(Psychological Development )
A course of two lectures and one tutorial class per week with practical work throughout the year. No correspondence courses are given.
SYLLABUS
(Lecture and tutorial classes.) The course is primarily concerned with the emergence of psychological characteristics under developmental and socialising influences.
The social environment ` during development, with special reference to the influence of family, school and peer groups.
Development of perception language, interpersonal relations, play, intelligence, and emotion. Introduction to psychoanalytic and field theories of personality de- velopment. - The acquisition of everyday "defence" mechanisms.
Some fundamental facts and principles in the acquisition of habit patterns. The significance of classical and instrumental conditioning in human development. An introduction to theories of learning.
PRACTICAL WORK
One hundred and fifty hours during the year on experimental, observational and field work relating to the above course. Practical work will have three principal aims.
(a) Training in general research design and experimental method.
(b) Training in the use of some statistical techniques essential for comprehending current research and for carrying out minor investigations.
(c) Training in observation, developmental scales, intelligence scales, social maturity, scales, family relations scales. - Introduction to questionnaire con- struction and content analysis. The use of interviews for research purposes.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks: - - -
(i) A text on development
*Thompson, G. G.-Child Psychology. ( Houghton-Mifflin, 1902.) (u) A text on learning
*Hilgard, E., Marquis, D. G., and Kimble, G. A.
—
Conditioning and Learning.( 2nd ed., Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1961.) ( iii) A statistics text
*Edwards, A.—Experimental Design in Psychological Research. ( Revised ed., Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1960.)
or *McNemar, Q—Psychological Statistics. (3rd ed., Wiley, 1962.) (This is a text for Psychology IIIA also.)
Alternative texts are given because booksellers' stocks are sometimes short. From the student's point of view it is also sometimes helpful to look at several versions of a topic.
Lists of references for additional reading will be handed out from time to time during lectures, tutorials, and practical classes.
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers. Candidates must submit satisfactory laboratory notebooks.
Honours candidates will be required to attain a higher standard in their work through- out the course and in the examinations and to show evidence of wider reading and critical thinking.
FACULTY OF ARTS lANI)B00K 103. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
A course of four 2-hour periods per week, with practical work throughout the year. No correspondence courses are given.
SYLLABUS
( Lecture and discussion classes. )
A. General Social
Рsyсhоlоgy.Scientific method applied to social behaviour. Observation of social behaviour.
Interviewing. The measurement of attitudes. Formation and change of attitudes.
Social surveys. Group dynamics. Leadership. Communication.
B. Social Psychology applied to Education.
Educational institutions and roles. Communication, motivation and social con- ditions for learning. Interpersonal relations and social adjustment. Sociometry in the classroom. Special problems of individual children in group situations.
C. Social Psychology applied to Industry.
Industrial institutions and roles. Problems of the transition to work. Principles and techniques in personnel selection. Motivation and morale. job satisfaction. Social factors related to productivity and dissatisfaction at work.
PRACTICAL WORK
One hundred and fifty hours during the year on observational, survey and experimental methods and on field work relating to the above course.
BOOKS
( a ) Prescribed textbooks:
*Argyle,
M.—The Scientific Study of Social Behaviour. (Methuen,
1957.)*Cartwright, D., and Zander, A.—Group
Dynamics. ( 2nd
ed., Tavistock, 1960.) (b ) Recommended for reference:Part
AEysenck, H.
J.—The Psychology of Politics. (Routledge,
1954.)Festinger, L., and Katz,
D.—Research Methods
inthe Behavioral . Sciences.
( Dryden, 1953.)
Lindzey, G. (ed.)
—Handbook of Social Psychology,
Vol. I and II. (Addison- Wesley, 1954. )Maccoby, E., Newcomb, T. M., and Hartley, E. L. ( eds.
)-Readings in
Social Psychology. ( 3rd ed., Methuen, 1959.)Sellitz, C., Jahoda, M., Deutsch, M., and Cook, S.
W.-Research Methods
inSocial Relations. ( Holt,
1959. )Part
Bleser, O. A. (ed.
)—Teacher, Pupil and Task.
(Tavistock, 1955. ) Ottaway, A. K.C.—Education and Society.
(Routledge, 1953.)Part
CChiselli, E. E., and Brown, C. W.—Personnel
and Industrial Psychology.
(2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1955.)Herzberg,
et al. Job Attitudes.
(Psychological Service of Pittsburgh, 1957. ) Lafitte,P.—Social Structure and Personality
inthe Factory.
(Routledge, 1958.) - Tiffin, J., and McCormick, E.J. Industrial Psychology.
(4th ed., Prentice-Hall,1958.)
Viteles, M.
S.—Motivation and Morale
inIndustry.
(Staples, 1954.) EXAMINATIONTwo 3-hour papers. Candidates must submit satisfactory laboratory and field notebooks. Honours candidates will be expected to attain a higher standard through- out their course and in the examinations.
102. PSYCHOLOGY PART IIB ( General Еxperimепtal Psychology) A course of four 2-hour sessions per week throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
The course provides training in some experimental techniques and theoretical foundations of psychology with special reference to perception, learning and thinking.
Training in psychometric methods is included.
(a) Experimental work. The aim of the practical class is to familiarize students with present day techniques of threshold measurement and with a number of classical and contemporary experiments in this field. The experiments will range from demonstrations to independent work. Facilities for work with animal subjects are available.
(b) Lectures. The lectures will provide an introduction to standard material in the field of experimental, comparative and physiological psychology. Intend- ing students should consult a recognized text as an illustration of the content of the course.
Books
The main references for the course are:
Broadbent, D. E.—Perception and Communication. (Pergamon, 1958.)
*Hilgard, E.
R.—Theories
of Learning. (2nd ed, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1956.) Hilgard, E. R., and Marquis, D.G.—Conditioning
and Learning. ( Reviseded.,
Methuen, 1961. )
Morgan, C. T., and Stellar,
E. Physiological
Psychology. (McCraw-Hill, 1951.Osgood, C. E.—Method and Theory in Experimental Psychology. (O.U.P., 1953. ) Stevens, S.
S. Handbook
of Experimental Psychology. (Wiley, 1951.)Wenger, M. A., Jones, and Jones—Physiolog{cal Psychology. (Holt, 1958.)
*Woodworth, R. S., and Schlosberg,
H.—Experimental
Psychology. (Methuen, 1955.)EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers. Satisfactory laboratory notebooks must be submitted.
Honour candidates will be expected to attain a higher standard throughout the course and in the examinations.
105. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
A Third Year course of two lectures and one tutorial class per week, together with practical work and discussion, classes. No correspondence courses are given. No evening classes are held.
SYLLABUS
(Lectures, tutorials and discussion classes.) Introduction to theories of genesis of anxiety. Defence mechanisms and symptom formation. Clinical interviewing.
Classification of behaviour disorders. Learning theories and behaviour disorder.
Introduction to the theory and practice of clinical psychological procedures, and the professional functions of the clinical psychologist. The social importance of be- haviour disorder.
PRACTICAL WORK
For undergraduate students, one hundred and fifty hours on the practice of interviewing and psychological testing, including an elementary introduction to the projective techniques. At least one case-study irs extenso. Students will be allocated to psychiatric clinics for part of their practical work, and will attend lecture-demon- strations at mental hospitals.
BOOKS
Students will be expected to consult relevant sections of the following as they are referred to in class, and read journal references as they are given through- out the year. Essential references are marked with an asterisk, and are obligatory reading for this course.
*Abt, L. E., and Bellak, L.
(eds. )-Projective Psychology. (
'Grove
Press, 1959. )*Anderson, H. H., and Anderson, G. L. (eds.
)-Introduction to Projective Tech- niques. ( Prentice-laU,
1951.)*Bell,
J. E. Projective Techniques. (Longmans,
1948. )*Bellak, L., and Bellak, S.
S.-The Т.А.Т. and C.A.T.
inClinical Use. (Grune
&Stratton, 1953.)
*Brenner, C.-An
Elementary Text Book of Psychoanalysis. (Doubleday,
1957.) Caplan, G. ( ed.)-Emotional Problems of Early Childhood. ( Basic
Books, 1955.) Dollard, J., and Miller,N. E.-Personality and Psychotherapy.
( McGraw-Hill,1950.)
Erikson, E.
H.-Childhood and Society. ( Norton,
1950.)Eysenck, H.
J.-Uses and Abuses of Psychology. ( Penguin,
1953.) Fenichel,0.-The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis. (Norton,
1950.)*Freud,
A.-The Ego and the Ме ehanisms of Defence.
(Hogarth, 1937.) Freud,S.-Т he Problem of Anxiety. ( Norton,
1936.)*Freud, S.-An
Autobiographical Study. ( Iogarth,
1949. )*Freud,
S: Thre в Essays on the Theory of Sexuality.
( Imago, 1949. )*Freud,
S: Т he Psychopathology of Everyday Life. (Pelican,
1939.) Freud,S.-An Outline of Psychoanalysis. (Hoga
rth,
1949. )Hall, C. S.-A Primer
of Freudian Psychology. ( Mentor,
1955.) Hall, C. S., and Lindzey,G.-Theories of Personality. ( Wiley,
1957. )Hoch, P., and Zubin, J. (
eds. )-Psychopathology of Childhood. (Grune
&Stratton, 1955. )
Kubie,
L.-Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Psychoanalysis.
(International Universities Press, 1950. )*Мау, R.
R.-The Meaning of Anxiety. (Ronald,
1950.)*Meares,
A.-The Medical Interview. ( Charles
C. Thomas, 1957.)Mowrer,
0.
1.-LearningTheory and Personality Dynamics. (Ronald,
1950.) Mowrer,0.
H. (ed.)-Psychotherapy-Theory and Research. ( Ronald,
1953.) Pearson,G.-Enwtional Disorders of Children. (G.
Allen, 1957.)Sarason, S.
B.-Psychological Problems in Mental Deficiency.
(Ord ed., Наrpеr, 1959.)Schafer,
R.-Psychoanalytic Interpretation in Rorschach Testing. Theory and Application. (Grune
& Stratton, 1954. )*Stafford-Clark,
D. Psг ychiatry Today. (Pelican,
1952.) Sullivan, H.S.-The Psychiatric Interview. (Tavistock,
1955.) Watson, R. I. TheClinical Method in Psychology.
(Harper, 1951. )*Wechsler,
D.-The Measurement and Appraisal of Adult Intelligence. ( 4th
ed., Williams and Wilkins, 1958. )EXAMINATION
Candidates must submit evidence ofhaving completed assignments set through- out the year. These may be assessed as part of the examination for pass and honours.
Written examinations may be set throughout the year, and may replace one or both of the usual two 3-hour written examinations for pass and honours in November.
An oral and/or practical test may be given in any part