Appendix-XVII
EC (1262)-18.08.2022 Resolution No. 18 [18-1(18-1-1)]
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
DEPARTMENT : PSYCHOLOGY
B.A. (Programme ) Psychology
(SEMESTER-I)
based on
Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022 (UGCF)
(Effective from Academic Year 2022-23)
List of DSC Papers (Major)
Course Title Nature of Total Components Contents of the
the Course Credits course and
reference is in
Fundamentals DSC01 (A) 4 L T P
of Psychology 3 0 1 Annexure-I
Fundamentals DSC02 4 3 0 1 Annexure-II
of Cognitive (A/B)
Psychology
EC (1262)-18.08.2022
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
DEPARTMENT : PSYCHOLOGY
B.A. (Programme ) Psychology
(SEMESTER-I)
based on
Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022 (UGCF)
(Effective from Academic Year 2022-23)
List of DSC Papers (Minor)
Course Title Nature of Total Components Contents of the
the Course Credits course and
reference is in
Fundamentals DSC01 (A) 4 L T P
of Psychology 3 0 1 Annexure-I
EC (1262)-18.08.2022
UGCF for Courses of Study with more than Core Discipline (NEP)
DSC (Semester 1): Fundamentals of Psychology
4 Credits: 3 Credits for theory, 1 Credit for Practical
3 classes for theory + 2 classes for Practical (10-12 students per week per group)
Objective: To introduce learners to the basic concepts of the field of psychology with an
emphasis on applications of psychology in everyday life.
Learning Outcomes: After completing this course, the student will be able to:
● Understand the basic psychological processes
● Apply principles of psychology in everyday life
Unit 1: Introduction
Psychology: Nature, goals and scope; Perspectives in psychology: Structuralism,
Functionalism, Evolutionary, Psychodynamic, Behaviourism, Cognitive,
Humanistic-Existential, Indian perspective.
Unit 2: Learning and Memory
Nature of Learning and applications: Classical conditioning, operant conditioning,
observational learning.
Memory: Nature and models of memory- Information processing, levels of processing,
parallel distributed processing; techniques for improving memory.
Unit 3: Personality and Intelligence
Personality: Nature of personality; theories of personality: Trait theory (Big Five Theory),
Psychoanalytic and Humanistic
Intelligence: Nature of intelligence; theories of intelligence: Spearman’s two factor,
Gardener’s multiple intelligence, Sternberg triarchic theory; PASS model
Unit 4: Practicum
Any one experiment based on Unit-2.
References:
Baron, R. A. & Mishra, G. (2016). Psychology. Pearson.
Baron, R. A. (2002). Psychology (5th Edition), New Delhi: Pearson Education.
Chadha, N.K. & Seth, S. (2014). The Psychological Realm: An Introduction. New Delhi:
Pinnacle Learning.
Ciccarelli, S. K., & Meyer, G. E. (2010).Psychology: South Asian Edition. New Delhi:
Pearson Education.
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Passer, M.W. & Smith, R.E. (2010). Psychology: The science of mind and behaviour. New
Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.
Feldman R.S. (2011 ).Understanding Psychology, 10th edition.Delhi : Tata- McGraw Hill.
Hilgard & Atkinson- Introduction to Psychology (2003) 14th Edition, Thomson Learning
Inc.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., &Schopler, J. (2008). Introduction to psychology (7th
edition) Bombay: Tata-McGraw Hill.
Hussain, Akbar (2014). Experiments in Psychology. Publishers: PHI learning Pvt. Ltd.
Mohanty. G. (2010). Experiments in Psychology. New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
Dandekar. W.N (1999). Experimental Psychology. Pune: Proficient publishing house.
DSC (Optional) (Semester 1): Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology
4 Credits: 3 Credits for theory, 1 Credit for Practical
3 classes for theory + 2 classes for Practical (10-12 students per week per group)
Objective: Understanding the fundamental concepts of human cognition and how cognitive
functioning operates in everyday life.
Learning Outcomes: After completing this course, the student will be able to:
● Appreciate important concepts related to cognition such as attention, perception,
problem-solving and creativity
● Develop an insight into the applications of cognitive psychology concepts in everyday
life.
● Design studies/research on cognitive concepts.
Unit 1: Introduction
Cognitive Psychology: Cognitive revolution, nature, methods and scope; fundamental ideas
and key themes; culture and cognition
Unit 2: Attention and Perception
Attention: Nature, determinants, theories, and applications
Perception: Nature of perception, laws of perception, perceptual illusions
Unit 3: Problem solving and Creativity
Problem Solving: Nature, processes and methods (Algorithms and Heuristics), barriers of
problem solving, convergent and divergent thinking, creativity in problem-solving
Unit 4: Practicum
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Any one laboratory or field practicum based on the above three units.
References
Baron, R. A. & Mishra, G. (2016). Psychology. Pearson
Ciccarelli, S.K., & White, J.N. (2012). Psychology.Pearson Education, Inc.
Eysenck, M.W. & Keane, M.T. (2002). Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s
Handbook.Psychology Press.
Feldman, R. (2017). Essentials of Understanding Psychology. McGraw-Hill Education.
Galotti, K.M. (2015). Cognitive Psychology: In And Out Of The Laboratory. Sage.
Mishra, G. (2009). Psychology In India, Volume I: Basic Psychological Processes And
Human Development. Pearson Education
Mangal, S.K. (2002). Advanced Educational Psychology. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A., Weisz, J.R., &Schopler, J. (1993). Introduction to Psychology.
Tata-McGraw
Passer, M.W., & Smith, R.E. (2011). Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour.
McGraw-Hill.
Sternberg, R. Sternberg, K., & Mio, J. (2012). Cognitive Psychology. Cengage Learning.
Varnum, M., Grossman, I., Kitayama, S., & Nisbett, R. (2010). The Origin of Cultural
Differences in Cognition: Evidence for the Social Orientation Hypothesis. Curr Dir
Psychol Sci. 2010; 19(1): 9–13.doi: 10.1177/0963721409359301. Available from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2838233/
