Introduction to Psychology (Psychology, Class XI)
Chapter 1: What is Psychology?Unit I: Understanding Psychology
- Introduction
- What is Psychology?
- Understanding Mind and Behaviour
- Popular Notions about the Discipline of Psychology
- Evolution of Psychology
- Development of Psychology in India
- Branches of Psychology
- Psychology and Other Disciplines
- Psychology in Everyday Life
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Chapter 2: Methods of Enquiry in PsychologyUnit II: Methods of Enquiry in Psychology
- Introduction
- Goals of Psychological Enquiry
- Nature of Psychological Data
- Some Important Methods in Psychology
- Analysis of Data
- Limitations of Psychological Enquiry
- Ethical Issues
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Chapter 3: Human DevelopmentUnit III: Human Development
- Introduction
- Meaning of Development
- Factors Influencing Development
- Context of Development
- Overview of Developmental Stages
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Chapter 4: Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual ProcessesUnit IV: Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes
- Introduction
- Knowing the World
- Nature and Varieties of Stimulus
- Sense Modalities
- Attentional Processes
- Perceptual Processes
- The Perceiver
- Principles of Perceptual Organisation
- Perception of Space, Depth, and Distance
- Perceptual Constancies
- Illusions
- Socio-Cultural Influences on Perception
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Chapter 5: LearningUnit V: Learning
- Introduction
- Nature of Learning
- Paradigms of Learning
- Classical Conditioning
- Operant/Instrumental Conditioning
- Observational Learning
- Cognitive Learning
- Verbal Learning
- Skill Learning
- Factors Facilitating Learning
- Learning Disabilities
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Chapter 6: Human MemoryUnit VI: Human Memory
- Introduction
- Nature of Memory
- Information Processing Approach : The Stage Model
- Memory Systems : Sensory, Short-term and Long-term Memories
- Levels of Processing
- Types of Long-term Memory
- Nature and Causes of Forgetting
- Enhancing Memory
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Chapter 7: ThinkingUnit VII: Thinking
- Introduction
- Nature of Thinking
- The Processes of Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Reasoning
- Decision-making
- Nature and Process of Creative Thinking
- Thought and Language
- Development of Language and Language Use
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Chapter 8: Motivation and EmotionUnit VIII: Motivation and Emotion
- Introduction
- Nature of Motivation
- Types of Motives
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Nature of Emotions
- Expression of Emotions
- Managing Negative Emotions
- Enhancing Positive Emotions
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Q1. In Dweck's study, which group of children gave up faster when later faced with failure?
- The group given a mix of easy and difficult problems
- The group that had been given only easy problems during training
- The group taught to attribute failure to lack of effort
- Both groups gave up equally fast
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Correct answer: B. The group that had been given only easy problems during training
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Q2. A young infant stops looking for a toy when it is hidden under a cloth in front of her. According to Piaget she lacks
- centration
- animism
- object permanence
- reversibility
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Correct answer: C. object permanence
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Q3. Knowing how to ride a bicycle or to make tea, though it is difficult to describe in words, is stored in:
- declarative memory
- episodic memory
- semantic memory
- procedural memory
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Correct answer: D. procedural memory
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