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Psychology (Subject Code 14)

Section - I

(1) Psychology: Nature, Scope and Methods:

1. Psychology as a science
2. Fields of Psychology
3. Experimental and non-experimental methods.

(2) Biological basis of Behaviour:

1. Outline of central, peripheral and automatic nervious system,
2. Brain : Structure and functions,
3. Endocrine glands and functions.

(3) Development of Behaviour:

1. Growth, maturation and development
2. Role of environmental factors,
3. Cognitive, social and moral development.

(4) Sensation and Perception :

1. Characteristics and distinctions,
2. Attentional processes-visual and auditory processes,
3. Perception of form, colour and depth.

(5) Learning and Memory:

1. Classical conditioning, instrumental learning and observational learning
2. Memory processes Encoding, storage and retention
3. Forgetting Interference and encoding variability.

(6) Motivation and Emotion:

1. Nature of motivation, classification of motives
2. Nature and development of emotions: theories of emotions
3. Psychological correlates of emotions.

(7) Thinking:

1. Language and thinking
2. Concept learning
3. Problem solving
4. Deductive and inductive reasoning
5. Creative thinking.

Section – II

(8) Intelligence:

1. Its nature
2. Genetic and environmental factors
3. Measurement of intelligence.

(9) Personality:

1. Its nature, Determinants of Personality
2. Approaches, Trail and Type
3. Personality assessment.

(10) Group Structure and Dynamics:

1. Formal and Informal groups
2. Communication patterns
3. Group conflicts
4. Attitudes : Nature and Theories.

(11) Social Influence:

1. Conformity Compliance and obedience
2. Leadership and followership.

(12) Psychology in Industry and Organization:

1. Work, Fatigue and Restpauses
2. Accidents
3. Times and Motion study
4. Personal selection
5. Organizational Models
6. Organizational communication
7. Organizational effectiveness.

(13) Behaviour Pathology:

1. Criteria of abnormality
2. Dynamics of abnormal behaviour with special emphasis on conflict, stress and mal-adaptive behaviours
3. Psychoneurosis, Psychosis, Psychosomatic disorders.

UPPSC - Combined Lower Subordinate Services Exam 2009 Psychology Syllabus