Psychology Syllabus of TNPSC

Psychology - (Code - 101).

UNIT I INTRODUCTION Psychology as a behavioural Science, Fields and Methods of Psychology

UNIT II ATTENTION AND PRECEPTION actors and kinds of Attention, Perceptual constancies, Internal and external influences on Perception, Errors in Perception E.S.P.

UNIT III LEARNING Classical conditioning, Operant Conditioning Trail and Error learning, Insight, Imitation. Learning as a congnitive process, Optimizing
Learning - Programmed learning, Automated Instruction, Transfer of learning, Massed versus spaced learning, Reward and punishment. Kinds of memory - Short term and long term memory. Methods of improving memory - cases and types of forgetting.


UNIT IV MOTIVATION AND EMOTION Physiological needs as determinants of behaviour - Needs, drivers, Incentives, Appetites & Aversions, Types of Motivation - Primary and Secondary; Physiology of Emotion, Types, Theories of Emotion; Stress - causes, Effects and coping with stressors.

UNIT V CONGNITINE PROCESSES Intelligence - Definition, Determinants, Theories, Test, Thinking - Nature, Images and thinking, Languages and thinking. Problem solving and creativity - Process and factors.

UNIT VI PERSONALITY Definition, Determinants, Theories - Type, and Trait Psychoanalytic, Social Learning, Humanistic, Assessment - Interview, Rating Scales, Inventories, Projective tests.

UNIT VII ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR Neurosis, Psychosis, Mental Retardation, Pscho, Physiological Disorders, Behaviour Disorders.

UNIT VIII ADJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH Defence Mechanism and adjustment, conflicts, Frustration, and prejudices, Factors affecting and enchancing mental health.

UNIT IX ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR Methods of Personnel Selection and Training Occupational Information-Job information, Job analysis, Job evaluations, Methods and uses; Factors affecting and enhancing job - Satisfaction.

UNIT X PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIETY Factors of Attraction, Nature of Attitudes, Group processes - Cohesiveness, Morale, social climate, Leadership - Characteristics Types and Functions of a leader, contemporary social problems - poverty, Illiteracy, Population growth, umemployment, Anti Social behaviour, Communal disharmony.