UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN PSYCHOLOGY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester II - Allied II - Environmental Psychology

Chapter I:

Environmental psychology - Need for the study of Environmental Psychology - Nature and meaning of Environmental Psychology, Characteristics of Environmental Psychology, A brief overview of the theories of Environment - Behaviour relationship

Chapter II:

Environmental Stresses: Natural Disaster - characteristics of Natural Disasters, Effects of natural disasters, Technological Catastrophe; Noise - defining, measuring & perceiving noise, Important noise variables, sources of noise, physiological effects of Noise on performance, noise and social behaviour; summary of Noise effects on behaviour, commuting-impedance.

Chapter III:

Effects of High density on Humans Methodologies used to study high density in humans, Feeling the Effects of density, its consequences for affect, arousal and illness; Effects of density on social behaviour - effects of high density on task performance; conceptualizations of density effects on humans Eliminating the causes and effects of crowding - A look into the Future.

Chapter IV:

Changing Behaviour to save the Environment: Environmental Psychology and saving the environment - Environmental education: Approaches to specific environmental problems - Littering, Saving Energy at home, Energy conservation and transportation; Vandalism, curbing environmentally destructive acts: An assessment of the present and the future Visits to centers/organizations related to environmental issues like pollution, energy conservation should be arranged

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