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:
12. Imagination and Belief Classification of Imagination; Imagination and Thinking; Imagery; Memory and Imagination; Belief and Imagination. 13. Thinking and Reasoning Nature of Thinking; Instruments of Thinking; Spearman's Laws; Favourable Elements in Thinking; Unfavourable Elements in Thinking; Autistic Thinking; Creative Thinking; Reasoning; Training of Rational Thinking. 14. Concept Formation What is Concept?; Concept Formation; Child's Concepts; Development of Children's Concepts; Development of Some Important Concepts; Bruner's Model of Concept Learning; Jean Piaget. 15. Learning and Habit Learning and Maturation; Thorndike's Laws; Principal Forms of Learning; Chief Methods of Learning; Classical Conditioning; Learning Phenomena; Discrimination Learning; Trial and Error; Insight; Conditions Favourable for Learning; Human and Animal Learning; Learning Curve; Habit. 16. Theories of Learning S-R Bond Theory of Thorndike; Classical Conditioning Theory (Pavlov); Sign Gestalt Theory; Reinforcement Theory; Difference Between Learning Theories of Hull and Tolman; Operant Conditioning; Cognitive Theory of Gestalt; Levin's Cognitive Field Theory. 17. Transfer of Learning Meaning and Definition of Transfer; Kinds of Transfer; Transfer between Educational Subjects; Theories Concerning the Transfer of Learning. 18. Psychological Measurement Types of Psychological Tests; Psychometric Tests; Reliability; Validity; Norms; Response Biases and Response Sets. 19. Intelligence : Theories and Tests Nature of Intelligence; Intelligence Quotient; Feeblemindedness; Theories of Intelligence; Heritability of Intelligence; Development of Intelligence Tests; Forms of Intelligence Tests; Tests of Special Abilities; Test of Interests; Aptitude Tests. 20. Individual Differences Types of Individual Differences; Causes of Individual Differences. 21. Heredity and Environment How Does Heredity Work?; Effect of Heredity; Jukes and Edwards; Environment and Crime; Individual and Environment; Heredity and Environment. 22. Creativity Nature of Creativity; Creativity and Intelligence; Creativity and Personality; Conditions of Creativity; Measurement of Creativity; Educational Provisions for Creativity. 23. Personality and its Measurement Biological Factors Affecting Personality; Social Factors Influencing Personality; Development of Personality; Integration of Personality; Types of Personality; Normal and Abnormal Personality; Measurement of Personality. 24. Personality Theories S. Freud's Psycho-Analytic Theory of Personality; Traits Theory of Gordon W. Allport; Regnancy Theory of Henry A. Murray; R.B. Cattell Factorial Theory; Social Learning Theory of Dollard and Miller; Field Theory of Kurt Lewin; Current Status of Personality Theories; The Indian Approach to Personality. 25. Language and Communication Theories of Language Development; Non-Verbal Communication : Body Language; Psychological Basis of Language; Uses of Language; The Power of Words;: Importance of Language. Objective Type Questions