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Psychology, Work of Psychologists, Schools of psychology, Attention & Perception - Conscious clarity, determinants of Attention, Distraction, Sensory deprivation, Perceptual constancies, perception of fundamental physical dimensions, Illusions, Organizational factors of perception.  \nPrinciples of learning  \nClassical conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Principles of reinforcement, Cognitive Learning, Individualized learning, Learner & learning memory-kinds of memory, processes of memory, stages of memory, forgetting. Thinking and language-Thinking process, Concepts.  \nIntelligence & Motivation  \nTheories -Measurement of Intelligence; Determinants; Testing for special aptitudes, Motivation -Motives as inferences, Explanations and predictors, Biological motivation, Social motives, Motives to know and to be effective.  \nEmotions  \nPhysiology of emotion, Expression of emotions, Theories of emotions; Frustration and conflict, Personality Determinants of Personality, Theories of personality Psychodynamic, Trait, Type, Learning, Behavioural & Self: Measurement of personality  \nSuggested Readings:  \n1. Morgan, Clifford. T., King, Richard. A., Weisz, John.R., Schopler, John, Introduction to Psychology, TataMcGraw Hill.  \n2. Marx, Melvin H. Introduction to psychology -Problems, Procedures & Principles, MacMillan Publishing Co.  \n3. Rathus, Spencer A. Essentials of Psychology.  \n4. Kalat, James W. Introduction to psychology, 4th edition, Brooks / Cole Publishing Co.  \nA DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGY  \nSTRUCTURE  \n Learning objectives  \n Psychology  \n History  \n Subfields  \n Methods of psychology  \n Criticism  \n Work of psychologists  \n Schools of psychology  \n Attention and perception—conscious clarity  \n Determinants of attention  \n Distraction sensory deprivation  \n Perceptual development  \n Characteristics of perceptual developments  \n Theories of perceptual development  \n Perceptual constancies  \n Perception of fundamental physical dimensions  \n Organizational factors of perception  \n Review questions  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES  \n Understand the meaning of psychology;  \n Explain the subfields of Psychology;  \n Explain the methods of psychology;  \n Understand the attention and perception;  \n Understand the perceptual development;  \n Understand the theories of perceptual development; and  \n Understand the organizational factors of perception.  \nPSYCHOLOGY  \nPsychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors. Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups through both  \nestablishing general principles and researching specific cases, and through several accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is described a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist.  \nPsychologists explore concepts such as perception, cognition, attention, emotion, phenomenology, motivation, brain functioning, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. Psychologists of diverse stripes also consider the unconscious mind. Psychologists employ empirical methods to infer causal and correlational relationships flanked by psychosocial variables. In addition, or in opposition, to employing empirical and deductive methods, some—especially clinical and counseling psychologists—at times rely upon symbolic interpretation and other inductive techniques. Psychology has been described as a \"hub science\", with psychological findings linking to research and perspectives from the social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and the humanities, such as philosophy.  \nWhile psychological knowledge is often applied to the assessment and treatment of mental health problems, it is also directed towards understanding and solving problems in several different spheres of human activity.","cbCaiaw1abPkO9QV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaw1abPkO9QV","pdf",3752164,128,"English","# A Definition of Psychology\n## Structure and Learning Objectives\n## Psychology: Scope and Practice\n# History\n## Structuralism\n## Functionalism\n# Methods, Work, and Schools of Psychology\n## Methods of Psychology\n## Schools of Psychology\n# Attention and Perception\n## Determinants, Distraction, Sensory Deprivation\n## Perceptual Constancies and Development\n# Learning Principles\n## Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning\n## Reinforcement and Cognitive Learning\n## Memory: Kinds, Processes, Stages, Forgetting\n# Thinking, Language, Intelligence, and Motivation\n## Thinking Process and Concepts\n## Measurement of Intelligence and Determinants\n## Motivation and Motives\n# Emotions and Personality\n## Physiology and Expression of Emotions\n## Theories of Emotions, Frustration and Conflict\n## Personality Determinants and Theories","[{\"question\":\"What learning objectives are listed for this General Psychology syllabus?\",\"answer\":\"The syllabus emphasizes understanding psychology’s meaning and subfields, explaining methods of psychology, grasping attention and perception, understanding perceptual development and its theories, and describing organizational factors of perception.\"},{\"question\":\"Which learning theories are included in the syllabus?\",\"answer\":\"It covers classical conditioning and operant conditioning, principles of reinforcement, cognitive learning, and individualized learning, along with learner and learning memory, memory processes, stages, and forgetting.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are addressed under intelligence, motivation, emotions, and personality?\",\"answer\":\"The syllabus includes intelligence theories and measurement with determinants and testing for special aptitudes, motivation through biological and social motives, emotions covering physiology, expression, and theories with frustration and conflict, and personality determinants with psychodynamic, trait, type, and behavioral/self perspectives.\"}]","General Psychology - Syllabus | PDF",323]