FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT 2022-23

BMS - II Semester
Psychology
Paper Code: BMS-205-A

Unit I Introducing Psychology: Meaning, Nature and Scope. Learning:

Theories of learning: Tolman’s Latent Learning, Köhler’s Insight
learning.
Unit II Senses : Meaning and types of senses. Intelligence: Nature and
Definition; Concept of IQ; Theories of Intelligence (Basic Concepts):
Spearman, Thurston, Guilford, Sternberg, Gardner; Intelligence Tests:
Individual and Group tests. States of Consciousness.
Unit III Emotions: Theories of Emotions: The James Lange Theory, The
Cannon-Bard Theory and Schechter’s Cognitive Theory of Emotion.
Motivation: Nature and Concept.
Unit IV Social Psychology: Nature, and Scope; Methods of Studying Social
behavior.
Suggested Readings:

1. Baron, R. & Misra, G. (2016). Psychology (5th edition). New Delhi: Pearson.
Ciccarelli, S. K., White, N.J., & Misra, G. (2017). Psychology (5th ed., South
Asian Edition). New Delhi: Pearson Education.
2. Cornelissen, M., Mishra, G. & Verma, S. (2014). Foundations of Indian
Psychology. New Delhi: Pearson Education.
3. De Silva, P. (2005). An introduction to Buddhist psychology. Springer.
Galotti, K.M. (2014). Cognitive Psychology: In and Out of the Laboratory
(5th ed.). New Delhi: Sage.
4. Mishra, G. (Edited) (2019). Personality in Indigenous Tradition. In ICSSR
Research Surveys & explorations Psychology (Vol.2): Individual and the
Social Processes & Issues. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

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