ubject / Paper: Psychology
Exam Cycle: 2025
Exam Type: Pen-and-Paper (OMR Based)
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Exam Name: Lecturer (10+2) Psychology
Conducting Authority: Jammu and Kashmir Public Services Commission (JKPSC)
Level: Competitive
Examination Type: MCQs
No. of Questions: 100 MCQs
Total Marks: 100 Marks
Duration: 2 Hours
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LIST OF UNITS (Verbatim)
Unit I: Introduction:
Unit II: Biological Bases of Behavior:
Unit III: Sensation, Attention and Perception:
Unit IV: Learning and Memory:
Unit V: Psychometrics and Testing in Psychology
Unit VI: Intelligence, Thinking and Reasoning:-
Unit VII: Personality:-
Unit VIII: Motivation and Emotion:-
Unit IX: Abnormal and Clinical Psychology:-
Unit X: Developmental Psychology:-
Unit XI: Social Psychology:-
Unit XII: Organizational Behavior:-
Unit XIII: Health and Positive Psychology:-
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UNIT-WISE DETAILED SYLLABUS (Verbatim)
Unit I: Introduction:
Topic 1: Definition, Goals and objectives of psychology.
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Topic 2: Historical background and Subject-matter of Psychology.
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Topic 3: Research methods in psychology.
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Topic 4: Early Schools of Psychology: Structuralism, Functionalism, Gestalt, Behaviorism, Psychoanalysis.
Subtopics:
○ Structuralism
○ Functionalism
○ Gestalt
○ Behaviorism
○ Psychoanalysis
Topic 5: Behavioristic (Pavlov and Skinner), Humanistic- Existential (Maslow, Rogers, Rollo May).
Subtopics:
○ Pavlov and Skinner
○ Maslow, Rogers, Rollo May
Topic 6: Field Theory (Lewin) and social learning theory (Bandura).
Subtopics:
○ Lewin
○ Bandura
Topic 7: Biological, Cognitive, Neuro psychological approaches.
Subtopics:
○ Biological approaches
○ Cognitive approaches
○ Neuro psychological approaches
Topic 8: Development of Psychology in India.
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Unit II: Biological Bases of Behavior:
Topic 1: Biological Basis of Psychology; Research in Biological Psychology.
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Topic 2: Ethical Issues related to Biological Psychology.
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Topic 3: Structure and functions of Neuron, Communication within and between neurons.
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Topic 4: CNS, PNS and Endocrine System.
Subtopics:
○ CNS
○ PNS
○ Endocrine System
Topic 5: Neurobiology of drives, motivation, hunger, thirst, sex, stress, learning, memory, emotion, and personality.
Subtopics:
○ drives
○ motivation
○ hunger
○ thirst
○ sex
○ stress
○ learning
○ memory
○ emotion
○ personality
Topic 6: Sleep; Biopsychology of sleep, Sleep Hygiene & its significance; sleep disorders; Interventions for healthy sleep.
Subtopics:
○ Biopsychology of sleep
○ Sleep Hygiene & its significance
○ sleep disorders
○ Interventions for healthy sleep
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Unit III: Sensation, Attention and Perception:
Topic 1: Sensory Modalities: Vision– Structure and Function of Eye, Retina and Photoreceptors; Colour Blindness.
Subtopics:
○ Structure and Function of Eye, Retina and Photoreceptors
○ Colour Blindness
Topic 2: Theories of Color Vision; Audition – Structure and Function of Ear.
Subtopics:
○ Theories of Color Vision
○ Audition – Structure and Function of Ear
Topic 3: Nature and Theories of Perception (Bottom Up and Top down), Perceptual Organization, Perceptual Constancy, Depth Perception.
Subtopics:
○ Nature and Theories of Perception (Bottom Up and Top down)
○ Perceptual Organization
○ Perceptual Constancy
○ Depth Perception
Topic 4: Disruptions of perception. Illusions.
Subtopics:
○ Disruptions of perception
○ Illusions
Topic 5: Attention and information processing: Nature and types.
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Topic 6: Theories of attention and information processing.
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Topic 7: Neuropsychological studies of attention.
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Unit IV: Learning and Memory:
Topic 1: Nature and Principles of Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning and Observational Learning, Cognitive Theories of Learning.
Subtopics:
○ Classical Conditioning
○ Operant Conditioning
○ Observational Learning
○ Cognitive Theories of Learning
Topic 2: Biology of learning.
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Topic 3: Memory processes, types & stages.
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Topic 4: Models of memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin; Craik and Lockhart; Tulving, PDP Approach).
Subtopics:
○ Atkinson and Shiffrin
○ Craik and Lockhart
○ Tulving, PDP Approach
Topic 5: Biological basis of memory, mnemonics.
Subtopics:
○ Biological basis of memory
○ mnemonics
Topic 6: Theories of forgetting: Trace, Decay and Biological basis of Forgetting.
Subtopics:
○ Trace
○ Decay
○ Biological basis of Forgetting
Topic 7: Encoding Specificity.
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Topic 8: Eye-witness Testimony.
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Unit V: Psychometrics and Testing in Psychology
Topic 1: Psychometrics: Meaning, Scaling: Fundamental issues in psychometrics (social, ethical and cultural).
Subtopics:
○ Meaning, Scaling
○ Fundamental issues in psychometrics (social, ethical and cultural)
Topic 2: Scales of measurement.
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Topic 3: Classical test theory & modern test theory.
Subtopics:
○ Classical test theory
○ modern test theory
Topic 4: Test construction: – Item writing, item analysis, standardization and norms.
Subtopics:
○ Item writing
○ item analysis
○ standardization and norms
Topic 5: Types of Reliability & Validity.
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Topic 6: Factor Analysis: Examining the dimensionality of a test:-(i) Exploratory Factor Analysis. (ii) Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
Subtopics:
○ Exploratory Factor Analysis
○ Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Topic 7: Steps and applications of EFA and CFA.
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Topic 8: Cross-cultural factors in Psychometric testing.
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Unit VI: Intelligence, Thinking and Reasoning:-
Topic 1: Intelligence: Biological, Social, Eco-cultural determinants.
Subtopics:
○ Biological determinants
○ Social determinants
○ Eco-cultural determinants
Topic 2: Theories of intelligence: Spearman, Thurston, Guilford, Sternberg, Cattell, Goleman, Mayer and Salovey, Gardener and Jensen.
Subtopics:
○ Spearman
○ Thurston
○ Guilford
○ Sternberg
○ Cattell
○ Goleman
○ Mayer and Salovey
○ Gardener and Jensen
Topic 3: Creativity: Views of Torrance, Getzels, Guilford.
Subtopics:
○ Torrance
○ Getzels
○ Guilford
Topic 4: Intelligence and creativity Relationship.
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Topic 5: Investment theory of Creativity.
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Topic 6: Emotional intelligence.
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Topic 7: Theories of thought processes, Concept formation (rules and strategies), reasoning (deductive and inductive), problem solving & decision making.
Subtopics:
○ Theories of thought processes
○ Concept formation (rules and strategies)
○ reasoning (deductive and inductive)
○ problem solving & decision making
Topic 8: Language and thought.
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Unit VII: Personality:-
Topic 1: Theories: Trait and Type Theories, Biological and Socio-Cultural Determinants.
Subtopics:
○ Trait and Type Theories
○ Biological and Socio-Cultural Determinants
Topic 2: Psychoanalytic Theory, Neo-Freudian, Humanistic, Cognitive & Social Learning Theory.
Subtopics:
○ Psychoanalytic Theory
○ Neo-Freudian
○ Humanistic
○ Cognitive & Social Learning Theory
Topic 3: FIVE Factor Model of Personality.
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Topic 4: Assessment of personality- Self Report, Projective Techniques & Behavioural Analysis.
Subtopics:
○ Self Report
○ Projective Techniques
○ Behavioural Analysis
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Unit VIII: Motivation and Emotion:-
Topic 1: Relationship between motivation and emotion; Basic Motivational Concepts: Instincts, needs, drives, incentives, motivational cycle.
Subtopics:
○ Instincts
○ needs
○ drives
○ incentives
○ motivational cycle
Topic 2: Approaches to the Study of Motivation: Psychoanalytical, ethological, S-R Cognitive, humanistic.
Subtopics:
○ Psychoanalytical
○ ethological
○ S-R Cognitive
○ humanistic
Topic 3: Biological & Social Motives.
Subtopics:
○ Biological Motives
○ Social Motives
Topic 4: Measurement of motives: Issues and techniques.
Subtopics:
○ Issues and techniques
Topic 5: Emotions: Types & theories (James-Lange, Canon-Bard, Schachter and Singer).
Subtopics:
○ Types & theories (James-Lange, Canon-Bard, Schachter and Singer)
Topic 6: Measurement of Emotions: Physiological ,expressive and cognitive measures.
Subtopics:
○ Physiological measures
○ expressive measures
○ cognitive measures
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Unit IX: Abnormal and Clinical Psychology:-
Topic 1: Psychopathology: Meaning, Approaches: Biological-Neurophysiological, Neurochemical, Genetic; Psychological-Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, Socio-cultural approaches.
Subtopics:
○ Meaning, Approaches
○ Biological-Neurophysiological, Neurochemical, Genetic
○ Psychological-Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, Socio-cultural approaches
Topic 2: History of ICD and DSM classification, ICD-11, DSM-5.
Subtopics:
○ History of ICD and DSM classification
○ ICD-11
○ DSM-5
Topic 3: Anxiety Disorders; Schizophrenia; Depressive and Bipolar Disorders (etiology, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment).
Subtopics:
○ Anxiety Disorders
○ Schizophrenia
○ Depressive and Bipolar Disorders (etiology, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment)
Topic 4: Neurodevelopment Disorders: Intellectual Disabilities, Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder, Childhood-onset fluency Disorder (Stuttering).
Subtopics:
○ Intellectual Disabilities
○ Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
○ Language Disorder
○ Speech Sound Disorder
○ Childhood-onset fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
Topic 5: Personality Disorders.
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Topic 6: Psychotherapies: Psychodynamic therapy: Freudian psychoanalysis.
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○ Psychodynamic therapy: Freudian psychoanalysis
Topic 7: Behavior therapy: Systematic desensitization, aversion therapy, modeling, assertive therapy.
Subtopics:
○ Systematic desensitization
○ aversion therapy
○ modeling
○ assertive therapy
Topic 8: Cognitive behavior therapy: Rational Emotive Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Subtopics:
○ Rational Emotive Therapy
○ Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Topic 9: Person Centered Therapy, Gestalt therapy.
Subtopics:
○ Person Centered Therapy
○ Gestalt therapy
Topic 10: Interpersonal and Group Therapy: Marital Therapy, family therapy, Psychodrama.
Subtopics:
○ Interpersonal and Group Therapy
○ Marital Therapy
○ family therapy
○ Psychodrama
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Unit X: Developmental Psychology:-
Topic 1: Nature, principles and Factors Influencing Development, Physical, Cognitive and Social Development during Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood and Old Age.
Subtopics:
○ Nature, principles and Factors Influencing Development
○ Physical, Cognitive and Social Development during Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood and Old Age
Topic 2: Theoretical frames in human development: Psychoanalytical (Freud, Mahler, Winnicott, Kakar).
Subtopics:
○ Psychoanalytical (Freud, Mahler, Winnicott, Kakar)
Topic 3: Individual constructivist (Piaget, Kohlberg).
Subtopics:
○ Individual constructivist (Piaget, Kohlberg)
Topic 4: Social-constructivist (Vygotsky, Valsiner).
Subtopics:
○ Social-constructivist (Vygotsky, Valsiner)
Topic 5: Life-cycle (Erikson) and life span (Baltes) approaches.
Subtopics:
○ Life-cycle (Erikson)
○ life span (Baltes) approaches
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Unit XI: Social Psychology:-
Topic 1: Social Influence Processes.
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Topic 2: Nature, Components and Formation of Attitudes, Attitude Change and Attitude Measurement.
Subtopics:
○ Nature, Components and Formation of Attitudes
○ Attitude Change
○ Attitude Measurement
Topic 3: Group-Dynamics.
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Topic 4: Aggression & Violence: Types, Theories & Psychological Interventions.
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○ Types
○ Theories
○ Psychological Interventions
Topic 5: Application of Social Psychology in Community Wellbeing.
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Topic 6: Psychology of poverty: Migration and displacement issues.
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○ Migration and displacement issues
Topic 7: Threat of HIV AIDS pandemic to community wellbeing.
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Topic 8: Unemployment: Problem of unemployment, causes, types & effects of unemployment.
Subtopics:
○ Problem of unemployment
○ causes
○ types & effects of unemployment
Topic 9: Role of psychologists in solving the problem of unemployment.
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Unit XII: Organizational Behavior:-
Topic 1: Nature of organizational behavior (O.B.): Theories, Models and approaches to O.B.
Subtopics:
○ Theories, Models and approaches to O.B.
Topic 2: Challenges & opportunities for O.B.
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Topic 3: Motivation and Work: Meaning & process; Theories of employee motivation- Process and content theories.
Subtopics:
○ Meaning & process
○ Theories of employee motivation- Process and content theories
Topic 4: Organizational leadership: Meaning and theories – Trait, behavioral and contingency theories.
Subtopics:
○ Meaning and theories – Trait, behavioral and contingency theories
Topic 5: Current issues in leadership.
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Topic 6: Organizational structure: Definition, types, Communication in organizations.
Subtopics:
○ Definition, types
○ Communication in organizations
Topic 7: Emerging themes in Organizational Behaviour: Positive Organizational Behavior, Positive Organizational Scholarship, Multiculturalism & Organizational Behaviour, Algorithmic Decision-Making Systems.
Subtopics:
○ Positive Organizational Behavior
○ Positive Organizational Scholarship
○ Multiculturalism & Organizational Behaviour
○ Algorithmic Decision-Making Systems
Topic 8: Management Information System.
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Unit XIII: Health and Positive Psychology:-
Topic 1: Models of Health Psychology.
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Topic 2: Approaches to Health Behavior Change.
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Topic 3: Body-Mind Relationship in relation to wellness & illness.
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Topic 4: Health comprising behaviour.
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Topic 5: Substance Related Disorders and their Prevention.
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Topic 6: Children’s Health Issues-Malnutrition ,Autism, ADHD.
Subtopics:
○ Malnutrition
○ Autism
○ ADHD
Topic 7: Health issues of Women and Elderly-Diabetes & Alzheimer’s disease.
Subtopics:
○ Diabetes
○ Alzheimer’s disease
Topic 8: Positive Psychology: Recent trends and directions in Positive Psychology.
Subtopics:
○ Recent trends and directions in Positive Psychology
Topic 9: Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Capital, Mindfulness, Flow, Spirituality, Compassion, Forgiveness and Gratitude, Love, Empathy and Altruism.
Subtopics:
○ Emotional Intelligence
○ Psychological Capital
○ Mindfulness
○ Flow
○ Spirituality
○ Compassion
○ Forgiveness and Gratitude
○ Love
○ Empathy and Altruism
Topic 10: Positive emotions: The broaden and build theory of positive emotions.
Subtopics:
○ The broaden and build theory of positive emotions
Topic 11: Happiness: Factors Affecting happiness. Gender differences in happiness. Happiness across cultures.
Subtopics:
○ Factors Affecting happiness
○ Gender differences in happiness
○ Happiness across cultures
Topic 12: Well-being: Two traditions of Well-being – the hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing. Elements of wellbeing (Psychological, Social & Emotional). Happiness and well-being in Indian culture.
Subtopics:
○ Two traditions of Well-being – the hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing
○ Elements of wellbeing (Psychological, Social & Emotional)
○ Happiness and well-being in Indian culture
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SYLLABUS SUMMARY (Auto-Generated)
• Total Units: 13
• Total Topics: 100
• Exam: Lecturer (10+2) Psychology
• Subject: Psychology
• Exam Year: 2025
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