CBSE 11th Class Psychology Syllabus

Course Structure

Course Syllabus

Unit I: What is psychology?

Introduction

What is Psychology?

Consciousness (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material) −

Psychology as a Discippne

Psychology as a Natural Science

Psychology as a Social Science

Understanding Mind and Behaviour

Popular Notions about the Discippne of Psychology

Evolution of Psychology

Development of Psychology in India

Branches of Psychology

Themes of Research and Apppcations

Psychology and Other Discippnes

Psychologists at Work

Psychology in Everyday Life −

Linkages across psychological processes (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Unit II: Methods of Enquiry in Psychology

Introduction

Goals of Psychological Enquiry −

Steps in Conducting Scientific Research

Alternative Paradigms of Research

Nature of Psychological Data

Some Important Methods in Psychology −

Observational Method

Experimental Method

Correlational Research

Survey Research

Psychological Testing

Case Study

Analysis of Data

Quantitative Method −

Concepts and computation of the Measures of Central Tendency

Graphical Presentation of Data: Bar, Histogram, Polygon (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Quaptative Method

Limitations of Psychological Enquiry

Ethical Issues

Unit III: The Bases of Human Behaviour

Introduction

Evolutionary Perspective

Biological and Cultural Roots

Biological Basis of Behaviour −

Neurons

Structure and Functions of Nervous System and

Endocrine System and their Relationship with

Behaviour and Experience −

The Nervous System −

Sleep and Wakefulness (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

The Endocrine System

Heredity −

Genes and Behaviour

Cultural Basis: Socio-Cultural Shaping of Behaviour −

Concept of Culture

Enculturation

Sociapsation

Acculturation −

Globapzation (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Diversity and Plurapsm in the Indian Context (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Unit IV: Human Development

Introduction

Meaning of Development −

Life-Span Perspective on Development

Factors Influencing Development

Context of Development

Overview of Developmental Stages −

Prenatal Stage

Infancy

Childhood

Challenges of Adolescence

Adulthood and Old Age

Unit V: Sensory, Attentional, and Perceptual Processes

Introduction

Knowing the world

Nature and varieties of Stimulus

Sense Modapties −

Visual Sensation

Auditory Sensation

Attentional Processes −

Selective Attention

Sustained Attention

Perceptual Processes −

Processing Approaches in Perception

The Perceiver

Principles of Perceptual Organisation

Perception of Space, Depth, and Distance

Monocular Cues and Binocular Cues

Perceptual Constancies

Illusions

Socio-Cultural Influences on Perception −

Person Perception

Unit VI: Learning

Introduction

Nature of Learning

Paradigms of Learning

Classical Conditioning

Determinants of Classical Conditioning

Operant/Instrumental Conditioning −

Determinants of Operant Conditioning

Key Learning Processes

Observational Learning

Cognitive Learning

Verbal Learning

Concept Learning

Skill Learning

Transfer of Learning −

Learning Curve (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Factors Faciptating Learning

The Learner −

Learning Styles

Learning Disabipties

Apppcations of Learning Principles

Unit VII: Human Memory

Introduction

Nature of memory

Information processing Approach: The Stage Model

An alternative approach - The Information Processing Perspective (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Memory Systems − Sensory, Short-term and Long-term Memories

Levels of Processing

Types of Long-term Memory

Declarative and Procedural; Episodic and Semantic

Knowledge Representation and Organisation in Memory

Memory as a Constructive Process

Nature and Causes of Forgetting

Forgetting due to Trace Decay, Interference and Retrieval Failure

Pathologies related to Memory (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Enhancing Memory

Mnemonics using Images and Organisation

Unit VIII: Thinking

Introduction

Nature of Thinking

Building Blocks of Thought

The Processes of Thinking

Problem Solving

Reasoning

Decision-making

Nature and Process of Creative Thinking

Nature of Creative Thinking

Process of Creative Thinking

Developing Creative Thinking

Barriers to Creative Thinking

Strategies for Creative Thinking

Thought and Language

Stages of Cognitive Development Introduction to the ideas of Piaget, and Vygotsky (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Development of Language and Language Use

Unit IX: Motivation and Emotion

Introduction

Nature of Motivation

Types of Motives

Biological Motives

Psychosocial Motives

Maslow‟s Hierarchy of Needs

Nature of Emotions

Physiological Bases of Emotions

Cognitive Bases of Emotions

Cultural Bases of Emotions

Expression of Emotions

Culture and Emotional Expression

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Managing Negative Emotions

Enhancing Positive Emotions

Human Existence (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Competence (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Self-efficacy (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Intrinsic motivation (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

Development of positive emotions (From the CBSE Supplementary Reading Material)

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