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UPPSC 2010 Syllabus for Psychology (Subject Code 11):

1. Psychology: Introduction:

1. Overview of the subject matter* Theoretical approaches S-R. Cognitive information processing and humanistic place of psychology in science.* Sources of knowledge.
2. Methods: Empirical methods.* Methods of data collection observation, Interview, Questionnaires Tests and scales, case study.
3. Biological bases of behaviour: • Outline of central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems Localization of functions in the brain, hemispheric specificity nerve impulse and its conduction, receptor system.* Endocrine system, Its role In physical growth, emotional activities and personality make up.
4. Perceptual Processes: The problem of perceptual threshold classical psychophysics and signal detection theory, Attentional processes, selective attention and sustained attention. Perception of form, colour and depth. Perceptual constancy; the stability-instability paradox • Perceptual sensitivity and defence; The central determinants.
5. Learning Process: • Conditioning Classical and instrumental, observational learning • Verbal on, discrimination and generalization.
6. Memory: • Encoding; structural, phonological and semantic; dual encoding • Sensory memory, STM, LTM Including episodic, semantic and procedural • For getting; Interference and stimulus encoding variability • Constructive Memory.
7. Problem Solving, Reasoning and Thinking: • Process and determinants of problem solving Inductive, and deductive reasoning hypothesis testing • Language and thought: Whorfian view-point and its critique.
8. Emotions: • Nature and development 'Theories of emotions; physiological, cognitive and opponent-process,* Indicators of emotions, recognition of emotions.
9. Motivation: • Criteria of motivated Behaviour. Concepts of need, drive, arousal and incentive.* Measurement of motivation.* Extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation* Learned motivation.
10. Origin and development of behaviour: • Genetic bases. • Environmental factors; child rearing, deprivation, cultural factors, sensory deprivation.* Motor and skill development.
11. Individual differences in psychological functions: • General mental ability, natural and theoretical approaches- Spearman.* Thurstone Guilford, Jensen 3nd Piaget« Creativity and creative thinking. Heritably of intelligence.

Paper - II

Psychology in the Applied Setting

1. Psychology as an applied Science: Applied versus basic science; fields of psychology, social community, industry school, health and environment.
2. Individual Differences and Measurement: Nature and sources of individual differences, Psychological scaling, test construction and standardization. Reliability and validity, Norms Cross-Validation cultural factors in testing.
3. Assessment of Personality: Issues in personality assessment,. TAT. Rochash and MMPl.
4. Psychological Disorders and Mental Health: Classification of Psychological disorders (DSM-IV); symptoms and etiology of psychoneurotic, psychotic and psychosomatic disorders; coping stress and mental health.
5. Attitude and Social Cognition: Nature of Attitude; theories of Attitude; attraction and helping . Nature of Social cognition; Social and cultural factors in perception prejudice stereotypes and group conflicts.
6. Social Influence: Influence, control and power, Basis of influence; Social facilitation, Leadership in group; Group factors in performance.
7. Psychology in Industry and Organisation: Personnel selection job attitudes and job behavior, Motivational patterns in organisations Organisational models, Organisational communication, organisational effectiveness.
8. Psychology in School setting: School as a social system. School as an agent to socialization, learning; motivational and emotional problems of school children, factors influencing academic achievement; interventions for improzing school performance.
9. Psychology In the Clinical setting: Nature and goals of Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic client-centered, group and behaviour therapies, community mental health, Ethical issues in therapy.
10. Environmental Psychology: Role of environment in behaviour, personal space effect of nolse pollution, effect of Human behaviour on environment and crowd.

UPPSC Main Exam 2010 Syllabus for Psychology