BIT Psychology

Understanding Psychology: Meaning of Psychology and Development, Scope of Psychology, Major perspectives of Psychology, Goals and applications

Concepts and Importance, Principles of Perceptual Organization, Constancies and Illusions, Key perceptual processes

Concept, Models of Learning: Concept and Applications of Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Insight and Observational Learning, Application of Learning Theories: i) Shaping Behavior - Reinforcement, and Punishment, ii) Learned Helplessness

Concept and Processes of Memory (Encoding, Storage, Retrieval), Types of memory: working and long term memory, Forgetting: Types and theories, Memory Distortion and Memory Construction, Improving Memory

Creative Thinking: Concept, Factors Influencing Creative Thinking, Problem Solving: Concept, Methods of Problem Solving (Trial and Error, Algorithm, Heuristics), Decision-Making: Concept, Common Biases and Errors in Problem Solving: i) Over-Confidence, ii) Anchoring Bias, iii) Availability Bias, iv) Confirmation Bias, v) Representative Bias, vi) Escalation of Commitment, vii) Hindsight Bias

Motivation: Concept and Types, Implication of Motivation for Managers, Emotion: Concept and Types, Application of Emotions in Organization (Ability and Selection, Decision-Making, Creativity, Interpersonal Conflict, Deviant Workplace Behaviors), Subjective Well Being, Stress

Intelligence - Concept, Major Approaches of Intelligence: Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence, Sternberg's Triarchic Theory, Cattell's Theory of Intelligence, Variations in Intellectual Ability: Intellectual Disability and Mentally Gifted, Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Goleman's Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

Concept, Determinants, Approaches to Personality: Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality, Traits Approaches to Personality, Learning Approaches to Personality, Humanistic Approaches to Personality, Measuring personality: Objective and projective approach

Social Behavior: i) Persuasion, ii) Attitudes, iii) Prejudices and Techniques to Reduce it, Prosocial Behavior; Social Influences: i) Conformity, ii) Compliance, iii) Obedience (Milgram's Experiment)