Psychology Syllabus

Course Code: BOS14

Psychology

BD Orientation, II Semester, 4 Credit Hours, Senate Paper

Course Objectives

• To provide students an introductory knowledge of Psychology with a view to equipping them for Christian ministry
• To provide the foundational theoretical perspectives on Psychology

Methods

• Lectures
• Group Discussions

Course Requirements

• Final Examination 100%

Course Outline

I. Introduction

• Definition of psychology
• Nature and scope
• Schools of psychology

II. Methods used in Psychology

• Introspection and extrospection
• Experimental methods
• Psychoanalysis
• Hypnosis
• Correlational studies

III. Sensation and Perception

• Sensation and perception
• Classical theory
• Gestalt theory of perception

IV. Memory

• Factors of Memory
• Laws of Association
• Forgetfulness

V. Freud’s Psychoanalysis — Consciousness and Unconsciousness

• Levels of Mind
• Freud’s Ego States — ID, Ego, Superego
• Defence Mechanisms
• Dream Analysis

VI. Learning

• Trial and error theory of learning
• Thorndike’s laws of learning
• Gestalt Theory of Learning
• Pavlov’s theory of conditional response
• Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning

VII. Intelligence

• Theories of intelligence
• Measurement of intelligence
• Test of intelligence

VIII. Personality

• Factors Influencing Personality — Heredity, Environment (Social, Physical, Religious and Economic)
• Role of Heredity and Environment in development of persons
• Personality traits and types of personality
• Assessment of personality and personality tests

IX. Use of Psychology Studies in Ministerial Training

Bibliography

Essential Readings

• Bhattacharya, Paresh Nath. A Text Book of Psychology, Calcutta: Mukherjee Pub., 1971.
• Coon, D and Mitterer, J. O. Introduction to Psychology, Delhi: Akash Press, 2007.
• Feldman, Robert. Understanding Psychology. New Delhi: Tata McGraw, 2007.
• Mangal, S.K. General Psychology. New Delhi: Sterling Publishing Private Limited, 2012.
• Sharma, Ram Nath and Chandra, S.S. General Psychology Vol 1-2, Atlantic Publishers and Dist, 2003.

Suggested Readings

• Dudley, A. Geoffrey. Your Personality and How to Use it Effectively. New Delhi: Indiana Publishing House, 2013.
• Galeotti, M. Kathleen. Cognitive Psychology in and out of the Laboratory, Second Edition, New York: Wadsworth Thomas Learning, 2004.
• Hall, Calvin S., Gardner Lindzey and John B. Campbell. Theories of Personality. Fourth Edition. New Delhi: Wiley India, 2010.
• Munn, N.L. Introduction to Psychology, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966.
• Parameswaram, E. G. and C. Beena. An Introduction to Psychology. New Delhi: Neelkamal Publications, 2002.
• Raj Bhatia, Hans. General Psychology. New Delhi: Oxford, IBH Publishing Co., 1971.
• Schultz, P. Duane and Sidney Ellen Schultz. Theories of Personality. 10th Edition, Melbourne: Wadsworth Learning, 2013.

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