CBSE Class 11 Psychology Syllabus 2024-25 (PDF Download)

Units

Topics

No. of periods

Marks

I

What is Psychology?

27

11

II

Methods of Enquiry in Psychology

32

13

IV

Human Development

26

11

V

Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual

Processes

18

8

VI

Learning

20

9

VII

Human Memory

19

8

VIII

Thinking

14

5

IX

Motivation and Emotion

14

5

Total

170

70

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

27 Periods

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

32 Periods

· 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

26 Periods

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

18 Periods

6. Perceptual Processes

· Processing Approaches in Perception

7. The Perceiver

8. Principles of Perceptual Organisation

9. Perception of Space, Depth and Distance

· Monocular Cues and Binocular Cues

10. Perceptual Constancies

11. Illusions

12. Socio-Cultural Influences on Perception

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

20 Periods

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

19 Periods

· 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

14 Periods

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

14 Periods

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

60 Periods

development, Learning, Memory, Motivation, Perception, Attention and Thinking). Experiments could focus on cause-and-effect relationship.

Practical Examination

· Practical (Experiments) file

05 Marks

· Project File

05 Marks

· Viva Voce (Project and experiments)

05 Marks

· One experiment (05 marks for conduct of experiment and 10 marks for reporting)

15 Marks

Total

30 Marks

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70

S. No.

Competencies

Total Marks

% Weightage

1

Remembering and Understanding: Exhibiting memory of previously learned material by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts, and answers; Demonstrating understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions and stating main ideas

25

35%

2

Applying: Solving problems to new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different way

31

45%

3

Formulating, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating: Examining and breaking information into parts by identifying motives or causes; Making inferences and finding evidence to support generalizations; Presenting and defending opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas, or quality of work based on a set of criteria; Compiling information together in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions

14

20%

Total

70

100%