FYBA Psychology Syllabus Mumbai University

Can you provide me the syllabus of F.Y.B.A (First Year Bachelor of Arts) Psychology subject for University of Mumbai as I want to check it before taking admission in the course?

[Pathak]

Syllabi for Psychology core courses (Major Elective) at the F.Y.B.A of University of Mumbai impart knowledge of the basic concepts and modern trends in Psychology and foster interest in the subject of Psychology and to create a foundation for further studies in Psychology.

FYBA Psychology Syllabus Mumbai University

Unit 1. The Science of Psychology
a) What is Psychology?
b) Psychology then: History of Psychology
c) Psychology now: Modern Perspectives
d) Types of Psychological professionals
e) Psychology: The Science
f) Ethics of Psychological Research
g) Critical thinking
h) Applying Psychology to everyday life ‐ using Critical thinking

Unit 2. The Biological Perspective
a) Neurons and nerves: Building the Network
b) The Central Nervous System
c) The Peripheral Nervous System
d) Inside the brain and structures of the brain
e) The chemical connection: the Endocrine glands
f) Applying Psychology – Differences between male and female brains

Unit 3. Learning
a) Definition of Learning
b) Classical Conditioning
c) Operant Conditioning
d) Cognitive Learning Theory
e) Observational Learning
f) Applying Psychology – Behaviour modification of a developmentally challenged child

Unit 4. Memory
a) Memory: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
b) Models of memory – LOP and PDP
c) The information‐processing model – sensory, short‐term and long‐term memory
d) Retrieval of Long‐Term Memories
e) The reconstructive nature of Long‐Term Memory Retrieval
f) Forgetting
g) Memory and the brain – the physical aspects of memory
h) Applying Psychology – Current research in Alzheimer’s disease

FYBA Psychology Syllabus Mumbai University



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