Syllabus (PSYCHOLOGY)

Course Type: ME-2

Semester: 2

Course Code: BPSYMEA02C

Course Title: Psychology of Individual Differences

(L-P-Tu): 2-0-2

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: 1) To develop an understanding of the concept of individual differences 2) To promote self-reflection and understanding of self and others.

Learning Outcome: After completing the course, the students will: 1) learn various approaches of personality, Self-identity, and its Indian approach. 2) know about traditional and modern approaches of intelligence, the interaction of cognitive and emotional intelligence,

Course Contents:

UNIT 1: PERSONALITY:

Nature of personality; Culture and personality; Perspectives on personality: Trait and type, Psychodynamic (Freud, Neo Freudian – Adler, and Erikson), and humanistic (Maslow, Rogers) approach.

UNIT 2: INTELLIGENCE:

Concept of intelligence: Psychometric and cognitive approaches to intelligence; Gardner’s multiple intelligences; Emotional Intelligence, Heredity, environment and intelligence; Group differences in intelligence; Extremes of intelligence.

UNIT 3: INDIAN APPROACH: Self and identity in Indian thought

UNIT 4: ENHANCING INDIVIDUAL’S POTENTIAL:

Thought and language, language development, Fostering creativity. Self-regulation and self-enhancement

PRACTICUM:

Two psychological tests (one based on Intelligence and one based on personality

1. Intelligence: WASI II: Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition, India (WASI-II INDIA) David Wechsler, 2016, Psychological Corporation; PsychCorp.

2. Personality: a. Eysenck, H. J. (1985). Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Or

b. McCrae R. R.; Costa P. T.; Martin T. A. (2005). "The NEO PI-3: A more readable revised NEO personality inventory". Journal of Personality Assessment. 84 (3): 261– 270.

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