Experimental Psychology (Practical)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

To acquaint the students with:

1. 1. The different areas of experimentation in psychology,
   2. Various skills of conducting experiments in psychology,
   3. Applications of experimental design,
   4. Report writing style.

Read More: Psychological Report Writing Format

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Students will be able to:

1. 1. Understand the importance and practical implications of research conducted in many psychological fields.
   2. Develop various skills of conducting experiments in psychology
   3. Analyze and interpret experimental data using statistical techniques and psychological theories.
   4. Understand the applications of experimental design in psychology.
   5. Apply the principles of experimental design to address specific research questions and investigate causal relationships.
   6. Develop report writing skills in the style of psychological research.

1.0. COGNITIVE PROCESSES (ANY 2)

1. 1. Signal Detection – ROC
   2. Perceptual Defense
   3. Concept Formation
   4. Problem Solving
   5. Mental Imagery
   6. Peterson’s Test of Rational Learning
   7. Stroop Effect in Visual Perception
   8. Effect of feedback on Illusion,
   9. Time perception
   10. Biofeedback measures (NeXus-10)

2.0. LEARNING (ANY 2)

1. 1. Learning by Insight (Bolt Head Maze)
   2. Interference: Retroactive / Proactive
   3. Paired Associate Learning
   4. Serial Learning
   5. Verbal Conditioning
   6. Transfer of training in maze learning (Finger Maze with two Subjects)

3.0. MEMORY (ANY 2)

1. 1. Short Term Memory
   2. Effect of Mnemonic Strategy on Memory
   3. Immediate Memory Span: Meaningful Vs. Meaningless Material
   4. Organization in Memory
   5. Memory for Unattended Material
   6. Memory for Associated and Un-associated Pairs of Words

4.0. MOTIVATION AND EMOTION (ANY 2) [30]

1. 1. Zeigarnik Effect
   2. Effect of Anxiety on Performance
   3. Knowledge of Result
   4. Goal Setting
   5. Level of Aspiration- Steadiness Tester or Tower Building Blocks

BOOKS FOR READING:

1. 1. Rajamanickam, M. (2005). Experimental Psychology: with Advanced Experiments, Volume 1 & 2. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company
   2. Mohsin, S. M. (2016). Experiments in psychology. Motilal Banarsidass
   3. Parameshwaran, E. G. & Ravichandra, K. (2016). Experimental psychology. Neel Kamal.
   4. Woodworth, R. S. and Schlosberg, H. (2008) Experimental Psychology: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd
   5. NeXus-10: Manual
   6. Mohanthy. Experiments in psychology.
   7. Tinker, M.A. & Russell, W.A. Introduction to methods in experimental psychology. Appleton – Century Crofts
   8. Jalota, S. (1962). Experiments in psychology. Asia Publishing House
   9. Galotti, K. M. (2017). Cognitive psychology in and out of the laboratory. Sage Publications.
   10. Sternberg, R.J., Sternberg, K., and Jeff, M. (2011). Cognitive Psychology. Wadsworth.
   11. Farmer, T. A., & Matlin, M. W. (2019). Cognition. John Wiley & Sons.
   12. Guenther, R.K. (1998). Human cognition. NJ: Prentice-Hall.
   13. Fergusson, E. D. (1976). Motivation: An experimental approach. Holt Rinehart & Winston.
   14. Kuppuswamy, B. (1952). Elementary Experiments in Psychology. London: Oxford University Press.
   15. Nunn, J. (1998). Laboratory psychology: A beginner’s guide. Hove: Psychology Press Ltd
   16. Kothurkar, V.K. (1985). About learning and memory. ND: Wiley Eastern.