Syllabus (PSYCHOLOGY)
Course Type: MAJ-17
Semester: 8
Course Code: BPSYMAJ17S
Course Title: EXPERIMENTATION IN PSYCHOLOGY
(L-P-Tu): 0-6-0
Credit: 6
Practical/Theory: Practical
Course Objective: To gain practical knowledge of different psychological experiments
Learning Outcome: Understand different concepts of psychological methods through experiments
Practicum:
- Retroactive and Proactive Inhibition
- Habit Interference
- Bilateral transfer of training
- Effect of Knowledge of result on performance
- Zeigarnik Effect
- Problem solving- to identify strategy adopted by the individual in problem solving.
Recommended books:
- D’ Amato, M. R.: Experimental Psychology: Methodology, (1970): Pscho-Physic & Learning, New York: McGraw Hill.
- Woodworth, Robert S. & Schlosberg, Harold (1971); Experimental Psychology,.Culcutta: Oxford &IBH Publishing Co.
- Mohsin, S.M. (1974). Experiments in Psychology. New Delhi: Oxford publications.
- McGuigan, F.J.(1990). Experimental Psychology: A Methodological Approach, Prentice Hall.
- Kling, J. W.; Riggs, Lorrin A. (1972). Experimental Psychology. Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.
- Baker, L.M., Weisiger, C. & Taylor, M.W. (1960). Laboratory experiments in general psychology. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Debold, R.C. (1968). Manual of contemporary experiments in psychology. Prentice-Hall
- Collins, M. &Drever, J. (1930). Experimental Psychology. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Jalota, S. (1962). Experiments in psychology. Asia Publishing House
Basic Features
Undergraduate degree programmes of either 3 or 4-year duration, with multiple entry and exit points and re-entry options, with appropriate certifications such as:
- UG certificate after completing 1 year (2 semesters with 40 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- UG diploma after 2 years (4 semesters with 80 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- Bachelor’s degree after a 3-year (6 semesters with 120 credits) programme of study,
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours) after eight semesters (with 170 Credits) programme of study.
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours with Research) if the student completes a rigorous research project (of 12 Credits) in their major area(s) of study in the 8th semester.
Note: The eligibility condition of doing the UG degree (Honours with Research) is- minimum75% marks to be obtained in the first six semesters.
- The students can make an exit after securing UG Certificate/ UG Diploma and are allowed to re-enter the degree programme within three years and complete the degree programme within the stipulated maximum period of seven years.
