A. DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGY Definition of psychology, basic information in relation to following schools methods And branches Schools: structuralism, functionalism, behaviourism, psychoanalysis, gestalt psych. Methods: introspection, observation, inventory and experimental method. Branches: general, child, social, abnormal, industrial, clinical, counselling B. HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT Twins, relative importance of heredity and environment their role in relation to physical characteristics, intelligence and personality, nature – nurture controversy.

C. DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH BEHAVIOUR Infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middle age, old age D. INTELLIGENCE Definitions-IQ, mental age, list of various intelligence tests- WAIS, WISC, Bhatia performance test, Raven progressive matrices test. E. MOTIVATION Definition – motive, drive, incentive, reinforcement, basic information about primary Needs: hunger, thirst, sleep, avoidance of pain, attitude to sex

F. EMOTIONS Definition, differentiate from feelings, physiological changes of emotion. Rule of RAS, hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, SNS, adrenal gland, heredity and emotion, Nature and control of anger, fear, and anxiety. G. PERSONALITY Definition. List the components: physical characteristics. Discuss briefly the role of heredity, nervous system, physical characteristics, abilities, Family and culture on personal development. Basic concepts of Freud: unconscious, conscious, id, ego, super ego. Personality assessment: interview, standardized, non standardized, exhaustive and Stress interviews. List and define inventories BAL, CPI, MMPI. Projective testsRorschach, TAT, Sentence completion test.

H. LEARNING Definition, List the laws of learning as proposed by Thorndike. Types of learning: Classical conditioning, Operant conditioning, Insight learning, Observational, Trial and error type. List the effective ways of learning: Massed & spaced, Wole & part, Recitation & reading, Serial & free recall, knowledge of results, associations, organizations, mnemonic methods, incidental & international learning, role of language. I. THINKING Definitions, concepts, creativity, steps in creative thinking. List the traits of creative People, delusions. J. FRUSTRATION Definition, sources, solution, conflict; approach – approach, avoidance – avoidance, Approach – avoidance

K. SENSATION, ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION Sensation – vision, hearing, olfactory, gestation and cutaneous sensation, movement, Equilibrium and visceral sense. Attention – Define attention and list the factors that determine attention: nature of Stimulus intensity, color, change, extensity, repetition, primary motives. Perception – Define perception and list the principles of perception figure ground,Constancy, similarity, proximity, closure, continuity, values and interest, past experience context, needs, moods, religion, sex, perceived benefits and socioeconomic status. Define illusion and hallucination. L. LEADERSHIP Qualities of leadership: physical factors, intelligence, sociability, will and dominance.