Paper 1.4: Schools of Psychology
| Unit | Content | Time (Hours) | Domain |
| I | Introduction and Early Schools
Main systems of Psychology, contribution of Weber & Fechner in scientific psychology; contribution of Ebbinghaus in memory Structural content approach of Wundt; and Titchener Functionalism as a system, contribution of William James, Dewey Pre-scientific psychology Beginnings of scientific psychology |
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5 5 5 |
Must know Desirable to Know Nice to Know |
| II | Behaviorism& Third force
Behaviorism: Concept and history; Views of Watson, Hull, and Skinner Cognitivism: Concept and history; Views of Tolman, Miller, Neisser Humanistic Psychology: contributions of Maslow and Rogers Cognitive maps and human behaviour Preparing need hierarchy in Indian contexts |
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4 4 4 |
Must know
Desirable to Know Nice to Know |
| III | Psychoanalytic & Gestalt School of Psychology
Psychoanalysis, contributions of Freud Neo-Freudians, Ego psychology and object-relation theory Gestalt Psychology; Wertheimer, Kohler, Koffka Analysing early childhood memories of self Illusions and single trial learning |
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4 5 4 |
Must know Desirable to Know Nice to Know |
Syllabus Books:
- Marx, M.H. and Hillix, W.A.C. (1987). Systems and Theories in Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
- Wolman, B.B. (1979). Contemporary Theories and Systems in Psychology. Delhi: Freeman Book Co.
- Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz. (2011). A History of Modern Psychology-Wadsworth Publishing.
Reference Books:
- A. Kimble; K. Schlesinger. (1985). Topics in the History of Psychology (Vol. 1 & 2).Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- A. Kimble; M. Wertheimer; C. White. (1991). Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology.American Psychological Association.
- B. Murphy; G. Murphy. (1969). Western Psychology: From the Greeks to William James.Basic Books.
- Fuller. (1995). Seven Pioneers of Psychology: Behaviour and Mind.Routledge.
