Psychological Experiments

(As per Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Syllabus-)

From the academic year 2021-22

TYBA-  Semester VI

Contents

DSE 2 D (3): PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS + 1 STATISTICS

After completing the course, student should be able to:
CO1: Explain psychophysics, various cognitive processes of human being.
CO2: Classify and compare psychological experiments.
CO3: Conduct laboratory experiments.
CO4: Analyse statistical base of human behavior.
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I] PSYCHOPHYSICS (any one)

1. Method of Limits- RL or DL
2. Method of Constant Stimuli- RL or DL
3. Method of Average Error: PSE and CE

II] ATTENTION (any one)

1. Divided attention
2. Span of attention
3. Stroop effect

III] PERCEPTUAL PROCESSSES (any one)

1. Illusion
2. Size constancy
3. Retinal color zones
4. Reaction time
5. Depth perception

IV] THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING (any one)

1. Effect of mental set on problem solving
2. Maze learning
3. Problems solving- Pyramid puzzle / Wiggly Blocks / Heart-and-Bow puzzle

V] LEARNING (any one)

1. Bilateral transfer
2. Effect of knowledge of results
3. Habit interference
4. Serial learning

VI] MEMORY (any one)

1. Recall and recognition
2. Retroactive inhibition / Proactive inhibition
3. Short Term Memory

FOR 1 CREDIT: Statistics:

1. Rank Difference Correlation and Chi-square.
2: Product moment correlation

READINGS:

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Mohsin, S. M. (1975). Experiments in psychology. Orient Longman.
Parameshwaran, E. G. & Rao, B. T. (1968). Manual of experimental psychology. Bombay: Lalvani
Publishing House.
Postman, L. & Egan, J.P. (1949), reprint 2009. Experimental psychology: An introduction. ND: Kalyani Publication.
Ranjit Kumar (2014). Research Methodology: A step by step guide for beginners. Pearson
Rajamanickam, M. (2005). Experimental Psychology: with Advanced Experiments, Volume 1 & 2.
New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company.
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