Course Outcomes: This course should help Students

 Course Outcomes: This course should help Students

CO1: Understand the fundamental knowledge of research methods and design used in psychology.

CO2: Able to understanding for how using valid scientific methods can improve and create knowledge in the field of psychology.

CO3: Guide and mentor students in developing, completing, writing, and presenting a valid and ethical psychology experiment. CO4: Able to enhanced postgraduate research experience CO5: Know about various aspects of the research process CO6: Framing useful research questions, research design, data collection, analysis, writing and presentation. CO7: Understand Types of research, research problem and variable

CO8: Developing, completing, writing, and presenting valid and ethical tools

UNIT: I - Research Processes Introduction:-

Introduction: Meaning of Research:-Meaning of Research -Its Nature and Objectives -Steps in Research Process -Importance Need or Uses of Research -Importance of Knowledge of Research -Criteria of Good Research -Problems Encountered by Researchers In India

Types of Psychological Research:-Exploratory Study in Research, Descriptive Study in Research, Case Study Method, Laboratory Experiment, Experimental Research, Co relational Research, Field. Research, Survey Research, - ([Difference Between Co relational and Experimental Research] -[Differences Between Field Study and Survey] - [Differences between Field Study and Experimental Study]). Ex-post Facto Research – Difference between Experimental Research and Ex post facto Research.

Research Problem:-Characteristics or Criteria of a Good Research Problem -Sources of Research Problem -Selecting the Research Problem.

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Hypothesis:-Nature, Criteria or Characteristics of a Scientific or a Good Hypothesis -Sources or Bases of Hypothesis - Functions and Types of Hypothesis -Suggestions or Considerations for Hypothesis Construction.

Variable:–Types of Variables.

UNIT: II - Research Design:

Research Design - Purpose, Criteria of a Good and Scientific Research Design - Importance and Different Types of Research Design - Experimental Design - Advantages and Disadvantages of Experimental Design

Sampling Method –(Sampling Methods or Non-Parametric Methods) Meaning of Sampling Method, Types of Sampling, Meaning of Sample (Population & Sample) Purposes of sampling Design, Steps in Sampling Design, Criteria of a Good Sample Design, Advantages and Disadvantages of Sampling, Errors in Sampling. -Parametric Method

Meaning of data-Important Tools of Data Collection -Importance of Data Collection –Some Precaution’s in Data Collection -Types and Sources of Data -Observation Method -Meaning, Kinds and Types of Observation- Rating Scale -Check List Rating Scale

Questionnaire:- Criteria of a Good Questionnaire -Types of Questionnaire.

Interview -Types of Interview -Steps in The Process of Interview or Interview Technique -Errors in Interview; Projective Method -Classification of Projective Test -Sociometric Method.

UNIT: III Psychological Tests:-

Psychological Tests – Types of Psychological Tests -Characteristics of a Good Test – Purpose and Utility of Psychological Test -Test Standardization -Test Content & Item Writing -Types of Item - Guidelines for Item Writing -Item Analysis -Difficulty Value of Item -Discrimination Power of Item.

Reliability -Methods of Estimating Reliability or Types of Reliability

Validity -Types of Validity; Norms -Types of Norms -Percentile Rank -Standard Score Norms.

UNIT: IV Report Writing:-

Interpretation and Report Writing -Meaning of Interpretation -Importance of Interpretation -Technique of Interpretation -Precautions in Interpretation -Research Report -Meaning of Research Report -Main Purpose of Research Report -Importance of Research Report -Precautions for Writing Research Report.

Computer in Research -Computer and Computer Technology -Some Important Computers Characteristics -Use of Computer in Research -Count in SPSS program

REFERENCE BOOKS:

▪ American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American psychological association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

▪ Jogsan, Y.A. (2016): research Methodology, JK Publication, Rajkot.

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▪ Kothari, C.R (2000) Research Methodology- Methods and Techniques (Ed-II). New Delhi: VishwaPrakasan.

▪ Karlinger, F.N (2000) Foundations of Behavioral Research (Fifth Indian reprint). New Delhi: Surjeet Publication.

▪ Schweigert,W. A. (2012). Research methods in psychology: A handbook (3rd ed.). Lone Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.

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FACULTY OF ARTS

Syllabus

Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

Course (Paper) Name & No: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY/CCT-03

Name

of course

Semester

Core/Elective/

Allied/Practical

/Project

Course/Paper code

Course/Paper Title

Credit

Internal Marks

External Marks

Total

Exam Marks

External Exam Time Duration

M.A.

I

Core

CCT-03

Introduction To Cognitive

Psychology

04

30

70

100

2:30 Hours

Course Outcomes: This course should help Students

CO1: Able to research on human cognitive abilities

CO2: To expose students to recent findings and ideas concerning the neural bases of cognitive functions, particularly to those provided by neuropsychology and functional neuroimaging research.

CO3: To train students in reading original articles in experimental cognitive psychology. CO4: Able to scientific study of mind as an information processor. CO5: Able to involves the study of all the process that persists inside in brain CO6: Encompasses many aspects like attention, formation of knowledge, memory, reasoning, problem solving, decision making etc CO7: It is helpful for linguistics, neuroscience, psychiatry, education, philosophy, anthropology, biology, physics and computer science. CO8: Understand Meaning and nature of learning and its theories

UNIT: I

What is Cognition? Definition of Cognitive Psychology – Properties of Cognitive Process – A Brief History of Cognitive Psychology – Approaches of Cognitive Psychology.

Scope or Domain of Cognitive Psychology – Methods of Cognitive Psychology – Ecological Validity

UNIT: II

Meaning and Characteristics of Attention – Arousal and Information Processing – Distraction of Attention – Types of Attention – Determinants of Attention

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Nature of Selective Attention – Theories or Models of Selective Attention – Nature of Sustained Attention – Determinants of Sustained Attention – Theories of Sustained Attention – Current Status of Theories of Sustained Attention.

UNIT: II

Meaning and Nature of Sensation – Does Pure Sensation Occur? – Attributes of Sensation – Structure and Function of Human eye – Comparison of Human eye with a Photo Camera – Structure and Function of Human ear.

Nature of Perception – Major Approaches of Theories of Perception – Gestalt Approach or Theory-Directive State Theory – Physiological Approach or Theory of Perception – Gibsonia Approach – Information Processing Approach – Behavioristic Approach or Behavioristic Theory – Is Perceptual Organization Innate or Acquired? Extrasensory Perception – Subliminal Perception – Pictorial Perception – Perceptual Constancy – Stability – Instability Pardon – Some Important Generalization about Constancy – Time Perception : Fourth Dimension – Pattern Recognition : Bottom up and Top Down Approach – Perceptual Learning – Ames' Transactional Approach – Perception of Distance and Depth.

UNIT: IV

Meaning and Nature of Learning – Role of Motivation in Learning – Methods of Learning – Classical Conditioning: Parading and Phenomenon – Nature and Types of Instrumental Conditioning – Difference between Pavlovian Condition and Instrumental Conditioning – Cognitive Learning

Theories of Learning – Thorndike’s Theory of Connectionism _ Skinner's Theory – Hull's Theory – Tolman's Theory – A Comparative Study of Hull and Tolman – Guthrie's Theory – Insight Theory – Cybernetic Model of Learning – Some Applied Aspects of Learning – Learning to Learn – Transfer of Training or Learning – Transfer Design, Learning Curve – Meaning of Programmed Learning – Skinner's Viewpoints Towards Programmed Learning – Is Programmed Learning Effective ? – Computer Assisted Instruction or CAI – Personalized System of Instruction of PSI – Probability Learning or PL – Verbal Learning

REFERENCE BOOKS

▪ Antonio R. Damasio (1994). Reprnted (2005). Descriaters’ Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain, Penguin Book. ISBN: 014303622X.

▪ Banich, Marie T. (2004). Congnitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology. Houston Mifflin Company. ISBN: 0618122109.

▪ Jogsan, Y. A. &Jayesh N. Bhalala (2014). Cognitive Psychology, Akshar Publication, Ahmedabad.

▪ Jogsan Y.A. & Doshi D. R. (2017): Modern cognitive psychology, JK Publication

▪ Solso, MacLin&MacLin (2005). Cognitive Psychology (7th ed.). Allyn & Bacon

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FACULTY OF ARTS

Syllabus

Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

Course (Paper) Name & No: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY/ ECT-01

Name of course

Semester

Core/Elective/

Allied/Practical

/Project

Course/Paper code

Course/Paper Title

Credit

Internal Marks

External Marks

Total

Exam Marks

External Exam Time Duration

M.A.

I

Elective

ECT-01

Health Psychology

04

30

70

100

2:30

Hours

Course Outcomes: This course should help Students CO1: Able to know about Health behavior, health habits and Health enhancing behavior CO2: Able to learn Advancing and terminal illness CO3: Able to know about interface between biology, behavior, and social context. CO4: Able to know about variety of activities ranging from basic and clinical research, through education, and clinical service