Course Name & Paper No.9: Social Psychology Psychology-II

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.9: Social Psychology Psychology-II.

Course Objectives:
This course should help Students:
1. Appreciate how individual behaviour is influenced by Social and Cultural
Context.
2. Understand how social behariour can be analysed in terms of Social
Psychological Theories
3. Realise how Social Psychological knowledge can be used in Solving Social
Problems.
4. To understand how a social psychological analysis differs from other forms of
analysis.
5. To become familiar with the wide variety of questions and topics that social
psychologists study
6. To become familiar with a sampling of research findings, both correlation and
experimental.
7. To appreciate the variety of choices and limitations in the lives of women and
men as they are shaped by personal and social factors
8. To explore various topic areas through readings, class activities, and discussion
and by thinking and writing critically and reflectively.
Course:
Unit-I: Social Prejudice
 Meaning and Definition of Prejudice
 Characteristics of Prejudice
 Formation of Prejudice
 Results of Prejudice
 Method of Reducing Prejudice
Unit-II: Collective Behaviour
Groups
 Meaning and Definition of Group
 Characteristics of Group.
 Types of Group (૬ પ્રકાર(
Crowd
 Meaning and Definition of Crowd
 Characteristics of Nature of Crowd
 Types of Crowd
Audience
 Meaning and Definition of Audience
 Types of Audience (With Virtual Audience)
- Psychology of Fashion
- Psychology of Rumours
Unit-III: Leadership
 Meaning and Definition of Leadership
 Functions of Leader
 Dimensions of Leadership Behaviour
 Types of Leader
o Sir Martin Convey
o Bartlett
o Sargent and Williamson
o Crutch and Crutchfield
Unit-IV: Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviour
 Helping Behaviour
 Aggressive Behaviour
o What is Aggressive Behaviour?
o Principals of Aggressive Behaviour
 Attraction
o Liking and Loving Others
o Principals of Attraction
 Loneliness
Unit-V: Public Opinion and Propaganda
Public Opinion
 Meaning of Public Opinion
 Characteristics (Nature) of Public Opinion
 Formation of Public Opinion
 Change of Public Opinion
Propaganda
 Meaning of Propaganda
 Technique of Propaganda
Reference:
 Baron, R. A. & Byrne D. (2006)/ Social Psychology. New Delhi : Prentice
Hall of India.
 Myers, D. G. (2006). Social Psychology. New Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing.
 Parikh, B. A. (1990). Social Psychology (Advanced). Ahmedabad, University
Book Production Board, Gujarat State.
 Worchel, S., Cooper, J., Goethals, G.R. & Olson, J. M. (2000). Social
Psychology. Belmont, USA : Wadsworth / Thomson Learning.
 Taylor, S.E.; Peplau, L.A. and Sears, D.O. (2006). Social psychology. 12th ed.
N.D.: Pearson.
 Baron, R.A.; Byrne, D. (1998). Social psychology. 10th ed. N.D.: Prentice-
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
 Social Psychology – Soloman Asch
 An Outline of Social Psychology – Sheriff & Sheriff
 Social Psychology – I. M. Newcomb
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન (પ્રગત), ર્ૉ. બી. એ. પરીખ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ગુજરાત
રાજ્ય, આમદાવાદ.
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, આવૃનિ ૨૦૦૭-૨૦૦૮, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની, અમદાવાદ.
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, આવૃનિ ૨૦૧૭, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની, અમદાવાદ.
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, હાંસરાજ ભાક્રટયા, રાજકમલ પ્રકાશન, અમદાવાદ..


Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.9: Health Psychology.

Course Objectives:
This course should help Students:
1. Appreciate how individual behaviour is influenced by Health and Cultural
Context.
2. Understand how social behariour can be analysed in terms of Health
Psychological Theories
3. Realise how Health Psychological knowledge can be used in Solving Health
Problems.
4. To describe the biopsychosocial (mind-body) model as an organizing model for
understanding the domains of health and illness.
5. To discuss biological, psychological, and social factors in the chronic diseases
that are the leading causes of death in society today.
6. To discuss the role of psychology in preventing illness, promoting wellness, and
shaping health care policy and reform.
7. To analyze different health behaviors, attitudes, outcomes, and illnesses from
the perspectives of the major theories of health, and recognize those theories
when used by others to analyze events.
Course:
Unit-1 Introduction to Health Psychology
 Introduction
 Definition of Health Psychology
 Development of Health Psychology
 Nature of Health Psychology
 Why is the Field of Health Psychology Needed?
Unit : 2 Models of Health
 Biopsychosocial Model
 Biomedical Model
 Psycho-cultural Model
 Health Belief Model.

Unit : 3 Lifestyle and Health
 The Theory of Reasoned Action
 Health Seeking Behavior
 The Theory of Planned Behavior
 Self Regulation Theory
 Indian views of Health
Unit : 4 Health Promoting and Health Damaging Behavior
 Promoting Behavior
 Damaging Behavior
Unit : 5 Health Related Disease
 Stress
 Heart Disease
 Diabetes
Reference:
 Alams and Abrams : "Health Psychology" La Jolla ca University, 1983
 Shelley Talyor, "Health Psychology" M.C. Graw Hill, New Delhi, 2003
 Fridman : "Health Psychology" Prentice Hall, N.W. 1989
 David Marks, "Health Psychology" Sage Publication, 2004
 Mathur S. "Health Psychology" Vinod Publication, Agra
 Taylor, E.S. (2003): Health Psychology(Fifth Psychology), McGraw-Hill
international Edition, New York.
 Marks F.D.& Others (2005): Health Psychology (theory, Research &practice),
Second Edition, Sage Publication, New Delhi.
 સ્વાસ્્ય મનોનવજ્ઞાન, ર્ૉ. અરવવાંદ શાહ અને ર્ૉ. ગાં્વકજોશી, ક્રર્વાઈન પબ્લીકેશન, અમદાવાદ.

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.10: System and Theory of Psychology-II

Course Objectives:
This course should help Students:
1. To impart knowledge about the systems of Psychology.
2. To make students understand the nature and course of various schools of
Psychology.
3. Student get to know all sphere of psychological theories.
4. Able to analyze single behavior by different angles of thought. Able to
catagorise different thoughts of school.
5. Establish expetise in focused aria of psychological theories and different types
of system.
6. Be able to solve behavioral problem scientifically by different theories.
Course:
Unit-I Gestaltism
 Introduction of Gestaltism
 Origin back ground of Gestaltism
 Principals of Gestalt Psychology
 Main Gestalists and Its Contribution: Max Wertheimier, Wolfgang Kohler,
Koffka
 Contribution of Gestaltism
Unit-II Filed Theory
 Introduction
 Filed Theory
 Life Space Theory
 Studies of group dynamics
 Theory of Vector and Topology
 Contribution of Kurt Lewin in Social Psychology
Unit-III Psycho-Analysis – I
 Basic Introduction of Psycho-Analysis

 Origin back ground of Psycho-Analysis
 Principals of Psycho-Analysis (Sigmund Freud)
 Limitation of Sigmund Freud theory
 Contribution of Psycho-Analysis
Unit-IV Psycho-Analysis – II
 Adler's Individual Psychology
 Principals of Psycho-Analysis by Adler
 Principals of Analytical Psychology by Jung's
 Evaluation of Adler and Jung theory in Psychology
 Contribution of Psycho-Analysis
Unit-V Hormic Psychology
 Introduction of Hormic Psychology
 Origin back ground of Hormic Psychology
 Principals of related to Motivation
 Theory of Purposivism by McDougall
 Theory of Motive as a Allport and Murray
Reference:
 Cotemporary Theories and System in Psychology.’’ By: Benjamin B. Wolman.
Pub. Harper & Row Publication.-London, Tokyo.
 System and Theories in Psychology. By: J. P. Chaplin, T. S. Krawiec. 2nd
Edition, Holt, Rinehart, And Winston Inc. New York, Chicago. U. S. A.
 Woolman B. : Conteporary Theories and Systems of Psychology Harpea
Publishing Co. N. Y. 1960
 Theory and System of psychology (Guarati). B.A. Parikh, Uni. Granth Nirman
Board, Dr. B.A. Parikh : Siddhanto and Sampradayo, Uni. Granth Nirman
Board
 Woodworth – School of Psychology
 મનોનવજ્ઞાનની નવિાર્ારાઓ-કુલીન પાંડ્યા, ગુજરાત ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, અમદાવાદ.

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Course Name & Paper No.8: Psychology of Personal Adjustment

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.8: Psychology of Personal Adjustment

Course Objectives:
This course should help Students:
1. To impart knowledge about the normality
2. To make students understand the nature and course of various adjustment
conditions
3. To impart knowledge and skills needed for psychological assessment of
different adjustment conditions
4. To impart various of personal adjustments.
5. Learn meaning, nature and fields of adjustment
6. Identify stages of personal development
7. Identify and express emotions more clearly
8. Learn to recognize the barriers to personal adjustment and determine the ways
to overcome those barriers
Course:
Unit-I: Adjustment Process
 Definition and Meaning of Adjustment
 Characteristic (Nature) of Adjustment
 Process of Adjustment
 Improvement of Adjustment
 Analysis of Adjustment
 Field of Adjustment
 Improving in Adjustment
Unit-II: Family Adjustment
 Meaning and Definition of Family
 Nature of Family
 Function of Family
 Family interaction
o Reciprocal relations between spouses
o Reciprocal relations between Children and parents.
 Family Problem
o Crisis in Family life
o Divorce
 Suggestions for Family Adjustment
Unit-III: School Adjustment
 Introduction
 School-As a New Experience
 Relation between Home and School
 Relation between Teacher and Student
 Factors for effective education
 Solutions for Effective Learning
 School as a Life living situation
Unit-IV: Vocational Adjustment
 Introduction
 The transition from academia to business
 Factors Effecting of Vocational Choice
 Factors Effecting of Vocational Satisfaction
 Vocational Satisfaction and Personal Adjustment
 Working women
Unit-V: Psycho-Sexual Adjustment
 Attitudes for Sexuality
 Attitudes for Love
 Factors of Choice of Life Partner
 Psycho-Sexual Relationships in Marriage
o The dangers of Premarital sex
o Extramarital Sexual Relation
 Why Some People Do not Marry?
Reference:
 Lamm A. Introduction to Psychopathology, Sage Pub. N.Y. 1997
 Buss A.H. Psychopathology, John Willey N.Y. 1999
 Lehner & Kube, Dynamics of Personal Adjustment, Prentice Hall N.Y. 1996
 Sorenson H. and Molm M. Psychology for Living, Megralo Hill N. Y. 1997
 Bernard H. "Toward Better Personal Adjustment, NCGrew Hill N.Y. 1957
 The Dynamic of Personal Adjustment – Lehner & Kube
 Carson, Butcher and Mineka , “Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life ”, 11th
edition (2004), Person Education Pte. Ltd, Indian Branch.

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.8: Community Psychology

Course Objectives:
This course should help Students:
1. Youth can be aware from the relationships between individuals and community
groups
2. Understand social issues among various groups.
3. To identify problems and develop solutions within communities.
4. Importance of community mental health.
5. Get knowledge of different kind of government schemes and policies for
community welfare.
6. To impart various of personal adjustments.
Course:
Unit-1: Introduction to Community Psychology
 Introduction
 What is community psychology?
 A shift of perspective
 Seven core values in Community Psychology
 Ecological levels of Analysis in Community Psychology
 What does Community Psychologist do?
Unit-2: Research Methods in Community Psychology
 Qualitative research
o participant observation
o Qualitative Interviewing
o Case study
 Quantitative Research
o experimental social innovation and dissemination
o Randomized Field
o Experiments.

Unit-3: Stressors and Prevention & promoting
 Proximal Stressors
o Major life events
o Life transitions
o Daily Hassles
o Disasters
 What is prevention
 Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
 Example of successful prevention and promotion programs
o Prevention of HIV/AIDS infection
o Prevention of childhood behaviour disorders
o Prevention of bullying and school violence
Unit : 4 Development of Community Psychology
 Development of Community Psychology
 Personality Science in Psychology
 Cultural perspective in Psychology
 Community Psychology Emerges in tyers in America
 Social Change and Liberty Movement
Unit : 5 Understanding Community
 What is Community
 Types of Community
 Levels of Community
 Question and issues defining of Community
References:
 Bret Kloos & Jean Hill, ‘Community psychology : Linking Individuals and
Communities’ 3rd Edition, (2012), International Edition,
 James F. McKenzie, Robert R. Pinger, Jerome E. Kotecki, ‘ An Introduction to
Community Psychology’, Fourth Edition, (2002), Jones and Bartlett
Publisher,SudburyDelton – Elis, Wandersman – Community Psychology
 Davis Drive, Bolmoant C.A. – Higher Execration
 જનસમુદાય મનોનવજ્ઞાન, ર્ૉ. અરવવાંદ શાહ અને શ્રીમતી એ. એસ. િો્રી.

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Course Name & Paper No.7: System and Theories of Psychology-I

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.7: System and Theories of Psychology-I

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students:
1. To impart knowledge about the systems of Psychology

2. To make students understand the nature and course of various schools of 
psychology.

3. Student get to know all sphere of psychological theories.

4. Able to analyse single behaviour by different angles of thought.

5. Able to categorise different thoughts of school.

6. Establish expertise in focused aria of psychological theories and different types 
of system.

7. Be able to solve behavioural problem scientifically by different theories.

Course:

Unit-I: Introduction

 Historical Development of Morden Psychology: Pre-Scientific Psychology, 
Scientific Psychology.
 Model of Theory Contraction: Model Theory, Deductive Theory, Functional 
Theory.
 What is System? Meaning of System
 Characteristics of System
 Reason of existence of System in Psychology.
 Effect of System in Various Field of Psychology

Unit-II: Structuralism 

 Introduction of Structuralism
 Psychological role in origin of Structuralism
 Principals of Structuralism
 Main Structuralists and Its Contribution: William Wundt, Edward B. Titchener
 Contribution of Structuralism
 Evaluation of Structuralism

Unit-III: Functionalism

 Introduction of Functionalism
 Perspective of Functionalism
 Principals of Functionalism
 Main Functionalists and Its Contribution: John Dewey, James Angeli, Harvey 
Carr, RS Woodworth
 Contribution of Functionalism
 Evaluation of Functionalism and uses in Education.

Unit-IV: Associationism

 Introduction of Associationism
 Contribution of Philosophers in old Associationism
 Principals of Associationism
 Main Associationalists and Its Contribution: Ebbinghaus, Edward Thorndike,
Ivan Pavlov.
 Contribution of Associationism
Unit-V: Behaviorism
 Introduction of Behaviorism
 Origin back ground of Behaviorism 
 Principals of Behaviorism
 Main Behaviorilists and Its Contribution: John Watson, Carl Lashlay, Edwin 
Guthrie, Edward C. Tolman, Clark L. Hull, Burham Skinner.
 Contribution of Behaviorism

Reference:

 Handouts: Teachers or sen. fellow can guide student to creat different types of 
project or pamphlets.
 ``Cotemporary Theories and System In Psychology.’’ By: Benjamin B. Wolman.
Pub. Harper & Row Publication.-London, Tokyo.
 System and Theories in Psychology (Gujarati). Dr. B. A. Parikh, Gujarat Granth 
Nirman Board, Ahmedabad.
 Woolman B. B. : Contemporary Theories and Systems of Psychology, Harpea 
Publishing Co. N.Y. 1960
 Woodworth : Schools of Psychology
 મનોનવજ્ઞાનની નવિાર્ારાઓ-કુલીન પાંડ્યા, ગુજરાત ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, અમદાવાદ.

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.8: Psychology of Personal Adjustment


Course Objectives:
This course should help Students:
1. To impart knowledge about the normality
2. To make students understand the nature and course of various adjustment 
conditions
3. To impart knowledge and skills needed for psychological assessment of 
different adjustment conditions
4. To impart various of personal adjustments.
5. Learn meaning, nature and fields of adjustment
6. Identify stages of personal development
7. Identify and express emotions more clearly
8. Learn to recognize the barriers to personal adjustment and determine the ways 
to overcome those barriers
Course:
Unit-I: Adjustment Process
 Definition and Meaning of Adjustment
 Characteristic (Nature) of Adjustment
 Process of Adjustment
 Improvement of Adjustment
 Analysis of Adjustment
 Field of Adjustment
 Improving in Adjustment
Unit-II: Family Adjustment
 Meaning and Definition of Family
 Nature of Family
 Function of Family
 Family interaction
o Reciprocal relations between spouses
o Reciprocal relations between Children and parents.

Family Problem
o Crisis in Family life
o Divorce
 Suggestions for Family Adjustment
Unit-III: School Adjustment
 Introduction
 School-As a New Experience
 Relation between Home and School
 Relation between Teacher and Student
 Factors for effective education 
 Solutions for Effective Learning
 School as a Life living situation 
Unit-IV: Vocational Adjustment
 Introduction
 The transition from academia to business
 Factors Effecting of Vocational Choice
 Factors Effecting of Vocational Satisfaction
 Vocational Satisfaction and Personal Adjustment
 Working women
Unit-V: Psycho-Sexual Adjustment
 Attitudes for Sexuality
 Attitudes for Love
 Factors of Choice of Life Partner
 Psycho-Sexual Relationships in Marriage
o The dangers of Premarital sex 
o Extramarital Sexual Relation
 Why Some People Do not Marry?
Reference:
 Lamm A. Introduction to Psychopathology, Sage Pub. N.Y. 1997
 Buss A.H. Psychopathology, John Willey N.Y. 1999
 Lehner & Kube, Dynamics of Personal Adjustment, Prentice Hall N.Y. 1996
 Sorenson H. and Molm M. Psychology for Living, Megralo Hill N. Y. 1997
 Bernard H. "Toward Better Personal Adjustment, NCGrew Hill N.Y. 1957
 The Dynamic of Personal Adjustment – Lehner & Kube
 Carson, Butcher and Mineka , “Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life ”, 11th 
edition (2004), Person Education Pte. Ltd, Indian Branch.

 Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life -- James C. Coleman Published by 
Taraporewala & Co. Pvt Ltd.
 Comer R.J., Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Edition,(2003), 
 Wiktor Sadowski. Arunkumar Singh, Aadhunik Asamanya Manovigyan, 
Published by Motilal Banarsidas
 Patel M. (1989), 3rd Ed., “Abnormal Psychology”, University book production 
board, Ahmedabad.
 Mc Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life -- James C. Coleman Published by 
Taraporewala & Co. Pvt Ltd.
 Comer R.J., Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Edition,(2003), 
 Wiktor Sadowski. Arunkumar Singh, Aadhunik Asamanya Manovigyan, 
Published by Motilal Banarsidas
 Patel M. (1989), 3rd Ed., “Abnormal Psychology”, University book production 
board, Ahmedabad.
 Mc Kinne, Fred "Psychology of Personal Adjustment" N. Y. wila
 વૈયનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. સારર્ા અને અન્ય, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ.
 મનોરોગશાસ્ર અને વ્યનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ Kinne, Fred "Psychology of Personal Adjustment" N. Y. wila
 વૈયનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. સારર્ા અને અન્ય, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ.
 મનોરોગશાસ્ર અને વ્યનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ

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Course Name & Paper No.6: Social Psychology-I

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.6: Social Psychology-I

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students:

1. Appreciate how individual behaviour in influenced by Social and Cultural 
context

2. Understand how social behaviour can be analysed in terms of social 
Psychological Theories

3. Realise how social Psychological knowledge can be used in solving social 
problems.

4. To understand how a social psychological analysis differs from other forms of 
analysis

5. To become familiar with the wide variety of questions and topics that social 
psychologists study.

6. To learn the classic and contemporary theories that are relevant To become 
familiar with a sampling of research findings, both correlation and experimental

7. To appreciate the variety of choices and limitations in the lives of women and 
men as they are shaped by personal and social factors

8. To explore various topic areas through readings, class activities, and discussion 
and by thinking and writing critically and reflectively.

Course:

Unit-I: Introduction of Social Psychology

 Introduction, Definition and Meaning
 Nature of Social Psychology
 Scope of Social Psychology
 Importance and Utility of Social Psychology
 The relationship of social science to other sciences

Unit-II: Research Methods Social Psychology

 Experimental Method
 Observation Method
 Field Survey Study Method
o Interview Method
o Questioner Method
 Sociometric Method
 Projective Techniques 

Unit-III: Social Interactions 

 Definition and Meaning of Social Interaction
 Types of Social Interaction
 Nature of Social Interaction: Cooperation: Competition, Conflict, Adjustment
 Social interaction Mechanism 
o Suggestion
o Imitation
o Sympathy
o Social Facilitation 

Unit-IV: Socialization 

 Meaning and Definition of Socialization
 Nature of Socialization 
 Stages of Socialization
 Process of Socialization
 Dimension of Socialization 
 Mediators (Tools) of Socialization

Unit-V: Social Attitudes 

 Meaning and Definition of Attitude
 Nature of Attitude
 Formation of Attitude
 Change of Attitude
 Measurement of Attitude
o Thurston
o Likert 
o Bogardus

Reference:

 Baron, R. A. & Byrne D. (2006)/ Social Psychology. New Delhi : Prentice Hall 
of India.
 Myers, D. G. (2006). Social Psychology. New Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing.
 Parikh, B. A. (1990). Social Psychology (Advanced). Ahmedabad : University 
Book Production Board, Gujarat State.
 Worchel, S., Cooper, J., Goethals, G.R. & Olson, J. M. (2000). Social
Psychology. Belmont, USA : Wadsworth / Thomson Learning.

 Jogsan. Y. A. (2011). Social Psychology, Axar Publication, Ahmedabad.
 Taylor, S.E.; Peplau, L.A. and Sears, D.O. (2006). Social psychology. 12th ed. 
N.D.: Pearson.
 Baron, R.A.; Byrne, D. (1998). Social psychology. 10th ed. N.D.: Prentice-Hall 
of India Pvt. Ltd.
 Social Psychology – Soloman Asch
 An outline of Social Psychology – Sheriff & Sheriff
 Social Psychology – I. M. Newcomb
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન (પ્રગત), ર્ૉ. બી. એ. પરીખ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ગુજરાત
રાજ્ય, આમદાવાદ.
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, આવૃનિ ૨૦૦૭-૨૦૦૮, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની, અમદાવાદ.
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, આવૃનિ ૨૦૧૭, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની, અમદાવાદ.
 સમાજલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, હાંસરાજ ભાક્રટયા, રાજકમલ પ્રકાશન, અમદાવાદ.

Subject: Psychology
Course Name & Paper No.6: Applied Psychology

Course Objectives:
This course should help Students:

1. Appreciate how individual behaviour in influenced by applied and cultural 
context.

2. Understanding how to applied behavour can be analysed in terms of applied 
Psychological Theories.

3. Realise how applied Psychology knowledge can be used solved social prolems.

4. Learn to use Psychology and other information sources.

Course:

Unit-1 : Introduction to applied Psychology

 Definition
 Nature of applied Psychology
 Scope of applied Psychology
 Importance of applied Psychology
 Aims of Applied Psychology

Unit : 2 Treatment & Psychology

 Diagnosis & Treatment
 Psychotherapy, Physical & Chemical Treatment, 
 The Steps of Treatment
 For the prevent of Mental Disease

Unit : 3 Psychology in Industry

 Occupational Analysis & Worker Selection
 Placement
 Effective condition of work
 Human relation in Industry
 Worker's Training

Unit : 4 Psychology in the field of Business

 Business & Psychology
 Relation between Businessman & Employee
 Need of Public Contact
 Effectiveness of Advertisement & Use of Psychology in Advertisement
 Sexual appeal in Advertisement, Negative appeal in Advertisement

Unit : 5 Psychosexual in Home Life.

 Nature and Function of Family problem 
 Function of Modern Home
 Home life and Social Heredity
 The Home Transient, Fundamental need of a Chilled.

Reference:

 Gray F Stanly : Psychology in use Second Ed.
 Morgan C.T. : Introduction to Psychology
 Dr. Stone & Stone Married Psychology
 Atwater : Psychology for Living Adjustment and Behavior Fifth Ed. 1995 
Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
 Somabhai Patel : Salah Mnovigyan, University Granth Nirman Board.
 Counselling Psychology T.Shanmagam Asia publishing, Bombay
 Prem Pasricha Guidance and counselling in Indian Education Gray J.S. 
Psychology in Use
 Proffenberger A.T. Applied Psychology New York Appleton
 Burnt H.E. Applied Psychology Prentice Hall
 વ્યવહાક્રરક મનોનવજ્ઞાન-કાપક્રર્યા અને ગાાં્ી, અનર્ા પ્રકાશન અમદાવાદ.

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Course Name & Paper No.5: Psychopathology

Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.5: Psychopathology 

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students:

1. To impart knowledge about the normality.

2. To make students understand the nature and course of various abnormal
conditions.

3. To impart knowledge and skills needed for psychological assessment of
different normal conditions.

4. To impart various of personal adjustments.

5. Students become familiar with concept of mental disorder.

6. To provide an overview of Abnormal Psychology and major psychological
problems and disorders across biological, psychological, and sociocultural
processes.

7. To give the information about DSM and Indian classification.

8. To notified the basic difference between DSM IV & DSM V

Course:

Unit-I: Introduction of Psychopathology

 Introduction, Meaning and Definition
 Nature and Scope of Psychopathology
 What is Abnormality? (Meaning of Abnormality)
 Criteria of Abnormal Personality
 Characteristics of Normal Personality
 Characteristics of Abnormal Personality

Unit-II: Frustration and Stress
Frustration

 Meaning and Definition of Frustration
 Couse of Frustration
 Consequences of Frustration
 The Subversive (Negative) and Constructive effects of Frustration
 Factors affecting endurance of Frustration
 How to Increase endurance of Frustration
Stress
 Meaning and Definition of Stress
 Causes (Source) of Stress
 Types of Stress
 Psychological Consequences of Stress
 Physiological Consequences of Stress

Unit-III: Defiance Mechanism

 Meaning and Definition of Defiance Mechanism
 Nature of Defiance Mechanism
 Types of Defiance Mechanism
o Attack Mechanism
o Blame-assiging or Attention Mechanism
o Fliglit Mechanism
 Functions and usefulness of Defiance Mechanism In context of Adjustment

Unit-IV: Psychological Disorder -I

 Meaning and Definition of Psychological Disorder
 Characteristic of Psychological Disorder
 Types of Psychological Disorder
o Anxiety Disorders
o Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
o Depressive Disorders
o Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Unit-V: Psychological Disorder -II

o Neurodevelopmental Disorders
o Sleep-Wake Disorders
o Sexual Dysfunctions
o Gender Dysphoria
o Personality Disorders
o Medication-Induced Movement Disorders
(Note: Unit-IV and V according to DSM-V)

Reference:

 Carson, Butcher and Mineka , “Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life ”, 11th
edition (2004), Person Education Pte. Ltd, Indian Branch.
 Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life -- James C. Coleman Published by
Taraporewala & Co. Pvt Ltd.
 Comer R.J., Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Edition,(2003),
 Wiktor Sadowski. Arunkumar Singh, Aadhunik Asamanya Manovigyan,
Published by Motilal Banarsidas
 Patel M. (1989), 3rd Ed., “Abnormal Psychology”, University book production
board, Ahmedabad.
 Lamm A. Introduction to Psycholpathology, Page Pub. N.Y. 1997
 Buss A.H. Psychopathology, John Willey N.Y. 1999
 Lehner & Kube, Dynmics of Personal Adjustment, Prentice Hall 1996
 Sorenson H. and Malm M. "Psychology for Living" N. Y. Megralo Hill 1997
 Mc Kinne, Fred "Psychology of Personal Adjustment" N. Y. wila
 Bernard H. "Toward Better Personal Adjustment" N. Y. Mc. Grew Hill 1957
 The Dynamic of Personal Adjustment – Lehner & Kube.
 Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) Fifth
Edition. American Psychiatric Publication, A Divisoin of Psychiatric
Association. Washington, DC London, England.
 અસા્ારણ મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. રજનીકાાંત પટેલ, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ
 વૈયનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. સારર્ા અને અન્ય, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ
 અસા્ારણ મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રો. મફતલાલ પટેલ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક ગુજરાત રાજ્ય,
અમદાવાદ.
 મનોરોગશાસ્ર અને વ્યનક્તક સમાયોજનનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની-અમદાવાદ

Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.5: Positive Psychology

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students

1. To understand the basic concept of positive psychology.

2. To develop an understanding of the dimensions of subjective wellbeing and the
application to their lives.

3. To impart knowledge about the normality.

4. To make students understand the nature and course of positive conditions.

5. To impart knowledge and skills needed for psychological assessment of
different normal conditions.

6. To impart various of personal adjustments.

7. To know about SWB that help to improve our living quality.

8. To get clear difference between positive and negative emotion.

9. To become aware about the real meaning of happiness and its factors.

10. To built good character for development of health society.

Course:

Unit-1 : What is positive Psychology & its relationship

 Meaning & Goals of Positive Psychology
 Relation of others Psychology
 Characteristics of Normal – Abnormal Personality

Unit : 2 Happiness & Well-being

 Meaning of Happing & Well-being
 What is happiness
 What is Happiness?
 Why a psychology of wellbeing?
 Subjective Well-being

Unit : 3 Positive Emotions

 What is Positive Emotions
 Who do Positive Emotions in life

 Positive Emotions & Health Resource
 Positive Emotions and Well-Being
 Cultivating Positive Emotions

Unit : 4 Happiness & Facts of Life

 Happiness Across the life span
 Positive Moods & Behaviour
 advantage in married life
 Selection to Effects

Unit : 5 Happiness & Culture

 All concept of happiness meaning
 Styles of Happiness in America
 Styles of Happiness in Asia

Reference:

 Steve R. Baumgardner & Marue K. Crothers, “ Positive Psychology”,
2009,Person education.
 C. R. Snyder, Shane J. Lopez & Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, ‘Positive
Psychology : the scientific and practical explorations of Human stenghts’,
second edition, 2011, SAGE Publications India Pvt.Ltd.
 C.R.Snyder,Shane J.Lopez & Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, ‘Positive Psychology
: the scientific and practical explorations of Human stenghts’, second edition,
2008, SAGE Publications India Pvt.Ltd.
 Seven Study by Faideyck
 Happiness in Married Life
 નવ્ાયક મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પાશ્વ પબ્લીકેશન, ર્ૉ. અરવવાંદ શાહ અને ર્ૉ. અનશ્વન જનશારી.

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Course Name & Paper No.3 : Basic Psychological Processes-II

Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.3 : Basic Psychological Processes-II

Course Objectives:

1. The student will come to understand various types of learning.

2. Student will get information regarding Reinforcement and its schedule for
shaping animal and human behavior.

3. Student will get information of memory and utilization of it.

4. Student will define various types of aptitude and its efficacy.

5. Will come to know his/her own interest and aptitudes

6. After learning concept of languages, student will use proper languages to
exhihibit his/her ideas.

7. The Course will familiarize students with the basic psychological process and
studies relating to the factors which influence them. It will also focus come basic
processes areas of Psychology.

8. Learn to use Psychology and other information sources.

Course:

Unit-I: Personality

 Meaning and definition of personality
 Types of Personality
 Determinants of personality: biological, cultural, social & situational.
 Approaches of Personality (In Brief):
o Psychoanalysis approach: Freud, Jung and Adler
o Trait theories Approach: Allport, Cattell
o Biological Approach: Eysenck
o Humanistic Approach: Rogers, Maslow
o Social learning Approach: Bandura

Unit-II: Learning Process

 Meaning and definition of learning
 Nature of Learning
 Factors affecting of Learning
 Transfer of training

Role of Motivation in Learning,
 Theory of Learning:
o Trial and error learning (Observational learning)
o Classical conditioning
o Operant conditioning
o Insight learning.

Unit: III Memory and Forgetting
Memory

 Meaning and definition of memory
 Stages of Memory
 Types of memory: Short term and Long Term Memory
 Characteristics of Good Memory
 Memory Measurement Methods
Forgetting:
 Definition of Forgetting Why we forget?
 Theories (Reasons) of forgetting
 Curve of forgetting
 Strategies for improving memory

Module IV: Thinking (Cognition) Process

 Meaning and Definition of Thinking:
 Nature and Characteristic of thought
 Basic sources of error in reasoning
 Types of Thinking
 Modes of Thinking: Lateral, Divergent & Convergent Thinking
 Stages in creativity Thinking
 Factors that corrupt thinking

UNIT-V: Intelligence and Psychological Testing

Intelligence:

 Meaning and Definition Intelligence
 Determinants of intelligence: heredity and environment.
 Theories of Intelligence
o Two factor theory (Spearman)
o Primary Mental Abilities (Thurstone)
o Multifactor theory (Thorndike)
o Multiple intelligence (Gardner)
 Concept: Mental Age and Intelligence Quotient, Emotional intelligence, Social
intelligence, Spiritual Quotient, Artificial intelligence.
 Mental retardation and giftedness.
Psychological Test:
 Meaning and Definition of Psychological Test
 Characteristics of a Standard Psychological Test
 Uses of Psychological test
Reference:
 Baron, R.A. & Misra, G. (2014). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson
Education.
 Coon, D. (1998). Introduction to psychology: Exploration and application.
USA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
 Ciccarelli, S.K., & Meyer, G.E. (2008). Psychology, South Asian ed. New
Delhi: Pearson.
 Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today-An Introduction, 7th ed.
New York: McGraw Hill Inc.
 Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of Ancient Indian psychology, 3rd Ed. New
Delhi: Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
 Lefrancois, G.R. (2000). Theories of human learning, 4th ed.
London:Wadsworth.
 Lee. J A (2010) The Scientific Endeavour. New Delhi. Pearson
 Mishra, B. K. (2008). Psychology: The study of human behaviour. New delhi:
Prentice Hall of India.
 Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to
psychology, 7thed. New Dehi: Tata McGraw Hill.
 Kellogg, R.T. (2007). Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology. California: Sage
Publications Inc., Chapter 2 &3.
 Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and variations, 5th ed. New York:
Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., Chapter 4.
 Basic Psychological Process-I, Dr. R. G. Parmar, Dr. C. B. Jadeja, Dr. Jignesh Tapariya
 General Psychology – Dvan Nostran Com. – J. P Gilfourd
 Elements – Rech Devid
 Psychology – Norman L. Munn
 સામાન્ય મનોનવજ્ઞાન – યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ર્ૉ. સી. પી. ભટ્ટ.
 પ્રગત સામાન્ય મનોનવજ્ઞાન - યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ર્ૉ. બી. એ. પરીખ
 સન્માન્ય માનસશાસ્ર, ર્ૉ. બી. એ. પરીખ, પોપ્યુલર પબ્લીશીંગ હાઉસ-સુરત.
 સામાન્ય મનોનવજ્ઞાનની રૂપરેખા, આવૃનિ ૧૯૯૩-૯૪, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની. અમદાવાદ.
 મૂળભૂત મનોવૈજ્ઞાનનક પ્રક્રિયાઓ, આવૃનિ ૨૦૦૭-૨૦૦૮, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની. અમદાવાદ.
 વ્યનક્તત્વના નસધ્ાાંતો, કુસુમબેન ભટ્ટ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્કઅમદાવાદ.


Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.3: Cognitive Psychology

Course Objectives:

This course should help Students:

1. The Course will familiarize students with the basic psychological process and 
studies relating to the factors which influence them. It will also focus come 
important application areas of Psychology.

2. Learn to use Psychology and other information sources.

3. To apply basic concept regarding cognition.

4. Enriched student with basic foundation of cognition.

5. Analyse cognitive pattern for memory and able to draw a diagram of it.

6. Distinguish between types of memory

7. Able to understand cognition`s derivation and steps of it.

Course:

Unit-1: Introduction

 Definition and Nature
 Scope & Methods
 Important of Cognitive process
 Theory of Cognitive Psychology

Unit : 2 Contemplation and Problem Solve

 Definition, Nature types of Cognitive Lesson
 Self Contemplation
 Realest
 Meaning, nature of problems solving
 Method aim care of problem solving

Unit : 3 The Concept and Memory

 Nature and Important of Concept
 Type of Concept
 Meaning and Steps of Memory

 Type of Memory

Unit : 4 Creative and logic

 Definition nature of Creative
 Steps of Creativity
 Meaning, nature of logic
 Types of Logic

Unit : 5 Decision making process

 Difference of Decision making
 Self research in decision making
 Bias and error in decision making

References:

 Bear – M.F. Connors, B.W. Pardiso – Neuro Science.
 Handouts: Teacher Can Create And Distribute Unit Wise Detail For Easy
Learning, And Concept Formation.
 Cognitive Psychology” Second Edition. (Applying The Science Of Mind) By:
Bridget Robinson-Riegle, Uni. of St. Thomas, Pub. :Pearson Publication New
Delhi.
 Cognitive Psychology, By :Robert Salsa, Uni. of Nevada, Pub.: Pearson
Education New Delhi.
 On Line Resources: American psychological Association.
 બો્ાત્મક મનોનવજ્ઞાન, ર્ૉ. વાય. એ. જોગાસણ, ર્ૉ. જયેશ એન. ભાલાળા -અક્ષર પબ્લીકેશન,
અમદાવાદ.

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Course Name & Paper No.2 : Introduction to Child Psychology

Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.2 : Introduction to Child Psychology

Course Objectives:


1. This Course aim, at providing conceptual foundation of human development 
specially child development. 

2. It focuses on development in the life span in different domains with an emphasis 
on the cultural context and child problems.

3. In first part of developmental Psychology student will come to understand 
Human being`s development
.
4. To introduce to the complex blend of genetic and environmental influences that 
leads parents and children to be both alike and different.

5. Learn to use Psychology and other information sources.
6. Importance of Child Psychology.


Course

Unit-1: History and Research Methods

Introduction:
 Early history of childhood
 Definition, Nature of Child Psychology
 Scope of Child Psychology
 Importance of Child Psychology.
Methods of child Psychology
 Observation
 Event Note
 Autobiography
 Ethics in Research on Children.

UNIT-2: Theory of Child Development

 The Psychoanalytic theory
o Freud’s Theory Three parts of personality Psychosexual development
o Erikson’s Theory Neo Freudian approach Psychosocial stages. 
 Social Learning Theory
o Traditional Behaviorism Influence of Ivan Pavlov Drive reduction theory, 
Influence of operant conditioning 
o Social learning theory (Bandura)
o Principle of conditioning and reinforcement. 
o Role of modeling, imitation/observation, role of cognition, 
 Piaget’s Cognitive & Developmental Theory:
o Piaget’s stages of development
o Piaget’s method of study.

UNIT: 3 Growths and Development


 Meaning of growth and 
development
 Concept and Principles of Development
 Characteristics of growth and development
 Factors affecting Child Development
 Stages growth and of Development.
Genetic Foundations: 
 The Genetic Code, The Sex Cells, Boy or Girl? Chromosomal Abnormalities. 
 Reproductive Choices: Genetic Counselling, Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal 
Medicine, (The Alternative of adoption.) 
 Take it in councelling Psychology.
Environmental Contexts of Development: 
 The Family, Socio economic Status and Family Functioning, (The Impact of 
Poverty), 
 Beyond the Family: Neighbourhoods, Schools, Towns, and Cities,) The 
Cultural Context.

UNITE-4: Personality Development 

 Definition of personality
 Nature, types of personality
 Effecting factor of personality
 Resistant factor of personality.
Disciplines and Authority:
 Meaning of Discipline and Authority
 Various nature of Home Authority (Types of Parenting)
 Characteristics of good Discipline
 Characteristics of proper Punishment.

UNIT-5. DISORDERS OF CHILD

 Definition of child Disorders
 Types, Characteristics, Diagnosis of children Disorders
 With Special reference to: Learning Disorders, Mental Retardation, Eating 
Disorders, Internet addiction, Autism, ADHD.
 Conflicts and Frustration: Meaning, Reasons of conflicts and Frustration in 
Child, Remove of Frustration.

Reference Books:

 Laura E. Berk; Development through Life Span, Illinois State University. Usa, 
Third Edition, Published By, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
 Child Development”(Sixth Edition) By Laura E. Berk. Illinoise State University 
U.S.A.
 Discovering Life Span, By: Robert S. Feldman. University Of Massachusets 
U.S.A., Pub.By: Pearson Education New Delhi.
 On Line Resources: Child Psychology Laura Berk
 Dynamics of Child Development – H. B. English
 Child Development – Crow & Crow
 ર્ૉ. િોિા, ર્ૉ. ર્ઢાણીયા, ર્ૉ. ભાલાળા, ર્ૉ. જારસાણીયા, ર્ૉ. કુાંભાણી (આવૃનિ ૨૦૦૭-૨૦૦૮ અને
૨૦૧૬): બાળ મનોનવજ્ઞાન, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની, અમદાવાદ.
 બાળ માનસ પક્રરિય, ર્ૉ. બી. એ. પરીખ, પોપ્યુલર પ્રકાશન-સુરત.
 નવકાસલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, પ્રા. યોગેન્ર કે. દેસાઈ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ગુજરાત રાજ્ય, અમદાવાદ.
 નવકાસલક્ષી મનોનવજ્ઞાન, એનલઝાબેર્થ હરલોક, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ગુજરાત રાજ્ય, અમદાવાદ.

 બાળ મનોનવજ્ઞાન, સી. પી. પટેલ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ગુજરાત રાજ્ય, અમદાવાદ.

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Course Name & Paper No.1 : Environmental Psychology

Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.1 : Environmental Psychology

Course:

Unit – I: Introduction to Environmental Psychology: 

 Developmental History of Environmental Psychology
 Human life and Environmental Problems
 Meaning and Nature of Environment
 Nature and characteristics of Environmental Psychology
 Fields or scope of Environmental Psychology
 Goals and Utility of Environmental Psychology
 Understand the relationship between human and environment. 

Unit – II: Methods of Environmental Psychology: 

 Observation method
 Self report method
 Analysis of records & documents
 Scaling method
 Co-relational method
 Experimental method

 Case Study.

Unit – III: Human Behaviour and Environmental Stimulation: 

 Changes in Environment
 Stress: Concept and type of stress, Sources of stressors: ambient stressors, daily 
hassles
 High Density and over Crowding on humans
 Effects of overcrowding on Humans
 Excessive Environmental stimulation

Unit – IV Effect of Environment on Behaviour: 

 Adaptation level theory
 Reaction to Environmental stimulation
 Stimulation level and human reaction
 Meaning of Environmental pollutants
 Types of Pollutions: Temperature, noise, air, water, chemical and their 
consequences. 

Unit – V Human Responses to protect the Environment 

(Pro-environmental behaviour)
 Changing the environmentally destructive tendencies
 Environmental education
 Environmental prompts & cues
 Environment strategies
 Reinforcement strategies
 Environmental movements
 Approaches to deal with specific environmental problems.

Reference:


 Nagar, D. (2006). Environmental Psychology. New Delhi, India: Concept. 
 Jain, U. (1987). The psychological consequences on crowding. New Delhi, 
India: Sage. 
 Jain, U., & Palsane, M. N. (2004). Environment and behaviour. In J. Pandey 
(Ed.), Psychology in India revisited: Developments in the discipline (Vol. 3: 
Applied social and organizational Psychology, pp. 261-308). New Delhi, India: 
Sage.
 Nagar Dinesh (2006) “Environmental Psychology”,Concept Publishing 
Company, New Delhi – 110059.
 પયાકવરણનુાં મનોનવજ્ઞાન – સુનિતા પ્રકાશન વસ્રાપુર- અમદાવાદ, ર્ૉ. સી. બી. દવે, એન. એસ. પટેલ અને

ર્ૉ. ર્ી. જે. પાંિાલ

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Course Name & Paper No.1 : Basic Psychological Processes –1

Subject: Psychology

Course Name & Paper No.1 : Basic Psychological Processes –1

Course Objectives:

1. To generate interest in Psychology

2. To understand the basics of various perspectives in Psychology

3. To appreciate the psychological processes behind behaviour

4. By this course a student will come to understand Psychology as science and will
understand human behavior by different approaches.

5. The students will know theories of main basis for understanding and explaining
the specific human’s behavior.

6. The student will come to understand different phases of consciousness and its
nature and also its relation to human behavior.

7. The student will come to understand the nature and types of perception which
are related to human behavior and its cognitive development.

Course:

Unit-1: Introduction to Psychology

Brief history of modern scientific Psychology:

 Introduction, Origin and Development of Psychology
o Pri-scientific Psychology
o Experimental Psychology
o Early perspectives (Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, Gestalt
Psychology, Psychoanalysis).
o The Morden Psychology: A Short History of Indian Psychology
What is Psychology?:
 New and Working Definition of Psychology
 Psychology as a Behavioral Science
 Nature and Scope of Psychology
 Goals and utility of Psychology
 The Subfields of Psychology:
o Clinical and Counselling Psychology
o Experimental Psychology
o Industrial and Engineering Psychology
o School and educational Psychology
o Psychology of Measurement


Unit-2: The Science of Psychology

Scientific Methods:
 Psychology as a science
 Goals of scientific Psychology
 Steps in scientific investigation.
o Systematic observation.
o Interview,
o Questionnaire (Tests)
o Experimental Method (D’Ameto)
o Clinical Method
o Survey Method
o Case Study
o Co relational studies
o Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies.
Approaches to Psychology:
o Behavioral approach
o Neurobiological approach
o Cognitive approach
o Psychoanalytic approach.
Relationship of Psychology: with other sciences-anthropology, philosophy,
sociology, biology and medicine.

Unit-3: Sensory, Attention and Perceptual Processes

Sensation:
 Meaning and Definition of sensation
 Meaning and types of sensation
o Visual, Audition, Smell, Taste & Tactile.
o Sensation of Psychophysics; Absolute and Difference threshold.
Attention:
 Meaning and Definition of attention
 Characteristics of attention
 Determinants of attention-subjective and objective factors.
 Phenomena associated with attention: set in attention, Types of attention: span
of attention, division of attention, distraction of attention.
Perception:
 Meaning and Definition of Perception
 Process of Perception
 Difference types of perception
 Determinants of Perception
 Principles of Perceptual Organisation (Gestalt principles),

 Depth and Distance perception, reception of individual Perceptual styles, 
Habituation, Social perception, Extra sensory perception and Subliminal 
perception. Perceptual constancies. 
Illusions: different types Illusion: Optical Illusion, Illusions of size, 
 shape and movement.

Unit-4: Biological and Environmental Factor of Behaviour

Heredity:
 What is heredity?: definition and Meaning
 Process of Heredity: Chromosomes, Jens, Twins Baby, Adoptive 
Characteristic 
 Endocrine glands, Biology of Behaviour - The nervous System: central 
nervous system and peripheral nervous system. 
Heredity:
 What is Environment? definition and Meaning
 Type of Environment
 Heredity and Environment factors affect of each other.

Unit-5: Motivation and Emotions


Motivation (Needs):
 Definition and meaning of Motivational
 Motivational Cycle
 Motivation Theories – Drive theory, Arousal theory (Yerkes-Dodson law), 
Goal setting theory, Maslow’s hierarchy of need theory, 
 Types of Motivation 
o Biological
o Social
o Psychological 
o Subliminal Motivation. 
 Intrinsic & extrinsic motivation. Primary and secondary motives. 
Emotion:
 Definition and Mening of Motivation
 Nature and expression and impact of emotions
 Emotion theory: James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory, Schachter-Singer 
theory, Opponent process theory. 
 External expression of emotions-Nonverbal cues, culture & emotion.


References:


 A Psychology Living – Sorenson & Molm
 B. Kuppuswami – An Introduction to Psychology
 General Psychology – Dvan Nostran Com. – J. P Filfourd
 Dr. C. B. Jadeja, Dr. R. G. Parmar and all, Basic Psychological Process-1
 Dr. J. A. Jarsaniya, Dr. Jayesh, Bhalala, Dr. R. K. Chocha (2016) Basic Psychological 
Process-1, C. Jamnadas & Comp. Ahmedabad
 Baron, R.A. & Misra, G. (2014). Psychology, 5th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education.
 Coon, D. (1998). Introduction to Psychology: Exploration and application. USA: 
Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. 
 Ciccarelli, S.K., & Meyer, G.E. (2008). Psychology, South Asian ed. New Delhi: Pearson.
 Bootzin, R., & Bower, G.H. (1991). Psychology today-An Introduction, 7th ed. New York: 
McGraw Hill Inc.
 Kuppuswamy, B. (1990). Elements of Ancient Indian Psychology, 3rd Ed. New Delhi: 
Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
 Lefrancois, G.R. (2000). Theories of human learning, 4th ed. London:Wadsworth.
 Lee. J A (2010) The Scientific Endeavour. New Delhi. Pearson
 Mishra, B. K. (2008). Psychology: The study of human behaviour. New delhi: Prentice Hall 
of India.
 Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., & Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology, 
7thed. New Dehi: Tata McGraw Hill.
 Kellogg, R.T. (2007). Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology. California: Sage 
Publications Inc., Chapter 2 &3. 
 Basic Psychological Process-I, Dr. R. G. Parmar, Dr. C. B. Jadeja, Dr. Jignesh Tapariya
 Weiten, W. (2002). Psychology: Themes and variations, 5th ed. New York: Brooks/Cole 
Publishing Co., Chapter 4.
 General Psychology – Dvan Nostran Com. – J. P Filfourd
 Elements – Rech Devid
 Psychology – Norman L. Munn
 સામાન્ય મનોનવજ્ઞાન – યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ર્ૉ. સી. પી. ભટ્ટ.
 પ્રગત સામાન્ય મનોનવજ્ઞાન - યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્ક, ર્ૉ. બી. એ. પરીખ
 સન્માન્ય માનસશાસ્ર, ર્ૉ. બી. એ. પરીખ, પોપ્યુલર પબ્લીશીંગ હાઉસ-સુરત.
 સામાન્ય મનોનવજ્ઞાનની રૂપરેખા, આવૃનિ ૧૯૯૩-૯૪, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની. અમદાવાદ.
 મૂળભૂત મનોવૈજ્ઞાનનક પ્રક્રિયાઓ, આવૃનિ ૨૦૦૭-૨૦૦૮, સી. જમનાદાસની કાંપની. અમદાવાદ.
 વ્યનક્તત્વના નસધ્ાાંતો, કુસુમબેન ભટ્ટ, યુનનવસીટી ગ્રાંર્થ નનમાકણ બોર્કઅમદાવાદ.

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Paper No.4: Child Developmetl Psychology

Saurashtra university psychology syllabus in gujarati language Ba semester 2

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