The syllabus of M.A. Psychology program offered by Nagpur University or Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur is as follows:

M.A. Psychology

Semester I - Paper I

CODE – 1CPT-1

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
UNIT- 1
Cognitive psychology: What is cognitive psychology? Origin and current status, Cognitive
psychology and related fields
Characteristics of human information processing: feature analysis, hierarchical organization, parallel
processing.
Representation and processing of knowledge: mental representation, mental procedures.
Cognitive neuroscience : brain lesion, brain imaging
UNIT –2
Cognitive phenomenon: Cognitive style, Cognitive structure, Cognitive consistency, Cognitive map
UNIT-3
Attention
Theories of attention, Selective attention and divided attention, resource allocation
Conscious and unconscious processing
Neurophysiology of attention
Signal detection theory , subliminal perception
UNIT-4
Metacognition
Definition of metacognition: knowledge, monitoring and control.
Metamemory: judgement of learning, feeling of knowing. (Illusion of knowledge)
Tip of the tongue phenomenon, Metacomprehension, Application of metacognition
UNIT-5
Thinking and problem solving
Types of thinking: convergent and divergent thinking
Theories of thought process: association, gestalt, information processing.
Components of thinking: ideas, images, concepts
Functions of thinking: types of reasoning, problem solving
Decision making

MA Psychology Syllabus Nagpur University
M.A. Psychology
Semester I - Paper - II
CODE- 1RMST-2: RESEARCH METHOD, STATISTIC & PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
UNIT 1
Scientific thinking and common sense thinking,
Problem: concept, criteria and sources;
Hypothesis: concept, criteria, types, sources and information; significance of problem and hypothesis in psychological research.
UNIT 2
Experimentation in Psychology
Purpose, Nature of variables; Techniques of experimental manipulation, Impact and control in experiment. Sources of bias, Ethical issues in Psychological research.
UNIT 3
Psychological Testing
Function and origins of psychological testing; Nature and the use of Psychological test; Social and ethical implications of testing.
Standardized Test
Its meaning, its psychometric properties; item analysis, validity and reliability; basic concept of measurement and interpretation; norms and interpretation of test scores.
UNIT 4
Parametric and non parametric Methods
t-distribution, t- test, F distribution, ANOVA, Sign test and U test.
UNIT 5
Correlation: [Product moment]; [Rank difference]; [Biserial, Phi]. Regression equation; its utility
Effect size, Sample size, Types of sample, Standard score, T, percentile.
Books Recommended
Kerlinger, F.N.(1973). Foundation of Behavioural Research (2nd Ed.). N.Y.: Holt Rinehart & Wilson
Anastasi, A., Urbina, S. (2004).Psychological Testing (7th Ed.). India: Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd. (Indian Branch
Guilford, J.P. & Fruchter, B. (1978). Fundamental Statistics in Psychology and Education (6th Ed.). N.Y.: McGraw Hill
Mangal, S. K. (2007). Statistics in Psychology and Education (2nd Ed.). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
King, B. M. & Minium, E.M. (2003). Statistical Reasoning in Psychology and Education (4th Ed.). U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons
Aron, A., Aron, E.N. (1994). Statistics for Psychology. U.K.: Prentice Hall
Scott, W. A. & Wertheimer, M. (1962). Introduction to Psychological Research. N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons
Semester I - Paper - III
CODE- 1PER-1T-3 PERSONALITY THEORIES- I
AIM: To help student gain clearer insight
1] in understanding human behaviour
2] in multiple determinants of personality.
And
3] To provide solid foundation for further study and evaluation of human behaviour.
Unit – 1
Personality Psychology
Introduction to the discipline. The concept of personality (meaning, definition, heterogeneity etc..) Theories of personality. Components of personality theory/ies. Criteria fror evaluating personality theories. Important issues in personality theories.
Unit -2
Personality Assessment
Research and assessment in personality psychology. Case history method. Correlational method. Experimental method. Autobiography and biography.
Testing and measurement in personality. Types of assessment techniques: projective assessment, observation, self – report questionnaires, interview.
Unit – 3
The psychodynamic approach to personality
Sigmund Freud.
Carl Jung.
Alfred Adler
Unit 4
Ego psychology. Hartman, A. Freud, Erikson, Mahler
Unit – 5
Trait and Type Approach
Cattell’s trait approach
Eysenck’s Trait – Type approach
The Five Robust Factors – Super traits
Books Recommended
Ewen R. B. (1988) An ntroduction to theories of personality. 6rd edn. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc. Mahwah New Jersey, London
Boeree, C. G. (2006) Personality Theories
ship.edu/%7Ecgboeree/perscontents.html Personality Theories
Hjelle, L. A. and Ziegler, D. J. (1992) Personality Theories. Basic assumptions, research and Applications, 3rd edn. McGraw-Hill Inc.International Edition.
Pervin, L. a Personality: Theory and Research, (1991) 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. U.S.A.
Pervin, L (2003). The Science of Personality. 2nd edn. Oxford University Press. New York
Hall, C. s. & Linzey, G. (1991) Theories of Personality, 3rd edn.. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. U.S.A.
Semester I - Paper - IV
CODE 1ASPT-4 Advanced Social Psychology
UNIT-1
Introduction to social psychology
Social psychology: definition, nature, scope and goals of social psychology.
Social psychology in the new millennium: cognitive perspective, multicultural perspective, biological and evolutionary perspective.
UNIT- 2
Social cognition: the self in social world: self concept, perceived self control, self esteem, self serving biases self presentation.
Social beliefs and judgments: attributing causality, fundamental attribution error, heuristics and automatic processing, reduction of error in social cognition, potential sources of errors in social cognition, affect and cognition
UNIT-3
Attitude and behaviour
Formation of attitudes
How attitude influences behaviour, attitude change
Persuasion: paths and elements of persuasion, resistance to persuasion, cognitive dissonance.
UNIT-4
Social psychology and sustainable future
Global crisis: sustainable life styles, creating incentives to conserve.
Psychology of materialism and wealth.
Creating sustainable future: adjusting adaptations and comparisons.
UNIT -5
Aggression
Aggression : theoretical perspectives, determinants of aggression and its causes.
The prevention and control of human aggression : punishment , catharsis, cognitive intervention and other techniques.
Books recommended
Myers, D.G. (2005). Social psychology. New Delhi; Tata McGraw- Hill.
Baron, R.A. ,Byrne, D. (2003). Social Psychology. New Delhi : Prentice – Hall of India.
Schneider, W.F., Gruman, J.A., Coutts, L.M. (2005). Applied Social Psychology; Understanding and Addressing Practical Problems. Sage Pub. @ sagepublications.com
Tripathi, R.C. (1988). Applied Social Psychology. In J. Pandey. (Ed.) Pychology in India: The state-of-the art. (pp. 95 -157). New Delhi: Sage Pub.

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