TY-BA-PSYCHOLOGY
TY-BA-PSYCHOLOGY
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
TERM- I
TOPIC 1: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL (I/O) PSYCHOLOGY- NATURE AND SCOPE
[12 Periods]
1.1: I/O Psychology: Meaning, subject matter and functions of Industrial Psychology
1.2: The history of I/O Psychology
1.3: I/O Psychology in the present
1.4: Future of I/O Psychology
1.5: Application: Industry- Academia Connect
TERM II
REFERENCES:
Aamodt, M.G. (2007). Industrial and organizational psychology: An applied approach. US:
Thomson & Wadsworth.
Berry, L.M. (1998), reprint 2010. Psychology at work: An introduction to Industrial and
Organizational Psychology. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill International Editions.
Luthans, F. (1995). Organizational behavior (7th ed). New York: McGraw- Hill, inc.
McShane, et al. (2006). 1st reprint. Organizational behavior. N.D.: Tata McGraw-Hill
Pandit, R., Kulkarni, AV. & Gore, C. (1999). Manasashastra: Audyogik aani vyavasayik
upayojan. Nagpur: Pimpalapure & Co.
Robbins, S.P. & Sanghi, S. (2007). Organizational behavior (11th Ed.). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.
Robbins, S.P.; Judge, T.A; and Sanghi, A (2009). Organizational behavior. N.D.: Pearson
Prentice Hall.
Schultz, D. and Schultz, S. E. (2006). Psychology and work today. 8th ed. N.D.: Pearson Edu.
Singh ( 2015). Organizational Behaviour : Text and Cases, 2/e - Pearson, Education
1. Help students to understand the relationship between theoretical and applied aspects of Psychology
2. Acquaint students with various applications of Psychology
3. Familiarize students with problems and solutions in various applied fields
4. Apprise students of the role of Psychologists in various applied fields
First Term
2.3 Advertising and Consumer Psychology- psychological impact of advertisements, methods used by
consumer psychologist- survey, observation
2.4 Engineering Psychology and Ergonomics
2.5 Applications in Organizations
Second Term
References: -
Bachav, A. M (2012). Applied Psychology. Chandralok Prakashan
Bayne Rowan ; Horton Ian (2003). Applied Psychology: Current Issues and New Directions.
SAGE Publications Ltd; annotated edition.
David F. Marks, Michael Murray, Brian Evans, et al. (2006). Health Psychology: Theory,
Research and Practice Fourth Edition. Sage Publications.
Snyder, C. R.; Shane J. Lopez et al (2007). Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical
Explorations of Human Strengths. Sage Publications
Weiten, W.; Lloyd M.; (2004). Psychology applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in 21st
Century. Thomas Wadsworth Publications
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TERM I
TOPIC 1: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH [12 Periods]
1.1 Developing ideas for research: Cultural context, personal experience, literature,
internet
1.2 Characteristics of the scientific method
1.3 Goals of research
1.4 Types of scientific research: Pure vs. applied., descriptive vs. analytical,
quantitative vs. qualitative, conceptual vs. empirical
1.5 Research approaches: Experimental, inferential, and simulation
TERM II
Christensen, L. B.; Johnson, R. B.; Turner, L. A (2014). Research Methods, Design and
Analysis. Pearson
Desai, B. and Abhyankar, S.C. (2001). Prayogik Manasashastra ani Samshodhan Paddhati.
Pune: Narendra Prakashan.
Kerlinger, F.N. (1995). Foundations of behavioral research. New York: Rinehart Winston.
Inc. Surjeet Publications.
Kothari, C.R. (reprint 2009). Research methodology: Methods and techniques. New Delhi:
Wiley Eastrn Ltd.
McBurney, D.H. and White, T.L. (2007). Research methods. US: Cengage
Postman, L. & Egan, J.P. (1949), reprint 2009. Experimental psychology: An introduction.
ND: Kalyani Publication.
Singh, A.K. (2006). Tests, Measurements and research methods in behavioural sciences.
Patna: Bharati Bhavan.
Solso, R.L., MacLin, M.K. (2008). Experimental psychology: A case approach. N.D.:
Dorling Kindersley Pvt. Ltd.
Woodworth, R.S. & Schlosberg, H. (reprint 2008, 6th ed.), Experimental Psychology. ND:
Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Zachmeister, J.E., Zachmeister, E.B., and Shaughnessy, J.J. (2009). Essentials of research
methods in psychology. N.D.: Tata McGraw-Hill.
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OBJECTIVES:
1. To familiarize the students with the use of elementary statistical techniques,
2. To give practical experience to the students in administering and scoring psychological tests
and interpreting the scores,
3. To acquaint the students with the basic procedure and design of psychology experiments,
4. To encourage and guide the students to undertake a small-scale research project.
5. To encourage students to learn practical application through study tour and visit.
SECTION A: STATISTICS
Statistics is a part of Practical paper. Teachers should conduct one lecture per week throughout the
year for Statistics. See the “Guidelines for S4 Paper” for other details.
Objectives:
1. To acquaint the students with the basic statistical concepts
2. To train them in solving simple statistical problems.
Topics to be covered:
1. Frequency distribution
2. Measures of central tendency: Mean, Median, Mode for grouped and ungrouped data
3. Measures of variability: Range, Standard Deviation and Quartile Deviation (Q1, Q3
and Q) for grouped data.
4. Rank Difference Correlation.
SECTION B: TESTS
SECTION D: EXPERIMENTS
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GROUP TESTING:
1. For group testing, a small sample (n=30 at least) should be taken.
2. Any one standardized psychological test should be administered to the sample.
3. Responses should be scored as per the instructions given in the manual.
4. Report for group testing should be structured as follows:
a. Purpose of the group testing
b. Description of the test, e.g. author, psychometric properties, uses of test.
c. Tabular presentation of scores and results
d. Qualitative analysis, if applicable
e. Interpretation at group level
f. Any other relevant finding
g. Conclusion
h. References
PROJECT:
1. For project, a sample of at least 30 subjects should be taken
2. Project report should be structured as follows
a. Introduction and definition of basic concepts
b. Rationale/significance of the study
c. Hypothesis
d. Sample
e. Tools for data collection
f. Statistical analysis
g. Results, discussion and conclusion
h. Limitations and suggestions
i. References
Note:
1. Group testing or project or study tour is mandatory (any one)
2. Decision to allow students to conduct group testing or project will be at the discretion of the
head of the department
3. The report of group testing or project should be submitted separately.
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i. Group testing- The examiner should assess group testing report and conduct viva on the
following points:
a. Purpose of the group testing
b. Name of the test used
c. Statistics used
d. Results
e. Conclusion
ii. Project- The examiner should assess project report and conduct viva on the following points:
a. Hypothesis
b. Sample
c. Tools for data collection
d. Method/s for statistical analysis
e. Results
f. Conclusion
iii. Study tour report- Complete observation and behavioral analysis
9. The duration for practical examination will be of three and a half clock hours per batch.
10. Assessment of statistics and practical report should be done by the external examiner only.
11. Instructions & conducting, journal, viva, groups testing or project report should be assessed
by the internal and external examiners. Average marks of the two examiners should be taken
as final assessment.
12. Difference of more than 25% marks between the internal and external examiners in
assessment on any of the items mentioned above should be settled mutually.
13. The following items should be considered for billing purpose, as per the revised rates of
examiners’ remuneration of S P Pune University.
(Rates as per university booklet- these rates are current rates - in future rates will be changed)
14. Total remuneration for the examination should be equally divided between the two examiners.
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Test manuals
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Appendix:
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Instructions:
1- Student should give two preferences for any two tests in section I and two preferences for any
two experiments in section II.
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