FYBA PSYCHOLOGY 2018 191 1 Syllabus Mumbai University

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Revised Syllabi for Psychology Core Courses (Major Elective) at the F.Y.B.A.
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
Brought into force with effect from the academic year 2018 -2019


Code Sem. Course Title Credits Marks
UAPS Y 101 1 Fundamentals of Psychology -
Part I 3 100
UAPS Y201 2 Fundamentals of Psychology -
Part II 3 100


Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge of the basic concepts and modern trends in Psychology .
2. To foster interest in the subject of Psychology and to create a foundation for
further studies in Psychology .
3. To make the students aware of the applications of Psychological concepts in
different areas of day to day life.

Semester 1. Fundamentals of Psychology: Part I (Credits = 3)
4 lectures per week

Unit 1. The science of Psychology
a) The histo ry of Psychogy.
b) The Fields of Psychology Today.
c) Scientific research.
d) Ethics of Psychological Research.
e)Applying Psychology to Everyday life.


Unit 2. The Biological Perspective.
a)Neurons and Nerves : Building the Network .
b) An overview of the Nervous System.
c) Distant connections:The Endocrine Glands.
d) Looking inside the Living Brain.
e)From the Bottom up :The structures of the Brain.
f) Classic studies in Psychology.
g) Applying Psychology to Everyday life.

Unit 3. learning .
a) Definiti on of Learning .
b) Classical conditioning, and Operant conditioning
c) Cognitive learning Theory.
d) Observational Learning.

Unit 4 .Memory
a)What is memory?
b) The Information Processing Model:Three Memory Systems.
c)Retrieval of Long –term Memories.

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d)Forgetting.
e) Neuroscience of memory.
f) Applying Psychology to Everyday life.

Semester 2. Fundamentals of Psychology: Part II (Credits = 3)
4 lectures per week
Unit 1. Cognition:Thinking ,Intelligence,and Language.
a)How People think.
b)Intelligence.
c) Language
d) Applying Psychology to Everyday life.

Unit 2. Motivation and Emotion.
a)Approaches to understanding Motivation.
b)What ,Hungry again? Why People Eat.
c) Emotion.
d)Culture and Emotions.
e) Applying Psychology to Everyday life.


Unit 3. Theor ies of Personality.
a)Psychodynamic Perspective.
b)Psychoanalysis in the East .
c) The Behavioural and Social Cognitive View of Personality.
d)The Third Force :Humanism and Personality.
e)Trait Theories:Who are you?
f) Mod ern Trait Theories:The Big Five a nd current thoughts on the trait Perspective.
g)Personality :G enetics and Culture.
h)Assessment of Personality.
i) Applying Psychology to Everyday life.

Unit 4. Statistics in Psychology.
a)What are Statistics?
b)Descriptive Statistics.
c) Inferential Stat istics.


Book for Study
Ciccarelli,S.K. ,White ,J.N.,& Mishra,G. (2018) .Psychology. 5th Edition; Indian
Adaptation. Pearson India Education Services Pvt.ltd.

Additional Books for Reference
1) Baron, R. A., &Kalsher, M. J. (2008). Psychology: From Science to Practice.
(2nd ed.). Pearson Education inc., Allyn and Bacon
2) Ciccarelli, S. K. & Meyer, G. E. (2008). Psychology. (Indian sub -continent
adaptation). New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley (India) pvt ltd.
3) Ciccare lli, S. K., & White, J. N. (2017 ). Psychology. 4thedi. New Jersey: Pearson
education
4) Feist, G.J, & Rosenberg, E.L. (2010). Psychology: Making connections .
New York: McGraw Hill publications

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5) Feldman, R.S. (2013). Psychology and your life. 2ndedi. New York:
McGraw Hill publications
6) Feldman, R.S. (2013). Understa nding Psychology. 11thedi. New York:
McGraw Hill publications
7) King, L.A. (2013). Experience Psychology. 2ndedi. New York:
McGraw Hill publications
8) Lahey, B. B. (2012). Psychology: An Introduction . 11th edi. New York:
McGraw -Hill Publications
9)Myers, D. G. (2013). Psychology .10th edition; International edition. New York:
Worth Palgrave Macmillan, Indian reprint 2013
10)Schachter, D. L., Gilbert, D. T., & Wegner, D. M. (2011). Psychology . New
York: Worth Publishers.
11)Wade, C. &Tavris, C. (2006). Psychology . (8th ed.). Pearson Education inc.,
Indian reprint by Dorling Kindersley, New Delhi




Modified Pattern of Question Paper for Semester End Assessment implemented
from 2018 -2019 For Psychology courses at F.Y.B.A.


Duration of examination = 3 hours Total Marks = 100 (per semester)


All 5 questions carry 20 marks and are compulsory.
There will be internal choice in each Question.


Q1.Attempt any two questions (unit 1 ) 20marks

A
B
C

Q2.Attempt any two questions (unit 2) 20marks

A
B
C


Q3.Attempt any two questions (unit 3 ) 20marks

A
B
C

Q4.Attempt any two questions (unit 4) 20marks

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A
B
C


Q5.Attempt any two questions (unit 1 ,2,3,4 one from each unit) 20 marks

A
B
C
D




Semester II
Use of simple calculator shall be permitted. ( instruction to be included in the
question paper).

Question 4 and Question 5( D) will be based on unit 4 Statistics in Psychology.
One Theory question from the co ntents of the chapter carrying 1 0 marks and
03 questions for calc ulations.


Frequency distribution table to be made with 30 -35 scores given and a theory
question

Calculation of the Mean Median and the Mode with the help of 10 -12 scores
given and a theory question.

Calculation of the Range ,Standard deviation and Z Score with the help of 10 -
12 scores given.