CBSE Class 11 Psychology — Notes, Solutions & Papers

COURSE STRUCTURE

CLASS XI (2025-2026)

Theory Paper

Time : 3 Hours Marks: 70

IV Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

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Total 70

COURSE STRUCTURE

Name of the Units

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Nature of Psychology: ● Psychology as a Discipline ● Psychology as a Natural Science ● Psychology as a Social Science 3. Understanding Mind and Behaviour 4. Popular Notions about the Discipline of Psychology 5. Evolution of Psychology 6. Development of Psychology in India 7. Branches of Psychology 8. Psychology and Other Disciplines 9. Psychology in Everyday Life

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Goals of Psychological Enquiry ● Steps in Conducting Scientific Research ● Alternative Paradigms of Research 3. Nature of Psychological Data

(2026-27)

(2026-27)

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4. Some Important Methods in Psychology ● Observational Method ● Experimental Method ● Correlational Research ● Survey Research ● Psychological Testing ● Case Study 5. Analysis of Data ● Quantitative Method ● Qualitative Method 6. Limitations of Psychological Enquiry 7. Ethical Issues

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Meaning of Development ● Life-Span Perspective on Development 3. Factors Influencing Development 4. Context of Development 5. Overview of Developmental Stages ● Prenatal Stage ● Infancy ● Childhood ● Challenges of Adolescence ● Adulthood and Old Age

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Knowing the world 3. Nature and varieties of Stimulus 4. Sense Modalities ● Functional limitation of sense organs 5. Attentional Processes ● Selective Attention ● Sustained Attention 6. Perceptual Processes ● Processing Approaches in Perception 7. The Perceiver 8. Principles of Perceptual Organisation — 4 marks 9. Perception of Space, Depth and Distance ● Monocular Cues and Binocular Cues 10. Perceptual Constancies 11. Illusions 12. Socio-Cultural Influences on Perception

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Nature of Learning 3. Paradigms of Learning 4. Classical Conditioning ● Determinants of Classical Conditioning 5. Operant/Instrumental Conditioning ● Determinants of Operant Conditioning ● Key Learning Processes 6. Observational Learning 7. Cognitive Learning 8. Verbal Learning 9. Skill Learning 10. Factors Facilitating Learning 11. Learning Disabilities

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Nature of memory 3. Information Processing Approach : The Stage Model 4. Memory Systems : Sensory, Short-term and Long-term Memories 5. Levels of Processing 6. Types of Long-term Memory ● Declarative and Procedural; Episodic and Semantic 7. Nature and Causes of Forgetting ● Forgetting due to Trace Decay, Interference and Retrieval Failure 8. Enhancing Memory ● Mnemonics using Images and Organisation

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Nature of Thinking

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● Building Blocks of Thought 3. The Processes of Thinking 4. Problem Solving 5. Reasoning 6. Decision-making 7. Nature and Process of Creative Thinking ● Nature of Creative Thinking ● Process and strategies of Creative Thinking 8. Thought and Language 9. Development of Language and Language Use

The topics in this unit are: 1. Introduction 2. Nature of Motivation 3. Types of Motives ● Biological Motives ● Psychosocial Motives 4. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 5. Nature of Emotions 6. Expression of Emotions ● Culture and Emotional Expression ● Culture and Emotional Labeling 7. Managing Negative Emotions 8. Enhancing Positive Emotions

Practical (Projects/small study, experiments, etc.) 30 marks

The students shall be required to undertake one project /small study and conduct two experiments. The project/small study would involve the use of different methods of enquiry like observation, survey, interview, questionnaire related to the following topics: ● Bullying/Cyberbullying ● Mental health and wellbeing ● Impact of social media on the youth today ● Altruism and its impact on wellbeing ● Peer Pressure ● Anger management ● Sleep Hygiene ● Changing Gender roles and stereotypes ● Cooperation and Competition ● Compliance and Obedience

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You may also choose to do a project on any topic covered in the course (e.g., Human development, Learning, Memory, Motivation, Perception, Attention and Thinking). Experiments could focus on cause-and-effect relationships.