General Psychology is prescribed as a compulsory subject for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees of Psychology in every university of India. Though a number of books have been written by Indian and foreign authors on this subject, still a need is felt for a comprehensive Volume, based on authentic studies, both Indian and Western. A fine attempt has been made to meet this need of the students of all the Indian Universities. Starting with introduction to the subject, this book deals with Response Mechanism; Levels of Consciousness; Sensations and Sense Organs; Perception; Attention; Emotion; Motivation; Memory; Imagination and Belief; Thinking and Reasoning; Concept Formation; Learning; Measurement; Intelligence; Creativity; Personality; Language and Communication. Catering to the needs of the students, the teachers, the common readers and the specialists, this book includes everything that a serious student of General Psychology seeks to know. Questions drawn from different examination papers have been given at the end of each Chapter. It is bound to be a prized collection and a valuable asset for everyone interested in this subject.

Table of Contents:
1. General Principles Modern Definition of Psychology; Psychology as Science of Mental Activities of the Organism; Psychology as Science of the Activities of the Individual; Nature of Psychology; Branches of Psychology; Aims of Psychology; Importance of Psychology; Recent Trends in Psychology. 2. Relationship with other Branches of Knowledge Psychology and Economics; Psychology and Cultural Anthropology; Psychology and Political Science; Psychology and Radio Technology; Psychology and Physiology; Psychology and Sociology; Social Psychology and Sociology; Psychology and Biology; Psychology and Philosophy; Psychology and Ethics; Psychology and Logic. 3. Methodology of Psychology Psychological Research; Sociometry; Classical Experimental Design; Introspection; Observation; Introspection and Objective Observation Supplement Each Other; Experiment; Field Experiment; Survey; Case History; Developmental Method. 4. Response Mechanism Response Mechanism; Glands; Nervous System; Autonomic Nervous System; Localisation of Brain Functions; Reflex Actions. 5. Levels of Consciousness and Dream Levels of Consciousness; The Dreams; Various Theories about Interpretation of Dreams. 6. Sensations and Sense Organs Kinds of Sensation; Structure and Functions of the Eye; Colour Blindness; Structure and Function of the Ear; Weber Fechner Law. 7. Perception and Illusion Analysis of Perception; Perception of Distance; Laws of Perceptual Grouping; Factors Determining Figure and Background; Illusion. 8. Attention and Distraction What is Attention?; Kinds of Attention; Conditions of Attention; Attention and Interest; Attention and Perception; Fluctuation of Attention; Distraction. 9. Emotion, Feeling, Sentiment and Character Importance of Emotion; Control over Emotions; Expression of Emotions; Simple and Complex Emotional States; Sympathy; Emotion and Feeling; Physical Changes in Emotion; Theories of Emotion; Emotional Development; Emotion, Sentiment and Character. 10. Motivation, Instincts and Defense Mechanisms Characteristics of Motivated Behaviour; Motivation in Learning; Varieties of Motives; Innate Motives; Acquired Motives; Theories of Motivation; Vector Valence Approach; Measurement of Motivation; McDougall's Theory of Instincts; Instinct and Reflex; Modification of Instinct; Instincts in Man and Animal; Defense Mechanisms. 11. Memory, Association and Forgetting Processes in Memory; Favourable Conditions in Memory; Laws of Association; Economical Methods of Memorising; Forgetting.