Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Introduction to Psychology III Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Introduction to Psychology - III
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Module 1: History of Psychology
- a Emergence of psychology as a discipline - Wundt, Titchener, and James
- b Three Influential Approaches - Gestalt, Psychoanalysis and Behaviourism
- c Psychology in India
- d American tradition of Psychology
- e Psychology as a Profession
Module 2: Fields of Psychology
- f Fields or Branches of Psychology-
- g Scientific Research - (The Scientific Approach, Descriptive Methods, Correlations: Finding Relationships, Experimental method)
- h Ethics of Psychological Research
- i Applying Psychology to Everyday life
Module 3: Overview of Personality
- a Why study Personality?
- b Psycho-dynamic Perspective - (Structure of the Mind & Divisions of the Personality) The Social Cognitive View of Personality (Learning Theories Bandura & Rotter)
- c The Third Force ( Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow)
- d Modern Trait Theories-: The Big Five Model.
- e Personality-: Genetics and Culture, Assessment of Personality (Interviews, Behavioral Assessments, and Personality Inventories)
Module 4: Consciousness
- j Why study consciousness?
- k Altered states of consciousness
- l The Biology of Sleep - Wake cycle and stages of sleep,
- m Why do we Dream?
- n Hypnosis - How hypnosis work?
Text Books
- 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., White, J. N. & Misra, G. (2015). Psychology.5th edi. New Jersey: Pearson education.
- 3 Ciccarelli, S. K. & Meyer, G. E. (2008). Psychology. (Indian sub-continent adaptation). New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley (India) pvt ltd.