16 Week Plan (Psy-101)
16 Week Plan (Psy-101)
16 Week Plan (Psy-101)
Grading System
Marks In Letter Grade Numeric Value of Description
Percentage Grade
85 and above A+ 4.00 Exceptional
80-84 A 3.70 Outstanding
75-79 B+ 3.40 Excellent
70-74 B 3.00 Very Good
65-69 B- 2.50 Good
60-64 C+ 2.00 Average
55-59 C 1.50 Satisfactory
50-54 D 1.00 Pass
49 and below F 0.0 Fail
W Withdrawal
I Incomplete
Course Objectives:
Study Plan
Week 1 Definition of Psychology
Nature and application of psychology with special
reference to Pakistan
Historical Background of Psychology
The Emergence of Psychology
School of Psychology
1. Psychology as the Study of Conscious
Experience (structuralism)
2. Psychology as the Study of function of conscious
experiences (functionalism)
3. Psychology as the Study of Observable Behavior
(behaviorism)
Survey Method
Interviewing Techniques
Quiz
Week 5 Characteristics and major Function of Sensation
Week 6 Audition: Structure & Function of the Ear
Week 7 Vision: Structure & Function of the Eye
Biological Basis of Behavior
Neuron: Structure and function
Week 8 Mid-term Exams
Week 9 Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Week 10 Endocrine Glands
Quiz
Week 11 Nature of Perception
Factors of Perception: subjective, and objective
Assignment
Week 12 Kinds of Perception
Perceptual consistency
Illusion
Presentation
Distraction of Attention
Fluctuation of Attention
Assignment
Week 14 Presentation
Week 15 Review the Course
Grand Quiz
Week 16 Preparation Week
Week 17 Final Examination
Recommended Books:
1. Coon, D. And Mitterer, J.O. (2007). Introduction to Psychology. (11th edition).Delhi: Akash
Press.
1. Hocksema, S. N., Fredrickson, Loftus, G.R., Lutz, C. (2015). Atkinson and Hilgard’s
Introduction to psychology (16th ed.) Cengage.
2. Feldman, R.S. (2011). Understanding Psychology (10 th edition). New York: McGraw Hill
company.
3. Fernald, L. D., & Fernald, P. S. (2005). Introduction to psychology. USA: WMC Brown
Publishers.
4. Lahey, B. B. (2004). Psychology: An introduction (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
5. Myers, D. G. (2011). Psychology (10th ed.). New York: Wadsworth Publishers.