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Second Year Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology course

2nd Year 3rd SEM
1. The Field of Social Psychology
2. Social Cognition
3. Social Perception
4. Attitudes
1.Introduction - Beginnings
2.The Start of Life; Birth and the
Newborn Infant
3.Physical Development in Infancy
4.Cognitive Development in Infancy

4th SEM
Stereotyping, Prejudice and
Discrimination
Social Influence
Aggression
Groups and Individuals
Physical, Social and Personality
Development in the Preschool Years
Cognitive Development in Pre-school years
Physical, Social and Personality
Development in Middle Childhood
Cognitive Development in Middle
Childhood
Mumbai Univ SYBA Psychology syllabus
UAPSY 301 Semester III. Social Psychology: Part I (Credits = 3)
3 lectures per week; 45 lectures per Semester
Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge of the basic concepts and modern trends in Social Psychology
2. To foster interest in Social Psychology as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of the applications of the various concepts in Social
Psychology in the Indian context
Semester III
Unit 1: The Field of Social Psychology
a) Social Psychology: what it is and what it does
b) Social Psychology: its cutting edge
c) A brief look at history: the origins and early development of Social Psychology
d) Research as the route to increased knowledge
e) The role of theory in Social Psychology
f) The Quest for Knowledge and Rights of Individuals: Seeking an Appropriate Balance
Unit 2: Social Cognition
a) Schemas: Mental Frameworks for Organising and Using Social Information
b) Heuristics: How We Reduce Our Effort in Social Cognition
c) Automatic and controlled processing: two basic modes of social thought
d) Potential Sources of Error in Social Cognition
e) Affect and Cognition: how feelings shape thought and thought shapes feelings
Unit 3: Social Perception
a) Nonverbal Communication: The unspoken Language of Expressions, Gazes and Gestures
b) Attribution: Understanding the Causes of Others’ Behaviour
c) Impression Formation and Impression Management
Unit 4: Attitudes
a) Attitude Formation: How Attitudes Develop
b) When and why do Attitudes Influence Behaviour?
c) How do attitudes guide behaviour?
d) The Fine Art of Persuasion: how Attitudes are changed
e) Resisting Persuasion attempts
f) Cognitive Dissonance: What it is and how we manage it?
UAPSY 401 Semester IV. Social Psychology: Part II (Credits = 3)
3 lectures per week; 45 lectures per Semester
Unit 1: Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination
a) How members of different groups perceive inequality
b) The Nature and Origins of Stereotyping
c) Prejudice and Discrimination: feelings and actions toward Social groups
c) Why Prejudice Is Not Inevitable: Techniques for Countering Its Effects
Unit 2: Social Influence
a) Conformity: Group Influence in Action
b) Compliance: To Ask – Sometimes - Is to Receive
c) Symbolic social influence: how we are influenced by others even when they are not there
d) Obedience to Authority
Unit 3: Aggression
a) Perspectives on Aggression: In Search of the Roots of Violence
b) Causes of Human Aggression: Social, Cultural, Personal, and Situational
c) Aggression in Long-term Relationships: Bullying and Aggression at Work
d) The Prevention and Control of Violence: Some Useful Techniques
Unit 4: Groups and Individuals
a) Groups: When we join and when we leave
b) The benefits of joining: what groups do for us
c) Effects of the presence of others: from task performance to behaviour in crowds
d) Social Loafing: letting others do the work
e) Coordination in Groups: Cooperation or Conflict?
f) Perceived Fairness in Groups: Its nature and effects
g) Decision Making by Groups: How it occurs and the pitfalls it faces
Book for Study:
Baron, R. A., Branscombe, N. R., & Byrne, D. Bhardwaj, G. (2008). Social
Psychology. (12th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education, Indian subcontinent
adaptation 2009
Books for Reference
1. Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., & Akert, R. M. (2007). Social Psychology. (6th edi.), New
Jersey: Pearson Education prentice Hall
2. Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2008). Social Psychology and Human Nature.
International student edition, Thomson Wadsworth USA
3. Delamater, J. D., & Myers, D. J. (2007). Social Psychology. (6th edi.), Thomson
Wadsworth International student edition, USA
4. Franzoi, S. L. (2003). Social Psychology. (3rd ed.). New York McGraw Hill co.
5. Kenrick, D. T., Newberg, S. L., & Cialdini, R. B. (2007). Social Psychology: Goals in
Interacton. (4th edi.). Pearson Education Allyn and Bacon, Boston
6. Taylor, S. E., Peplau, L. A., & Sears, D. O. (2006). Social Psychology. (12th edi.).
New Delhi: Pearson Education
Topics/sub-topics for the assignments -
For Semester III
Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships
a) Internal determinants of attraction: the Need to Affiliate and the basic role of Affect
b) External determinants of attraction: Proximity and others’ Observable Characteristics
c) Factors based on interacting with others: Similarity and Mutual Liking
d) Close Relationships: family, friends, lovers, and spouses
e) Romantic Relationships and falling in love
f) Marriage – happily ever after - or not?
For Semester IV
Prosocial Behaviour
a) Why people help: motives for Prosocial Behaviour
b) Responding to an Emergency: Will Bystanders help?
c) External and internal influences on helping behaviour
d) Long-term commitment to prosocial acts
UAPSY 302 Semester III. Developmental Psychology: Part I (Credits = 3)
3 lectures per week; 45 lectures per Semester
Objectives: -
1. To impart knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts, principles, perspectives and
modern trends in Developmental Psychology
2. To foster interest in Developmental Psychology as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of the implications and applications of the various concepts,
principles and theories of Developmental Psychology in daily life in the Indian context
Semester III
Unit 1. Introduction - Beginnings
a) New Conceptions; An Orientation to Lifespan Development
b) Key Issues and Questions: Determining the Nature and Nurture of Lifespan
Development
c) Theoretical Perspectives on Lifespan Development
d) Research Methods
Unit 2. The Start of Life; Birth and the Newborn Infant
a) The Future Is Now; Earliest Development
b) The Interaction of Heredity and Environment
c) Prenatal Growth and Change
d) A 22-Ounce Miracle; Birth and Birth Complications; Pre-term infants and the
Competent newborn
Unit 3. Physical Development in Infancy
a) First Steps; Growth and Stability
b) Motor Development
c) The Development of the Senses
Unit 4. Cognitive Development in Infancy
a) Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
b) Information Processing Approaches to Cognitive Development
c) The Roots of Language
UAPSY 402 Semester IV. Developmental Psychology: Part II (Credits = 3)
Unit 1. Physical, Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
a) Physical Development - the Growing Body; the Growing Brain; Motor Development
b) Social and Personality Development - Feeling His Mother’s Pain; Forming a Sense of
Self; Friends and Family: Preschoolers’ Social Lives; Moral Development and
Aggression
Unit 2. Cognitive Development in Pre-school years
a) Piaget’s Approach
b) Information Processing and Vygotsky’s Approach to Cognitive Development
c) The Growth of Language and Learning
Unit 3. Physical, Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
a) Physical Development - the Growing Body; Motor Development and Safety; Children
with Special Needs
b) Play Time; The Developing Self
c) Relationships: Building Friendship in Middle Childhood
d) Family Life in Middle Childhood
Unit 4. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
a) Cognitive Development - Intellectual and Language Development
b) Schooling: The Three Rs (and More) of Middle Childhood
c) Intelligence: Determining Individual Strengths
Book for study
Feldman, R. S. (2009). Discovering the Life Span. Pearson Prentice Hall, Indian reprint
Books for reference
1. Berk, L. E. (2006). Child Development. (7th Ed). New Delhi: Pearson Education
Dorling Kindersley (India) pvt ltd.
2. Berk, L. E. (2004). Development through the lifespan. (3rd Ed). New Delhi: Pearson
Education Dorling Kindersley (India) pvt ltd.
3. Cook, J. L., & Cook, G. (2009). Child Development: Principles and Perspectives.
Boston: Pearson Education
4. Crandell, T. L., Crandell, C. H., & Zanden, J. W. V. (2009). Human Development. (9th
Ed). New York: McGraw Hill co. Inc.
5. Dacey, J. S. & Travers, J. F. (2004). Human Development across the lifespan. (5th
Ed). McGraw Hill co.
6. Kail, R. V. (2007). Children and their Development. (4th Ed). New Jersey: Pearson
Education Inc.
7. McDevitt, T. M., & Omrod, J. E. (2007). Child Development and Education. (3rd Ed).
New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
8. Papalia, D. E., Olds, S. W., & Feldman, R. (2004). Human Development. (9th Ed).
McGraw Hill, international Edition
9. Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2007). Developmental Psychology: Childhood and
Adolescence. (7th Ed). Thomson Learning, Indian reprint 2007
Important Note - In view of today's increased multiculturalism, socio-cultural dimensions of
all units should be taught and discussed with respect to relevance/ applications/ implications
in the Indian context.
Topics/sub-topics for the assignments -
For Semester III
Social and Personality Development in Infancy
a) Developing the Roots of Sociability
b) Forming Relationships
c) Differences among Infants
For Semester IV
Adolescence
a) Physical Development in Adolescence - Physical Maturation; Threats to Adolescents’
Well-Being
b) Cognitive Development in Adolescence - Overcoming the Obstacles; Cognitive
Development; School Performance
c) Social and Personality Development in Adolescence - Identity: Asking “Who Am I?”;
Relationships: Family and Friends; Dating, Sexual Behaviour, and Teenage Pregnancy
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