Course Contents

1. Definition of Psychology, Historical Background of Modern Psychology 2. Schools of Thought: Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, Gestalt School of Psychology, Psychoanalysis 3. Modern Perspective: Biological Psychology, Psycho-dynamic Model, Cognitive Model, Humanistic Model 4. Method of Psychology: Observational Method, Clinical Method, Survey Method, Co-relational Research, Experimental Method 5. Psychological Basis of Behaviour: Nervous System, CNS (Brain: fore-brain, mid-brain, hind-brain), Spinal Cord, Neuron, Neurotransmitters, Endocrine Glands, Peripheral Nervous System 6. Perception: Temporal Perception, Form Perception, Depth Perception, Perceptual Constancy 7. Sensation: Sense of Vision, Sense of Hearing 8. Attention: Factors of Attention, Span of Attention, Distraction of Attention 9. Practical: (i) Muller-Lyer Illusion, (ii) Maze Learning, (iii) Perceptual Grouping, (iv) Meaning vs Nonsense Learning, (v) Span of Attention, (vi) Fluctuation in Attention

Course Synopsis

The focus of the course is to teach the students about the historical background and various theoretical modules about psychology and providing them knowledge about scientific basis of behavior, research methods used in this field, nervous system, behavior and some basic psychological concepts like perception, sensation and attention. Objective: To enable the learners to acquire a scientific understanding of the basic concept of psychology.

Course Learning Outcomes

On completion of the subject students should be familiar with 1. The fundamental concepts of psychology. 2. The scientific basis of human behavior.