SYLLABUS 2024-2025
Class : XI
Subject : PSYCHOLOGY
Book : PSYCHOLOGY by Baron
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Private Limited
Term 1
1. The Subject Psychology
Definition of Psychology; Nature – bio science, social science or pure science; schools of
thought – Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviourism, Psychoanalysis, Gestalt
psychology. Definition of Psychology, meaning of the terms behaviour, stimulus and
response. Subject matter / nature of Psychology as a bio science, social science or pure
science. The eclectic approach of modern Psychology. Main features of the schools of
Structuralism, Functionalism and Behaviourism, Psychoanalysis, Gestalt psychology (two
Psychologists of each approach and their relevant concepts).
Fields of Psychology – clinical, counselling, developmental, educational, organizational
and social. The general importance and aims of studying Psychology and its special
benefits. Applications - different branches and the kind of work done in special fields -
clinical, counselling, developmental, educational, organizational and social (in brief).
Heredity and Environment – meaning of the term ‘heredity’; basic principles and
mechanism of heredity (genetic). Meaning of the term ‘environment’; importance of
both heredity and environment in behaviour.
The definition and role of chromosomes and genes (dominant and recessive); the laws
of heredity: uniformity and variability. Significance of environment: physical and social.
Heredity related diseases: Mental Retardation and Huntington’s disease. How both
heredity and environment interact to produce behaviour (Twin studies, Adoption
Studies, Separated Twin Study).
Contact Us
Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Vineet Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226010, U.P., India
Phone: +91-522-2726502, 8009858887
Website: https://www.sethmrjaipuria.school/
, 2. Methods of Psychology
Scientific Methods observation, case in Psychology study, surveys, psychological tests,
experimentation – steps. Psychological tests and their uses. The application of scientific
methods in the study of behaviour. What is meant by scientific observation? Field study;
controlled and uncontrolled observation; longitudinal and cross-sectional studies; the
case history method; the experimental method - variables and controls - steps in an
experiment; surveys and use of questionnaires/self-reports. One advantage and one
disadvantage for each method of Psychology. Meaning of samples (random, biased,
representative); meaning of population. Psychological tests characteristics, definition,
uses and types.
Interpretation of research results – use of statistics in interpretation of data,
understanding of why statistics is used (descriptive & inferential). Basic statistical
concepts – statistics, sample, population.
Why statistics is used in Psychology - interpretation of findings: describing and
summarizing data, comparing individuals/ groups, investigating relationships between
variables, predicting. Descriptive statistics - for summarizing scores. Inferential statistics
- to determine whether observed differences between groups are likely/unlikely to have
occurred by chance.
How scores are grouped into frequency distributions; central tendency of a frequency
distribution - mean, median, mode and when each measure is used; dispersion: the
extent to which scores are spread out - range, variance, standard deviation; why both
central tendency and variability are important in psychology.
o Frequency Distribution
o Central Tendency measures
o Median & mode
o Application of Central tendency
o Dispersion – Concepts, Ranges, Variance
o Standard Deviation
o Importance of Statistics
Contact Us
Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Vineet Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226010, U.P., India
Phone: +91-522-2726502, 8009858887
Website: https://www.sethmrjaipuria.school/
Class : XI
Subject : PSYCHOLOGY
Book : PSYCHOLOGY by Baron
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Private Limited
Term 1
1. The Subject Psychology
Definition of Psychology; Nature – bio science, social science or pure science; schools of
thought – Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviourism, Psychoanalysis, Gestalt
psychology. Definition of Psychology, meaning of the terms behaviour, stimulus and
response. Subject matter / nature of Psychology as a bio science, social science or pure
science. The eclectic approach of modern Psychology. Main features of the schools of
Structuralism, Functionalism and Behaviourism, Psychoanalysis, Gestalt psychology (two
Psychologists of each approach and their relevant concepts).
Fields of Psychology – clinical, counselling, developmental, educational, organizational
and social. The general importance and aims of studying Psychology and its special
benefits. Applications - different branches and the kind of work done in special fields -
clinical, counselling, developmental, educational, organizational and social (in brief).
Heredity and Environment – meaning of the term ‘heredity’; basic principles and
mechanism of heredity (genetic). Meaning of the term ‘environment’; importance of
both heredity and environment in behaviour.
The definition and role of chromosomes and genes (dominant and recessive); the laws
of heredity: uniformity and variability. Significance of environment: physical and social.
Heredity related diseases: Mental Retardation and Huntington’s disease. How both
heredity and environment interact to produce behaviour (Twin studies, Adoption
Studies, Separated Twin Study).
Contact Us
Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Vineet Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226010, U.P., India
Phone: +91-522-2726502, 8009858887
Website: https://www.sethmrjaipuria.school/
, 2. Methods of Psychology
Scientific Methods observation, case in Psychology study, surveys, psychological tests,
experimentation – steps. Psychological tests and their uses. The application of scientific
methods in the study of behaviour. What is meant by scientific observation? Field study;
controlled and uncontrolled observation; longitudinal and cross-sectional studies; the
case history method; the experimental method - variables and controls - steps in an
experiment; surveys and use of questionnaires/self-reports. One advantage and one
disadvantage for each method of Psychology. Meaning of samples (random, biased,
representative); meaning of population. Psychological tests characteristics, definition,
uses and types.
Interpretation of research results – use of statistics in interpretation of data,
understanding of why statistics is used (descriptive & inferential). Basic statistical
concepts – statistics, sample, population.
Why statistics is used in Psychology - interpretation of findings: describing and
summarizing data, comparing individuals/ groups, investigating relationships between
variables, predicting. Descriptive statistics - for summarizing scores. Inferential statistics
- to determine whether observed differences between groups are likely/unlikely to have
occurred by chance.
How scores are grouped into frequency distributions; central tendency of a frequency
distribution - mean, median, mode and when each measure is used; dispersion: the
extent to which scores are spread out - range, variance, standard deviation; why both
central tendency and variability are important in psychology.
o Frequency Distribution
o Central Tendency measures
o Median & mode
o Application of Central tendency
o Dispersion – Concepts, Ranges, Variance
o Standard Deviation
o Importance of Statistics
Contact Us
Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Vineet Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226010, U.P., India
Phone: +91-522-2726502, 8009858887
Website: https://www.sethmrjaipuria.school/
