Psychology Books For Ugc Net Exam

Hello brother myself Vijay refer me some good names for psychology books for ugc net exam?

Hii Vijay as you asked for the some good names for psychology books for ugc net exam preparation then I would refer this books……

Trueman's UGC NET/SET Psychology
by
Akhilesh Mani Tripathi
Publisher: Danika/ Trueman Publishing Company

UGC-NET/JRF/SET Teaching And Research Aptitude (General Paper - I)
by
Lal & Jain,K. C. Vashistha
Publisher: Upkar Prakashan

UGC-NET/JRF/SET Psychology (Paper - 2)
by
Amit Abraham
Publisher: Upkar Prakashan

Trueman's UGC NET Psychology
by
Akhilesh Mani
Publisher: Danika/ Trueman Publishing Company

Syllbus
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Research Methodology
Research problems, hypothesis, variables and their operationalization
Types of psychological research.
Methods of Psychological Research : Experimental, Quasi – experimental, case studies, field studies and cross – cultural studies.
Methods of data collection : Observation, interview, questionnaire, tests and scales. Non – parametric tests

Measurement and Testing
UGC NET Test Construction : Item writing, item analysis.
UGC NET Test Standardization : Reliability, validity and norms.
Types of Tests : Intelligence, aptitude, personality – characteristics and important examples.
Attitude scales and interest inventories.
Educational measurement and evaluation.

Biological Basis of Behaviour
Receptors, effectors and adjuster mechanisms.
Neural impulse : Origin, conduction and measurement.
Sensory system : Vision and Audition.
Human nervous system : Structure and functions.

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