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Selected Topics in Psychology

Selected Topics in Psychology. Instructor: Prof. Ramadhar Singh, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur. Last few years have witnessed unprecedented advances in the different areas of psychology. This course will start with a historical review of the state of psychology in the West and in India and then specific topics of contemporary relevance will be highlighted by various speakers. (from nptel.ac.in)

Introduction


Historical Review of Psychology
Lecture 01 - Introduction
Lecture 02 - Psychology: Emerging of a Discipline
Lecture 03 - Psychology: Emerging of a Discipline (cont.)
Lecture 04 - Beginning, Growth and Decline of Western Psychology in India
Lecture 05 - The Core and Context of Indian Psychology
Lecture 06 - The Indigenization of Psychology in India
Society, Culture and Psychology
Lecture 07 - Weaving Culture into Psychology
Lecture 08 - Culture and Self: Implications for Social Behavior
Lecture 09 - Cultural and Organizational Behaviour
Lecture 10 - How do Similar Attitudes Determine Attraction?
Lecture 11 - Why do Similar Attitudes Determine Attraction?
Health and Wellbeing
Lecture 12 - A Beautiful Mind-Perspective on Brain, Mind and it is Challenges
Lecture 13 - Emotion and Wellbeing
Lecture 14 - Mental Health and Illness
Lecture 15 - Mental Health and Illness (cont.)
Lecture 16 - Folk Healing Traditions in India
Lecture 17 - To Sleep or Not
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Lecture 18 - Issues and Challenges in Psychology Assessment
Lecture 19 - Nontraditional Research in Behavioural Sciences
Lecture 20 - What a Surprise: My Results are Nonsignificant
Lecture 21 - Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Research
Lecture 22 - Functional MRI in Psychology
Lecture 23 - Functional MRI in Psychology (cont.)
Neuropsychology
Lecture 24 - Side Bias in Human Behaviour
Lecture 25 - Brain Microstructural Correlates of Cognition in Cerebral Palsy
Lecture 26 - Brain Microstructural Correlates of Cognition in Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Lecture 27 - The Neuroscience of Addictive Behaviour
Lecture 28 - Who is at Risk and Why? The Neurogenetics of Vulnerability to Addiction
Lecture 29 - Who is at Risk and Why? The Neurogenetics of Vulnerability to Addiction (cont.)
Lecture 30 - The Gambler's Lament: Behavioral Addictions - Gambling, Internet and Porn Addictions
Lecture 31 - Art and the Brain
Lecture 32 - Art and the Brain (cont.)
Positioning Psychology in the Modern Context
Lecture 33 - Technological Advances in other Areas and their Impact on Psychology
Lecture 34 - Positioning the State of Psychology in India in the Global Scenario
Lecture 35 - Panel Discussion - Scientific Publications in Psychology

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Selected Topics in Psychology
Instructor: Prof. Ramadhar Singh, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur. Last few years have witnessed unprecedented advances in the different areas of psychology.