Syllabus for UGC NET JRF Psychology

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UGC NET Psychology Paper II

1. Perceptual Processes
Approaches to the Study of Perception : Gestalt and physiological approaches.
Perceptual Organization : Gestalt, Figure and Ground, Laws of Organization.
Perceptual Constancy : Size, Shape and Brightness, Illusion; Perception of Depth and Movements.
Role of motivation and learning in perception.

2. Learning Process
Classical conditioning : Procedure, Phenomena and related issues.
Instrumental learning : Phenomena, Paradigms and theoretical issues.
Reinforcement: Basic variables and schedules.
Verbal learning : Methods and materials, organizational processes.

3. Memory and forgetting
Memory Processes : Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.
Stages of Memory : Sensory memory, Short – term Memory ( STM ) and Long – term Memory ( LTM ).
Episodic and Semantic memory.
Theories of Forgetting : Interference, decay, retrieval.

4. Thinking and Problem Solving
Theories of thought processes : Associationism, Gestalt, Information processing.
Concept formation : Rules and strategies.
Reasoning : Deductive and inductive.
Problem – Solving : Type and strategies.
Role of concepts in thinking.

5. Motivation and Emotion
Basic Motivational Concepts : Instincts, needs, drives, incentives, motivational cycle.
Approaches to the Study of Motivation : Psychoanalytical, ethological, S – R Cognitive, humanistic.
Biological Motives : Hunger, thirst, sleep and sex.
Social Motives : Achievement, affiliation, approval
Exploratory behaviour and curiosity
Physiological correlates of emotions.
Theories of emotions : James – Lange, Canon – Bard, Schachter and Singer.
Conflicts : Sources and types.

6. Human Abilities
Intelligence : Biological, Social, Eco – cultural determinants.
Theories of intelligence : Spearman, Thurston, Guilford.
Individual and group differences : Extent and causes.
Measurement of human abilities.

7. Personality
Determinants of personality : Biological and socio – cultural.
Approaches to the study of personality : Psychoanalytic, neo – freudian, social learning, trait and type, cognitive.
Personality Assessment : Psychometric and projective tests.
Self – Concept : Origin and development.

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