COURSE STRUCTURE
CLASS XI (2025-2026)
Theory Paper
Time : 3 Hours Marks: 70
Units Topics Marks
I Understanding Psychology 11
II Methods of Enquiry in Psychology 13
III Human Development 11
IV Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual 8
Processes
V Learning 9
VI Human Memory 8
VII Thinking 5
VIII Motivation and Emotion 5
Total 70
COURSE STRUCTURE
Name of the Units
Unit I Understanding Psychology
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Nature of Psychology:
● Psychology as a Discipline
● Psychology as a Natural Science
● Psychology as a Social Science
3. Understanding Mind and Behaviour
4. Popular Notions about the Discipline of Psychology
5. Evolution of Psychology
6. Development of Psychology in India
7. Branches of Psychology
8. Psychology and Other Disciplines
9. Psychology in Everyday Life
Unit II Methods of Enquiry in Psychology
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Goals of Psychological Enquiry
● Steps in Conducting Scientific Research
● Alternative Paradigms of Research
3. Nature of Psychological Data
2
, 4. Some Important Methods in Psychology
● Observational Method
● Experimental Method
● Correlational Research
● Survey Research
● Psychological Testing
● Case Study
5. Analysis of Data
● Quantitative Method
● Qualitative Method
6. Limitations of Psychological Enquiry
7. Ethical Issues
Unit III Human Development
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Meaning of Development
● Life-Span Perspective on Development
3. Factors Influencing Development
4. Context of Development
5. Overview of Developmental Stages
● Prenatal Stage
● Infancy
● Childhood
● Challenges of Adolescence
● Adulthood and Old Age
Unit IV Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Knowing the world
3. Nature and varieties of Stimulus
4. Sense Modalities
● Functional limitation of sense organs
5. Attentional Processes
● Selective Attention
● Sustained Attention
6. Perceptual Processes
● Processing Approaches in Perception
7. The Perceiver
8. Principles of Perceptual Organisation
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CLASS XI (2025-2026)
Theory Paper
Time : 3 Hours Marks: 70
Units Topics Marks
I Understanding Psychology 11
II Methods of Enquiry in Psychology 13
III Human Development 11
IV Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual 8
Processes
V Learning 9
VI Human Memory 8
VII Thinking 5
VIII Motivation and Emotion 5
Total 70
COURSE STRUCTURE
Name of the Units
Unit I Understanding Psychology
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Nature of Psychology:
● Psychology as a Discipline
● Psychology as a Natural Science
● Psychology as a Social Science
3. Understanding Mind and Behaviour
4. Popular Notions about the Discipline of Psychology
5. Evolution of Psychology
6. Development of Psychology in India
7. Branches of Psychology
8. Psychology and Other Disciplines
9. Psychology in Everyday Life
Unit II Methods of Enquiry in Psychology
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Goals of Psychological Enquiry
● Steps in Conducting Scientific Research
● Alternative Paradigms of Research
3. Nature of Psychological Data
2
, 4. Some Important Methods in Psychology
● Observational Method
● Experimental Method
● Correlational Research
● Survey Research
● Psychological Testing
● Case Study
5. Analysis of Data
● Quantitative Method
● Qualitative Method
6. Limitations of Psychological Enquiry
7. Ethical Issues
Unit III Human Development
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Meaning of Development
● Life-Span Perspective on Development
3. Factors Influencing Development
4. Context of Development
5. Overview of Developmental Stages
● Prenatal Stage
● Infancy
● Childhood
● Challenges of Adolescence
● Adulthood and Old Age
Unit IV Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes
The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Knowing the world
3. Nature and varieties of Stimulus
4. Sense Modalities
● Functional limitation of sense organs
5. Attentional Processes
● Selective Attention
● Sustained Attention
6. Perceptual Processes
● Processing Approaches in Perception
7. The Perceiver
8. Principles of Perceptual Organisation
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