UK Board Class 11 Psychology Syllabus 2024-25 OUT: Download PDF

Units

Topics

Marks

I

What is Psychology?

11

II

Methods of Enquiry in Psychology

13

IV

Human Development

11

V

Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

08

VI

Learning

09

VII

Human Memory

08

VIII

Thinking

05

IX

Motivation and Emotion

05

Total

70

Unit I

What is Psychology?  

The topics in this unit are:

 1. Introduction

 2. What is 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

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 IV 

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 V

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 

Unit VI 

Learning  

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Nature of Learning

3. Paradigms of Learning

4. Classical Conditioning

• Determinants of Classical Conditioning

5. Operant/Instrumental Conditioning

• Determinants of Operant Conditioning
• Key Learning Processes

6. Observational Learning

7. Cognitive Learning

8. Verbal Learning

9. Skill Learning

10. Factors Facilitating Learning

11. Learning Disabilities 

Unit VII

Human Memory  

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Nature of memory

3. Information Processing Approach : The Stage Model

4. Memory Systems : Sensory, Short-term and Long- term Memories

5. Levels of Processing

6. Types of Long-term Memory Declarative and Procedural; Episodic and Semantic

7. Nature and Causes of Forgetting

• Forgetting due to Trace Decay, Interference and
• Retrieval Failure

8. Enhancing Memory

• Mnemonics using Images and Organisation 

Unit VIII 

Thinking 

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Nature of Thinking

• Building Blocks of Thought

3. The Processes of Thinking

4. Problem Solving

5. Reasoning

6. Decision-making

7. Nature and Process of Creative Thinking

• Nature of Creative Thinking
• Process of Creative Thinking

8. Thought and Language

9. Development of Language and Language Use

Unit IX 

Motivation and Emotion 

The topics in this unit are:

1. Introduction

2. Nature of Motivation

3. Types of Motives

• Biological Motives
• Psychosocial Motives

4. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

5. Nature of Emotions

6. Expression of Emotions

• Culture and Emotional Expression
• Culture and Emotional Labelling

7. Managing Negative Emotions

8. Enhancing Positive Emotions 

Practical (Projects, experiments, small studies, etc.) - 30 Marks

The students shall be required to undertake one project and conduct two experiments. The project would involve the use of different methods of enquiry like observation, survey, interview, questionnaire, small studies related to the topics covered in the course (e.g. Human development, Learning, Memory, Motivation, Perception, Attention and Thinking). Experiments could focus on cause-and-effect relationship. 

Topics

Marks

Practical(Experiments) file

04

Project File

04

Viva Vioce (Project and experiments)

05

One experiment (04marks for conduct of experiment and 08 marks for reporting)

12

Continuous Assessment (Unit Test)

05

Total

30