Study & Evaluation Scheme of Bachelor of Science in Forensic ...

Basics of Forensic Psychology
Course Code: BFS104 L-4, T-0, P-0, C-4
Course Contents:
Unit 1
Concepts, History and modern perspectives of psychology, types of psychological professionals. The
science and research methods, professional and ethical issues in psychology
Unit II
Nerves and Neurons: Building the network, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system,
Human brain structure and function; sensory systems endocrine system
Unit III
Consciousness, Altered states of consciousness, attention and awareness, sensation and perception,
problems in Attention and perception, assessment of attention and perception.
Unit IV
Learning process, Types of learning, models of memory, stages of memory, encoding, retention and
retrieval, forgetting, brain and memory, problem in learning and memory.
Unit V
Thinking, decision making and problem solving intelligence and language, motivation: Types of
approaches Emotion, stress and coping.
Unit VI
Understanding personality, type and Trait, theories of personality, psychoanalytic model,
behavioristic model social cognitive model, Humanistic model, and Biological model assessment of
personality.
Reference Books:
1. Psychology: from science to Practice by Baron, R.A. & Kolsher M J .
2. Understanding Psychology by Fieldman R.S.
3. Introduction to Psychology by Kalat J.W.
4. Forensic Psychology by Christopher Cronin.
5. History of Forensic Psychology by Bartol, C.R. and Bartol, A.M.
* Latest editions of all the suggested books are recommended.
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