need for a distinct filed of media psychology in K. Dill
(Ed).

Baym, Nancy K. (2010). Personal connections in the Digital Age, Chapter 2.

Giles, D.C. (2010). Psychology of the media. London: Palgrave Macmillan Chapter 9-10.

Gee, J. P. (2007). What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy
(Revised and updated) (2nd Ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapters 1,2, and 6.

Johnson-Laird, P.N., And Byrne, R. (2000). Mental models: A Gentle introduation from
http://www.tcd.ie/Pshchology/other/ruth_Byrne/mental_models/index_html.

Brewer, P.R. (2006). National interest frames and public opinion about world affairs. The
Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 11(4), 89-102.
Chi, M.T.H. (2008). Three types of conceptual change: Belief revision mental model
transformation, and categorical shift. In S. Vosniadou (Ed). Handbook of Research on
conceptual change (pp. 61-82). Hillsdalr, NJ: Erlbaum,

Lyengar, J. (2005). Speaking of values: The framing of American Politics. The Forum,
3(3), 1-9.
Sheufele, D.A., and Tewksbruy, D. (2007). Framing agenda setting and priming: The
evolution of three media effects models. Journal of communication, 57 (1), 9-20.

Sheufele, D. (1999). Framing as a theory of media effects journal of communication,

winter, 103-122.

Baym, Nancy K. (2010). Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Chapter 3

Giles, D.C. (2010). Psychology of the Media. London: Palgrave Macmillan, chapters 3-8.

Garton, L. Haythornthwaite, C., and Wellman, B. (1997). Studying Online social

network. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 3 (1).

Anderson, C, A., Berkowitz, L., Donnerstein, E., Huesmann, L, R., Johnson, J.D., Linz,
D., et al. (2003). The influence of media violence on youth. Psychological Science in the
Public Interest.

Ferguson, C. J. (2009). Media violence effects: Confirmed truth or just another X-File.
Journal of forensic psychology practice, 9 (2), 103-126.

Ferguson, C.J. (2009). Violent video game: Dogma, fear, and pseudoscience.
Skeptical Inquirer, September/October.
Kutner, L., and Olson, C.K. (2008). Grand theft childhood: the surprising truth about
violent video game and what parents Can Do. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Sternheimer, K. (2009) Connecting social problems in popular culture. Westview press.

Giles, D.C. (2003). Media Psychology. Mehwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbam
Associates., Chapter 3.

Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. On the Horizon, 9(5). Part 1.
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants: Do they really think differently.
On the Horizon, 9(6). Part 2.
Strudley. G. (2008). The media literacy of primary school children: Litrature Review,
from http/gdstrudley3. Webs.com.
Jenkins, H. (2008). Convergence culture: Where old and New Media collide (Revised
ed.). New York: University Press., Chapters 5 and 6.

Longford, G. (2007). Pedagogies of digital citizenship and the politics of code. Techne:
Research in philosophy and technology, 9 (1).

Jenkins, H., Purushotma, R., Clinton, K., Weigel, M., and Robinson, A, J. (2006).
Confrontign the challenges of participatory culture: Media Education for the 21st Century.
Retrieved September, 12, 2009.

Personality Testing
1. Vocational Interest Record- S.P Kulshrestha.

2. Test of Democratic Values- Dr. Alok Gardia.

3. Creative Behavior Questionnaire. Prof. AP Singh and AK Singh.

4. Mental Health Questionnaire – Srivatav and Bhatia.

 Semester V
Distribution of Marks Mid and End
Total Marks
Semester
Paper
Mid-Semester End-Semester
FM PM
FM PM FM PM
Organizational 20% of 80% of
Psychology C-11.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks mark
Abnormal 20% of 80% of
Psychology C-12.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks mark
20% of 80% of
Practical I C-
50 40% total 40% total 40%
11&12P
marks mark
Educational 20% of 80% of
Psychology - II DSE-1.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks mark
Emotional 20% of 80% of
intelligence DSE-2.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks mark
20% of 80% of
Practical II DSE-
50 40% total 40% total 40%
1&2.p
marks mark

Organization Psychology
Unit 1 : Introduction and issues in Organizational Psychology
(a) Brief History of Organization Psychology. Industry and Organization;
(b) Current status of Organizational psychology.

(c) Psychology in the Indian context: Organizational structure.

(d) Organizational climate and culture.

Unit 2: Introduction of work related attitudes and work motivation

 Job satisfaction, Job involvement, Organization commitment,
Organizational Citizenship Behavior; Psychological Contract, work
engagement .

Unit 3: Leadership
Contemporary perspectives on leadership
Cross-cultural leadership issues

Indian on leadership

Diversity issues in leadership.

Unit 4: Positive Organizational Behavior

(a) Optimism

(b) Emotional Intelligence

(c) Self-Efficacy

(d) Work life balance.

Reading list:

Arnodt, M.G. (2001) Industrial Organizational Psychology. Indiana: Cengage Learning.

Greenberg, J. and Baron, R.A. (2007). Behaviour in Organizations (9th Ed.). Indiana: Dorling
Kindersley.

Luthans, F. (2009). Organizational behaviour. New Delhi: McGraw Hill.

Muchinsky, P. (2006). Psychology applied to work: An introduction to industrial and

organizational psychology. NC: Hypergrabhic Press.

Pareek, U. (2010). Understanding Organizational Behaviour. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Prakash, A. (2011). Organizational behviour in India: An indigenous perspective. In G. Misra

(Ed.), Handbook of Psychology. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Singh, K. (2010). Organizational behaviour: Texts and Cases. Indiana: Dorling Kindersley.
 Abnormal Psychology

Unit 1: Definition of abnormality,

(a) Criteria

(b) Classification

(c) Clinical assessment.

Unit 2: Clinical States

(a) Clinical Picture of GAD, OCD, and Phobias.

(b) Dynamics of anxiety disorders.

(c) Clinical picture of conversion disorder and its dynamics.

(d) Clinical picture of dissociative identity disorder and its dynamics.

Unit 3: Developmental Disorders. Mental Retardation,

(a) Autism,

(b) ADHD

(c) Learning Disabilities.

Unit4: Diathesis-Stress Model

(a) The Impact of stress on Physiological Parameters (Coronary Heart

Diseases and Essential Hypertension)

(b) Substance-related disorder.

Reading List:

Ahuja N. (2011). A short Textbook of psychiatry (7th Ed.) New Delhi: Jaypee.

Barlow D.H. and Durand V.M. (2005). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrated Approach
(4th Ed.) Wassworth: New York.
Carson R.C., Butcher J.N., Mineka, A., and Hooley J.M (2007). Abnormal Psychology
(13th Ed.). ND: Pearson Education.

Kring, A. M., Johnson, S. L., Davison G.C. and Neale J.M. (2010). Abnormal
Psychology (11th Ed. ). NY: John Wiley.

Practical

1. Recall and Recognition.

2. Aesthesiometric Index.

Method of limits

3. Fatique through Ergograph.

4. Role of mental set in thinking.

Reading List:

Sinha R.R.P and Mishra, B.K. (1984). Manovigyan Mein Prayog ewam Sankhiyeki Patna:
Bharati Bhawan.

Sulaiman, Md. (1996): Manovigyanik prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Mohsin., S.M. (1982). Experimental Psychology Patna Motilal Banarasi Das.

Practical II

1. R.T.

2. Cattell 16 PF

3. Chatterji’s non-verbal test of intelligence.

4. PGI Social Support

Reading List:

Sulaiman, M. Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarisidas.

Singh, A.K. Manovigyan Mein prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banaridas.

Educational Psychology - II

Unit 1: Educational Psychology:

(a) Concept.

(b) Scope of educational psychology.

(c) Contribution of psychology in education.

Unit 2: Human Development:

(a) Concept, principles and sequential stages of development.

(b) Factors influencing development and their relative roles.

(c) General characteristics and problem for each stage.

Unit 3: Learning:

(a) Concept, Types of learning.

(b) Various view points of learning.

Unit 4: Individual difference: Concept of individual difference.

(a) Creativity - nature, process, identification, fostering and guiding, creative children.

(b) Adjustment of teaching- learning process to suit individual difference, learning

style and teaching strategies.

Reading List:

Kakar (2015). Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Prentice Hall.

Skinner,(2010). Educational Psychology. New York: Academic.

Singh, A.K. (2015). Shiksha Manovigyan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Suleman, Md. (2015) Ucchtar Shiksha Manovigyan. Patna: Motilal Banarsidas.

Emotional intelligent

Unit 1: Understanding Emotional Intelligence.

Personality and emotional intelligence.

Unit 2: The Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence.

The Trait model of emotional intelligence.

The Mixed model of emotional intelligence.

Unit 3: The Bar-On Model of Emotional, Social Intelligence and the Genos
Model.

Criticism of the theoretical foundation and measures of assessment of

emotional intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence, personality disorders, and Individuals on the autism

spectrum .

Unit 4: Emotional Intelligence and Personal Relationships.

Emotional Intelligence at the Workplace.

Improving your emotional intelligence.

 Semester VI
Distribution of marks mid and end
Total Marks
semester
Paper
Mid-semester End-semester
FM PM
FM PM FM PM
20% of 80% of
Clinical Psychology
C-13.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
Counseling 20% of 80% of
Psychology C-14.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Practical - I C-
50 40% total 40% total 40%
13&14P
marks marks
Human Resource 20% of 80% of
Management DSE-3.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
Community 20% of 80% of
Psychology DSE-4.T 75 40% total 40% total 40%
marks marks
20% of 80% of
Practical - II DSE-
50 40% total 40% total 40%
3&4.p
marks marks

Clinical Psychology

Unit 1: Schizophrenia:

(a) Type, cause, etiology, treatment.

Unit 2: Mood Disorders:

(a) Type, cause, etiology, treatment.

Unit 3: Personality Disorders :

(a) Antisocial- Personality.
(b) Borderline personality disorders.

(c) Sexual disorders (Clinical Picture):

* Paraphilias

* Gender Identity Disorder

* Sexual Dysfunction

Unit 4: Intervention and Management

(a) Biological.

(b) Psychoanalytic.

(c) Cognitive.

(d) Behavioral.

Reading List :
Ahuja, N. (2011). A Short Texbook of Psychiatry (7th Ed.) New Delhi: Jaypee.
Barlow D.H. and Durand V.M. (2005). Abnormal Psychology: An Intergrated Approcach (4th
Ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education.
Carson R.C., Butcher, J.N., Mineka, S, and Hooley J.M. (2007). Abnormal Psychology (13th
Ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education.
Kring, A.M., Johnson, L.L., Davison, G.C. and Neale, J.M. (2010). Abnormal Psychology (11th
Ed. ). New York: John Wiley.

Counseling Psychology
Unit 1: Introduction.

(a) Definition and nature.

(b) Counseling as a profession-training, activities and professional ethics.

(c) The effective counselor- Personality characteristics, skills, self of counselor.

Unit 2: Counseling Process.

(a) Stages of counseling.

(b) Assessment for counseling.

Unit 3: Counseling Theory and Techniques.

(a) Individual counseling theory and techniques-Psychoanalytic, Humanistic,

Behavioral, Cognitive.

(b) Group techniques.

Unit 4: Counseling Application.

(a) Family and couples counseling.

(b) School and Career counseling.

(c) Workplace counseling.

(d) Counseling for wellness.

Reading List:

Feltham, C and Horton, I. (2000). Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy. London:

Sage.

Gibson, R.L. and Mitchell, M.H. (2003). Introduction to Counseling and Guidance (6th
Ed.). New Delhi: Pearson India.

Gliadding, S.T. (2009). Counseling: A comprehensive profession (6th Ed.) New Delhi:
Pearson India.

Misra, G. (Ed.) (2010). Psychology in India, (Volume 3). Clinical and Health
Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson India.

Rao, S. (2002). Counseling and Guidance (2nd Ed.) New Delhi: Mc Graw Hill.
 Practical - I

1. Verbal General Intelligence Test of Joshi.

2. Verbal General intelligence test of Ram Naresh.

3. Emotional Maturity Scale by R.R. Tripathi.

4. Differential Personality Scale of Arun Kumar Singh

Reading List:

Sulaiman, M (2012). Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarisidas.

Singh, A.K(2013). Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarisidas.

Human Resource Management

Unit 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management (HRM)

HRM and HRD, Context and issues in HRM

Unit 2: Human Resource Practices

Job analysis, recruitment and selection, training, performance, evaluation

Unit 3: International human resource management (HRM)

The context of globalization, Forms of IHRM/Types of cross-national organizations

(Domestic. International, Multinational, Global, Transnational), Role of culture in IHRM,
Dimensions of cultural difference.

Unit 4: International Human Resource Management (IHRM)

Policies and practices in the multinational enterprise. Selection for international

assignees, expatriate failure, training: development of a global mind set, Cross-cultural
training, well-being of the global work force.
Reading List

Bhatnagar, J. and Budhwar, J . (2009). The Changing Face of People Management in India.
London: Routledge.

Briscoe, D. R., Schuler, R. S. and Claus, L. (2009). International Human Resource Management:
Policies and Practices for Multinational Enterprises (3rd Ed). New York: Routledge.

DeCenzo, D. A nd Robbins, S.P. (20006). Fundamentals of Human Recourse Management (8th

Ed). New York: Wiley.

Harzing, A.W.K. and Pennignton, A. (2011). International Human Resource Management. New
Delhi: Sage publications.

Khandelwal, K.A. (2009). In search of Indianess: Cultures of Multinationals. New Delhi:

Knnishka Publishers.

Community Psychology

Unit 1: Historical and Social contexts of Community Psychology: Concept,

evolution and nature of community mental health.

Unit 2: Models of mental health services: mental, social, organizational and

ecological.

Unit 3: Community mental health, intervention and community based

rehabilitation. Issues, principles and programmers, evaluation of CBR,
training the Para - professional and non-professionals.

Unit4: Community mental health in India: Issues and challenges.

Reading List:

Bloom, B. (1973). Community Mental Health – A critical analysis. New Jersey. General
Learning Press.

Koch, C.H (1986) (ed.). Community Clinical Psychology. London: Croom Helm.

Mann, P.A. (1978). Community Psychology: Concepts and Application. New York:
The Free Press. Rappaport, J. (1977). Community psychology: Values Research and Action.
New York: Holt, Reinehart and Wingston.

Practical - II

1. Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.

2. All port Vernon Lindsley Scale of Value.

3. Edward Personal Preference Schedule.

4. Tripathi Personal Preference Scale.

Reading List:

Sulaiman, M. Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarisidas.

Singh, A.K. Manovigyan Mein Prayog aur Parikshan. Patna: Motilal Banarisidas.