Psychology

Topics (11)

• 1
  Foundations of Psychology
• 2
  Cognitive Psychology
• 3
  Social Psychology
• 4
  Developmental Psychology
• 5
  Abnormal & Clinical Psychology
• 6
  Applied Psychology
• 7
  Psychological Assessment

  Validity, reliability, item analysis, norms, modern test theory, ethical and legal issues.

• 8
  Intelligence

  Theories, types (IQ, EQ) and assessment of intelligence.

• 9
  Organizational / Industrial Psychology

  Leadership, decision making, work motivation, stress, sexual harassment, glass ceiling, HCI.

• 10
  Health Psychology

  Models of health psychology, stress and chronic/terminal illness, role of social support.

• 11
  Forensic Psychology

  Psychology and law, eyewitness testimony, juvenile delinquents, drug addicts, sex offenders.

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised Psychology syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology

   M. Aamodt

2. 2

   Introduction to Psychology

   R.C. Atkinson and E.E. Smith

3. 3

   Social Psychology

   R.A. Baron

4. 4

   Introduction to Forensic Psychology

   C.R. Bartol

5. 5

   Foundation of Physiological Psychology

   N.R. Carlson

6. 6

   Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior

   D. Coon and J. Mitterer

7. 7

   Development Across the Life Span

   R. Feldman

8. 8

   Introduction to Psychology

   L.D. Fernald and P.S. Fernald

9. 9

   Atkinson & Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology

   B. Fredrickson

10. 10

    Forensic Psychology

    S.M. Fulero and Wrightsman

11. 11

    Foundation of Psychology

    N. Hayes

12. 12

    Introduction to Psychology

    J.W. Kalat

13. 13

    Abnormal Psychology

    A.M. Kring

14. 14

    Psychology

    D.G. Myers

15. 15

    Psychology: Concepts and Connections

    S. Rathus

16. 16

    Life Span Development

    J.W. Santrock

17. 17

    Organizational Psychology

    P. Singh