Psychology UGC NET New SyllabusThe University Grants Commission (UGC) NET Bureau revised its syllabus for UGC NET in Psychology in June, 2019 and the same syllabus will be applicable for the upcoming UGC NET / JRF and SET or SLET examination. The detailed syllabus for paper-1 can be found at UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-1. The details of syllabus of Paper-2 can be downloaded in the pdf format from the following link:Psychology UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-2 (New and Updated) Psychology UGC NET Old SyllabusThe UGC NET examination old syllabus which was applicable till December, 2018 can be downloaded in the pdf format from the following link. Kindly note that this syllabus is considered as outdated and now not applicable for the upcoming UGC NET examination in Psychology. You can use it only for your reference purpose.Psychology UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-2 (Old or Previous) The detailed UGC NET old syllabus in Psychology is given below. UGC NET Syllabus in PsychologyNTA UGC NET/JRF/SET/SLET Syllabus for Psychology, Code No: 04 is given belowUGC NET Paper-2 Syllabus1. Perceptual Processes Approaches to the Study of Perception: Gestalt and physiological approaches. Perceptual Organization: Gestalt, Figure and Ground, Laws of Organization. Perceptual Constancy: Size, Shape and Brightness, Illusion; Perception of Depth and Movements. Role of motivation and learning in perception.
2. Learning Process Classical conditioning: Procedure, Phenomena and related issues. Instrumental learning: Phenomena, Paradigms and theoretical issues. Reinforcement: Basic variables and schedules. Verbal learning: Methods and materials, organizational processes.
3. Memory and forgetting Memory Processes: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval. Stages of Memory: Sensory memory, Short – term Memory (STM) and Long – term Memory (LTM). Episodic and Semantic memory. Theories of Forgetting: Interference, decay, retrieval.
4. Thinking and Problem Solving Theories of thought processes: Associationism, Gestalt, Information processing. Concept formation: Rules and strategies. Reasoning: Deductive and inductive. Problem – Solving: Type and strategies. Role of concepts in thinking.
5. Motivation and Emotion Basic Motivational Concepts: Instincts, needs, drives, incentives, motivational cycle. Approaches to the Study of Motivation: Psychoanalytical, ethological, S – R Cognitive, humanistic. Biological Motives: Hunger, thirst, sleep and sex. Social Motives: Achievement, affiliation, approval Exploratory behaviour and curiosity Physiological correlates of emotions. Theories of emotions: James – Lange, Canon – Bard, Schachter and Singer. Conflicts: Sources and types.
6. Human Abilities Intelligence: Biological, Social, Eco – cultural determinants. Theories of intelligence: Spearman, Thurston, Guilford. Individual and group differences : Extent and causes. Measurement of human abilities.
7. Personality Determinants of personality: Biological and socio – cultural. Approaches to the study of personality: Psychoanalytic, neo – freudian, social learning, trait and type, cognitive. Personality Assessment: Psychometric and projective tests. Self – Concept: Origin and development.
8. Research Methodology Research problems, hypothesis, variables and their operationalization Types of psychological research. Methods of Psychological Research: Experimental, Quasi – experimental, case studies, field studies and cross – cultural studies. Methods of data collection: Observation, interview, questionnaire, tests and scales. Non – parametric tests
9. Measurement and Testing UGC NET Test Construction: Item writing, item analysis. UGC NET Test Standardization: Reliability, validity and norms. Types of Tests: Intelligence, aptitude, personality – characteristics and important examples. Attitude scales and interest inventories. Educational measurement and evaluation.
10. Biological Basis of Behaviour Receptors, effectors and adjuster mechanisms. Neural impulse: Origin, conduction and measurement. Sensory system: Vision and Audition. Human nervous system: Structure and functions. UGC NET Paper-2 Syllabus ContinuesThe following part of the UGC NET syllabus were previously under UGC NET Paper-3 (Part-A) syllabus in Psychology, however, as UGC has now only two papers i.e. UGC NET Paper-1 which is general and compulsory for all subjects and UGC NET Paper-2 on the specific subject (including all electives, without options) instead of previous three papers i.e. UGC NET Paper-1 which was general and compulsory for all subjects and UGC NET Paper-2 and Paper-3 on the specific subject, so, now-a-days, the following part is also considered as part of the UGC NET Paper-2 syllabus.[Core Group]
Unit – I Signal detection theory, subliminal perception and related factors, information processing approach to perception, culture and perception, perceptual styles. Ecological perspective on perception.
Unit – II Learning theories: Hull, Tolman, Skinner. Cognitive approaches in learning: Latent learning, observational learning. Experimental analysis of behaviour: Behaviour modification, shaping Discrimination learning.www.netugc.com Neurophysiology of learning.
Unit – III Models of memory: Atkinson and Shiffrin, Craik and Lockhart, Tulving. Semantic memory: Episodic, trace model and network model. Long – term memory: Retrieval cues, flashbulb memory, constructive processes in memory, eyewitness testimony, autobiographical memory. Biological basis of memory: The search for the engram, PET scan, and biochemical factors in memory. Improving memory: Strategies.
Unit – IV Cognitive Strategies: Algorhythms and heuristics. Convergent and divergent thinking. Decision – making; impediments to problem – solving. Creative thinking and problem – solving. Language and thought.
Unit – V Historical antecedents of motivation from Mechanism to Cognition. Cognitive bases of motivation: Intrinsic motivation, Attribution, Competence. Measurement of motives: Issues and techniques. Cross – cultural perspectives of motivation: Achievement, Aggression. Components of Emotion: Physiological, expressive and cognitive. Neural mechanism of emotion: Central and peripheral. Measurent of Emotions: Physiological, expressive and cognitive measures. Current theories of emotions and facial feedback hypothesis. Stress and coping: Reactions to stress, outcomes of stress.
Unit – VI Theories of intelligence : Cattell, Jensen, Sternberg Goleman. Creativity: Views of Torrance, Getzels, Guilford. Intelligence and creativity: Relationship. Abilities and achievement: Concept and role of emotional intelligence.
Unit – VII Clinical and growth approaches to personality. Existential and humanistic theories of personality: Frankl, Rollo May, Maslow, Rogers. Personality assessment: Projective, psychometric and behavioural measures. Psychology of self: Western and Eastern perspectives, measurement of self.
Unit – VIII Research designs: Correlational, factorial, randomized block, matched group, quasi – experimental, time series design. ANOVA: Randomized and repeated. Correlational analysis: Partial, multiple and regression analysis. Factor analysis: Assumptions, methods, rotation and interpretation.
Unit – IX Psychological scaling: Purpose and methods. Sources of bias in psychological testing. Ethical issues in psychological testing. Application of factor analysis in standardization of tests – with Important illustrations.
Unit – Xwww.netugc.com Methods of Physiological psychology: Lesion and Brain Stimulation. Sleep and waking: Stages of sleep, Disorders of sleep and Physiological mechanisms of sleep and waking. Ingestive Behaviour: Drinking and its neural mechanism; hunger and its neural mechanism. Endocrine System: Chemical and glandular. UGC NET Paper-2 Syllabus ContinuesThe following part of the UGC NET syllabus were previously under UGC NET Paper-3 (Part-B) syllabus in Psychology, however, as UGC has now only two papers i.e. UGC NET Paper-1 which is general and compulsory for all subjects and UGC NET Paper-2 on the specific subject (including all electives, without options) instead of previous three papers i.e. UGC NET Paper-1 which was general and compulsory for all subjects and UGC NET Paper-2 and Paper-3 on the specific subject, so, now-a-days, the following part is also considered as part of the UGC NET Paper-2 syllabus. |