- nature of motivation -
- classification of motives; biogenic, socio-genic and unconscious motives;
- hierarchy of motives
- nature of emotions
- physiological correlates of emotions

4. Learning :

- basic theories of learning trial, and error insight imitation.
- classical conditioning and operant conditioning
-learning and motivation transfer of training

5. Remembering and forgetting :
-_nature & theories
- measurement of retention
- retroactive and proactive inhibitions
- factors influencing forgetting
- short term and long term memory.

6.Perception:
- nature
- perceptual organisation
- perception of form, colour and depth
- perceptual constancy and illusions
- role of motivational and social factors in perception
- perceptual defence.

7. Thinking
- concept formation
- reasoning; inductive and deductive
- problem solving

8.Intelligence :
- Its nature and theories
- factors influencing intellectual development
- measurement of intelligence ; verbal and non-verbal tests
- intelligence and creativity.

9. Personality :
- Its nature
- trait vs. type approach
-biological .and socio-cultural determinants of personality
- personality assessment techniques- objective and projective

10. Socialization :
- meaning and nature of socialization
- factors influencing socialization

11. Groups :
- nature, type and structure of groups
- group norms, goals and morale

12. Leadership;
- its nature
- functions of a leader '
- theories of leadership

13. Attitudes:
- its nature and formation
- factors influencing attitude change
- measurement of attitudes, Thurstone's equal appearing interval scale, Likert's summated rating scale and Bogardus social distance scale.

14. Abnormal behaviour
- criteria of abnormality
- dynamics of abnormal behaviour
- psychoneuroses- anxiety neurosis, hysteria and epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive, phobia.
- psychoses-schizophrenia, paranoid reactions, manic depressive
- treatment of mental disorders; psychoanalysis, behaviour therapy, electro-chemical therapy and group therapies.

15. Copying and Adaption :
- types of defence mechanisms Reaction to frustration, conflict it's nature and types.