NIOS Class 12 Psychology Syllabus Bifurcation – TMA Chapters
Module 1. Foundations of Psychology
L-2: Bases of Human Behaviour
L-4: Methods of Psychological Enquiry-II
Module 2. Basic Psychological Processes
L-7: Learning
L-9: Motivation
Module 3. Human Development
L-12: Life Span perspective on Development
L-15:Adulthood and old age
Module 4. Individual Differences
L-16: Diversity and Individual Variations
Module 5. Social Processes and Behaviour
L-21: Pro-social Behaviour
Module 6. Health and Well-Being
L-22:Coping with Stress
L-24: Psychology for holistic development
NIOS Class 12 Psychology Syllabus Bifurcation – Public Examination Chapters
Module 1. Foundations of Psychology
L-1: Understanding Psychology
L-3: Methods of Psychological Enquiry-I
L-5: Basic Statistics
Module 2. Basic Psychological Processes
L-6: Attention and perceptual processes
L-8: Human Memory
L-10: Emotions
L-11: Thinking and Problem Solving
Module 3. Human Development
L-13: Infancy and childhood
L-14: Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Module 4. Individual Differences
L-17:Self and personality
L-18: Intelligence
Module 5. Social Processes and Behaviour
L-19: Group Processes
L-20: Attitude
Module 6. Health and Well-Being
L-23: Mental Health Problems
Curriculum
Module 1. Foundations of Psychology
1. Understanding Psychology
- Nature (definition, science and social science)
- Evolution of psychology as a discipline
- Psychology and other disciplines
- Applications of Psychology (Military, Sports, Clinical, Counselling, Environment, Forensic, Community, Organizational psychology)
2. Bases of Human Behaviour
- Structure of neuron,
- Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
- Endocrine glands
- Hereditary and environment
- Socio-cultural and ecological factors
3. Methods of Psychological Enquiy-I
- Experimental method
- Survey method
- Correlation method
4. Methods of Psychological Enquiry-II
- Interview
- Observation
- Case study
- Ethical considerations
5. Basic Statistics
- Measures of central tendency: Mean, Median, Mode
- Graphical representation (Bar diagram, Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Pie Chart)
Module 2. Basic Psychological Processes
6. Attention and Perceptual Processes
- Different sense modalities (visual and auditory)
- Attention processes (selective attention, sustained and divided attention)
- Perception (what is perception, laws of perception, perceptual organisation, space and depth perception)
- Illusion
7. Learning
- Nature of learning
- Classical conditioning,
- operant conditioning: Concept,
- Principles and applications
- Insight learning,
- Observational learning
- Skill learning,
- verbal learning
- Transfer of learning
8. Human Memory
- Nature of memory
- Memory processes
- Model of memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin Model)
- Forgetting,
- causes of forgetting
- Techniques of enhancing memory
9. Motivation
- Concept of motivation (meaning and nature of motivation)
- Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation)
- Maslow’s theory of need Hierarchy
- Aspiration, achievement and human effort
10. Emotions
- Nature of emotion
- Types of emotion theories (James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Lazarus)
- Emotions and Wellbeing
- Managing emotions
11. Thinking and Problem
- Nature of thinking
- Process of thinking (reasoning, problem solving, decision making)
- Nature and process of creative thinking
- Language and thought
Module 3. Human Development
12. Life Span Perspective on Development
- Understanding growth, development and maturation
- Principles of development
- Factors affecting development
13. Infancy and Childhood
- Stages of infancy and childhood
- Key characteristics (physical, cognitive, socioemotional)
- Issues and concerns (parenting issues, developmental delays, children at risk)
14. Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Stages of Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Key characteristics (physical, cognitive, socioemotional)
- Issues and concerns- relationships (family, peer group), media influence, substance use, bullying, body image
15. Adulthood and Old Age
- Stages of adulthood and old age
- Key characteristics (physical, cognitive, socioemotional)
- Issues and concerns of adulthood (career transitions, family)
- Issues and concerns of old age (health concerns, emptiness, economic dependence)
Module 4. Individual Differences
16. Diversity and Individual Variations
- Understanding Diversity
- Differences in physical, physiological, psychological, social, economic contexts
- Special needs arising out of diversity
17. Self and Personality
- Understanding self: Self-concept, self-efficacy, self-esteem
- Concept of Personality
- Key theories (type and trait, psychoanalysis, humanistic)
- Assessment (Self-report and projective technique, word association test, TAT)
18. Intelligence
- Concept of intelligence (Assessment, IQ, Extremes of intelligence)
- Understanding intelligence (Spearman, Gardner, Sternberg)
- Emotional intelligence
- Creativity and intelligence
Module 5. Social Processes and Behaviour
19. Group Processes
- Characteristics of groups
- Group formation
- Types of groups
- Influence of group on performance and decision making (social loafing and facilitation, groupthink and polarisation)
- Leadership
20. Attitude
- Attitude: Concept, process of formation and change
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Inter-group conflicts and resolution
21. Pro Social Behaviour
- Forms of pro-social behaviour: sharing, cooperation, helping and giving, volunteerism
- Developing pro-social behaviour
- Promoting pro-environmental behaviour
- Benefits for individual and society
Module 6. Health and Well-being
22. Coping with Stress
- Nature of stress
- Sources of stress
- Coping strategies
23. Mental Health Problems
- Mental health and related challenges
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour
- Disruptive Behaviour
24. Psychology for holistic development
- Meaning of Holistic development
- Health and positive emotions (happiness, life satisfaction, resilience
- Interventions for health and well-being (Diet & lifestyle, exercise, yoga & meditation, developing positive emotions)
Marks Weightage
| Modules | Marks |
| 1. Foundations of Psychology | 15 |
| 2. Basic Psychological Processes | 25 |
| 3. Human Development | 15 |
| 4. Individual Differences | 15 |
| 5. Social Processes and Behaviour | 15 |
| 6. Health and Well-being | 15 |
| Total | 100 |