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Chapter-1:What Is Psychology Day-2 (16-04-2020) : Objectives of Studying Psychology

Psychology is defined as the science that studies mental processes, experiences, and behaviors in different contexts. The chapter introduces psychology by explaining key terms like mental processes, experiences, and behaviors. It discusses how psychology studies things like thinking, learning, perceiving, feeling, and subjective experiences. Behaviors can be overt and observable or covert and internal, and are triggered in response to environmental stimuli. The objectives of studying psychology are to develop appreciation for human mind/behavior, understand psychological knowledge and its applications, and facilitate personal growth. The course structure outlines the topics, units, and marks for class 11 psychology. Students are assigned an activity to identify with an animal/bird and explain the characteristics they identify with.

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Chapter-1:What Is Psychology Day-2 (16-04-2020) : Objectives of Studying Psychology

Psychology is defined as the science that studies mental processes, experiences, and behaviors in different contexts. The chapter introduces psychology by explaining key terms like mental processes, experiences, and behaviors. It discusses how psychology studies things like thinking, learning, perceiving, feeling, and subjective experiences. Behaviors can be overt and observable or covert and internal, and are triggered in response to environmental stimuli. The objectives of studying psychology are to develop appreciation for human mind/behavior, understand psychological knowledge and its applications, and facilitate personal growth. The course structure outlines the topics, units, and marks for class 11 psychology. Students are assigned an activity to identify with an animal/bird and explain the characteristics they identify with.

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Chapter- 1:What is psychology

Day-2(16-04-2020)
Good morning Students,
Welcome  to the senior school !
Let's start a new way of teaching -learning process.
First we try to understand the discipline & objectives of studying this subject....

  Psychology as a discipline,  specializes in the study of experiences,


behaviors and mental processes of human beings within a socio-cultural
historical context. 
 The purpose of this course is to introduce the learners to the basic ideas,
principles, and methods in Psychology. 
 The emphasis is to create interest and exposure needed by learners to
develop their own knowledge base and understanding. 

 The course deals with psychological knowledge and practices which are
contextually rooted.
 Psychology help the students  in  evolving  their  own understanding.
Various methods    used for this purpose are  -   case  studies, narratives,
experiential exercises, analysis of common everyday experiences, etc. 

     Objectives of studying Psychology: 

 To develop appreciation about human mind and behavior in the context of


learners’ immediate society and environment. 
  To  develop  in  learners  an  appreciation  of  the  nature  of  psychological 
knowledge  and  its application to various aspects of life. 
  To enable learners to become perceptive, socially aware and self-reflective. 
 To  facilitate  students’  quest  for  personal  growth  and  effectiveness. 

COURSE STRUCTURE
 CLASS XI (2020-2021) 
 
Theory Paper                                                                                               3 Hours 
Marks: 70 

    UNITS                                               TOPICS                                        MARKS


   
      1                                            What is Psychology?                                    7
    
      2                                            Methods of Enquiry in Psychology             10

      3                                           The Bases of Human Behavior                     8

      4                                           Human Development                                     6 

      5                           Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes           8 


    
      6                                           Learning                                                          9

      7                                        Human Memory                                                8 
   
      8                                          Thinking                                                           7 
  
      9                                     Motivation and Emotion                                      7

   
      PRACTICALS  : Projects, experiments, small studies, etc.     :   30 MARKS        

Today ,we are starting with  our first topic - What is Psychology   

The term psychology is derived from two Greek words psyche meaning soul 
and logos meaning science or study of a subject. Thus,psychology was a study of
the soul or mind.  
 This is a very old  definition but we can't study soul ,so this  notion was discarded.
 
Formally,  psychology is defined  as a science which studies mental processes,
experiences and behaviour in different contexts.

  Let us try to understand the three terms used in the definition, namely, mental
processes,                      experience, and behaviour. 

1 Mental Processes :  We use our mental processes when we think or try to solve a
problem, to know or remember something. Mental processes, such as remembering,
learning, knowing, perceiving, feeling are of interest to psychologists. They study these
processes to o understand how the mind works.

2 Experiences:  Psychologists also study experiences of people. Experiences are


subjective in nature. We cannot directly observe or know someone else’s experience.
Only the experiencing person can be aware or be conscious of her or his experiences.
Thus, experiences are embedded in our awareness or consciousness. Thus, the nature
of experience can only be understood by analysing a complex set of internal and
external conditions. 

3 Behaviours : Behaviour are responses or reactions we make or activities we engage


in.
   Behaviours may be simple or complex, short or enduring.  
   There are two types of behaviour- Overt & covert 

1.  Overt behaviour  can be outwardly seen or sensed by an observer. 


2. Covert behaviour are internal .  When you are in a difficult situation while playing
a game of chess you almost feel your hand muscles twitching, trying to
experiment with a move.

     All behaviours, covert or overt, are associated with or triggered by some stimulus in
the                       environment.

Link :Psychology:Meaning,definition....
Now it's time for reflections -  

Q.1 How psychology was defined by Greeks?


Q.2 What is meant by behaviour ? Explain with suitable examples.

    Prepare a register  do these questions  also write the weight-age of all the chapters in
the beginning.

   Further let's do some interesting activity and this is to be submitted on the
blog :

   Identify  yourself with any animal/bird  of your choice and introduce yourself stating
the                     characteristics which you identify with that bird or animal. Give reasons 
for choosing your                  responses. 

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