HBSE Class 11 Syllabus 2023 Psychology

: Psychology

April Any Book UNIT-I What is Psychology? Naturalistic
prescribed Introduction- observation or
by BOSEH, -What is Psychology,Popular Notions Survey of
which about Psychology, understanding attitudes
covers the behaviour & mind. towards any
whole Evaluation of Psychology, social problem
syllabi, Development of Psychology in India, e.g.Female
preferably Branches of Psychology & relation foeticide
NCERT with other disciplines
-Psychology at work and in every day (6)
life, Themes & Research Application
& other Disciplines.
May UNIT-II Methods of Inquiry in Graphical
Psychology Representation
Introduction- of data OR
-Goals of Psychological Enquiry, Calculation of
Nature of Psychological Data, Mean,
Analysis of Data Medium &
-Methods: Observation, Mode for Small
Experimental Studies
Co-relational
Survey & Case Study. (4)
Psychological Testing, Limitations of
Psychological Enquiry, Ethical issues
UNIT-III The Basis of Human 04
behavior.
-Evolutionary Perspective, Biological
Basis, Biological & Cultural Roots
-Structure & functions of Nervous
system and Endocrine system
-Relationship of Nervous System &
Endocrine System with Behaviour &
Experience,
-Heredity: Genes & Behavior
Cultural Basis: Socio-cultural shaping
of Behaviour (e.g. family, caste,
gender etc. )
-Socialisation, Enculturation &
Acculturation.
June Summer Vacation

July UNIT-IV Human Development. 18 06 Hand
Introduction- Steadiness or
-Meaning & factors influencing Finger
development, Context of dexlarity
development experiment.
-Overview of Developmental (4)
stages : Pre-natal stage,Infancy,
Childhood
-Challenges of Adolescence, Adult-
hood & old age.
UNIT-V Sensory, Attentional & 06 03 06
perceptual processes.
Knowing the world, Nature &
varieties of stimulus, Sense
modalities
Attentional Processes: Selective,
Divided Attention & Sustained
attention.
Attention Deficit Hyper Activity
Disorder.
August -do- UNIT-V Sensory, Attentional & 18 06 Laws of
perceptual processes. Perceptual
Introduction- organization
Processing Approaches in
perception: Perceptual (4)
Processes, The Perceiver,
Principles of Perceptual
organization.
Perception of Space, depth &
distance.
Perceptual Constancies, Illusions,
Socio-cultural influences on
perception
Sept. -do- UNIT-VI Learning. 06 Human
Introduction- Maze
-Nature & Paradigms of Learning Learning
-Classical & Operant conditioning
-Observational, Cognitive, Effect of
Verbal Concept & Skill Learning Verbal Reinfor-
-Factors facilitating learning cement on
-Transfer of Learning Learning
-The Learner: Learning Styles (6)
-Learning Disabilities
- Applications of Learning
Principles

October -do- UNIT-VII Human Memory. 18 04
-Nature of Memory, Information
Processing Approach:- The Stage
Model

Nov. -do- UNIT-VII Human Memory. 18 04 STM
Introduction- LTM
Memory System Sensory Short (04)
Term and Long Term Memories.
-Levels of Processing; Types of
Long Term Memory–
-Knowledge representation and
organization in memory
-Memory as a constructing
process
-Nature & causes of forgetting
-Enhancing Memory

Dec. -do- UNIT – VIII Thinking 06 03
Introduction
-Nature of Thinking, Process of
thinking- problem solving-
reasoning, Decision making
UNIT – VIII Thinking Project Work &
Introduction Small Study
Nature and process of creative (6)
thinking-Developing Creative
-Thought and language -----
=Development of Language and
language use
January -do- UNIT – IX Motivation & Emotions Academic
-Nature of Motivation, Types of Achievement
Motives, Biological Motives Motivation
-Social and Psychological Motives Test
-Nature of Emotions, (4)
Physiological, Cognitive & Cultural
basis of Emotions
-Expression of Emotions
-Enhancing positive Emotions
-Managing Negative
Emotions
February -do- Revision
March Exam

Detailed Syllabus
Unit-1: What is psychology?
2) What is Psychology?
3) Understanding mind and Behavior
4) Popular Nations about the Discipline of psychology
5) Evaluation of psychology
6) Development of psychology in India
7) Branches of Psychology
8) Themes of Research and Applications
9) Psychology and other Disciplines
10) Psychologist at work
11) Psychology in everyday life
Unit-2 Methods of Enquiry in psychology
2) Goals of psychological enquiry
i) Steps in conducting scientific research
ii) Alternative paradigms of Research
3) Nature of psychological data
4) Some important methods in psychology
a) Observational method
b) Experimental Method
c) Coo relational Research
d) Survey Research
e) Psychological testing
f) Case study
5) Analysis of Data
a) Quantitative method
b) Qualitative method
6 Limitations of psychological enquiry
7) Ethical issues
Unit-3: The Basis of Human Behavior
2) Evolutionary perspective
3) Biological and cultural roots
4) Biological basis of behavior
a) Neurons
5) Structure and functions of nervous system
6) Endocrine system and their Relationship with
7) Behavior and Experience
8) Heredity: Genes and Behavior
9) Cultural Basis: Socio – Cultural shaping of Behavior
10) Enculturation
11) Sociolisation
12) Acculturation

Unit-4 Human Development
2) Meaning of Development
a)Life-span perspective on Development
3) Factors influencing Development
4) Content of Development
5) Overview of Developmental Stage
a) Prenatal Stage

b) Infancy
c) Childhood
d)Challenges of Adolescence
e) Adulthood and old Age.

Unit-5 Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual processes
2) Knowing the world
3) Nature and Varieties of
4) Sense Modalities
a) Visual Sensation
b) Auditory Sensation
5) Attentional Processes
a) Selective Attention
b) sustained Attention

6 Perceptual processes
a) Processing approaches in perception
7) The Perceiver
8) Principles of Perceptual Organisation
9) Monocular cues and Binocular
10) Perceptual constancies
11) Illusions
12) Socio-cultural Influences on perception
i) person perception

Unit-6 Learning
2) Nature of learning
3) Paradigms of learning
4) Classical conditioning
5) Determinants of classical conditioning
6) Operant/ instrumental conditioning
a) Determinants of Operant conditioning
b) Key learning processes
7) Observational learning
8) Cognitive learning
9) Verbal learning
10) Concept learning
11) Skill learning
12) Transfer of learning
13) Factors Facilitating learning
14) The learner: learning styles
15 learning disabilities
16) applications of learning principles.

Unit-7 Human Memory
2) Nature of Memory
3) Information processing Approach: The stage model
4) Memory systems: Sensory, short -term and long –term memories
5) Levels of Processing
6) Types of Long- term memory
a) Declarative and procedural Episodic and Semantic
7) Knowledge Representation and organization in memory

8) Memory as a constructive process
9) Nature and causes of Forgetting
a) Forgetting due to Trace Decay , Interference and Retrieval Failure
10) Enhancing Memory
a) Mnemonics using images and organization

Unit-8 Thinking
2) Nature of Thinking
a) Building Blocks of Thought
3) The processes of Thinking
4) Problem Solving
5) Reasoning
6) Decision- making
7) Nature and Process of creative Thinking
a) Nature of Creative Thinking
b) Process of creative thinking
8) Developing creative thinking
a) Barriers of creative Thinking
b) Strategies for creative Thinking
9) Thought and Language
10) Development of language and language use

Unit-9 Motivation and Emotion
2) Nature of Motivation
3) (Types of Motives
a) Biological motives
b) Psychological motives
4 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

5) Nature of Emotions
6) Psychological Bases of Emotions
7) Cognitive Bases of Emotions
8) Cultural Bases of Emotions
9) Expression of Emotions
a) Cultural and Emotional expression
b) Cultural and Emotional labeling
10) Managing Negative Emotions
11) Enhancing positive Emotions