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 br>Chapter it is bound to be a prized collection and a valuable asset for everyone interested in this subject.
DR. RAM NATH SHARMA, M.A., D.Phil., D.Litt., has been President, U.P. Philosophers Association for a decade, LMI: Indian Philosophical Association and Darshan Parishad; Director: Sri Aurobindo Research Institute; Chief Editor: Research Journal of Philosophy and Social Science; Head of the Department of P.G. Studies and Research at Meerut College for two decades. He has guided more than two dozen Ph.D. scholars. Dr. Sharma has authored more than one hundred research papers and an equal number of books in the field of Education and Psychology. DR. SOTI SHIVENDRA CHANDRA, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., is Principal of the S.S. Post-graduate College, Shahjahanpur, Rohilkhand University. He has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students of education. Besides participating in many seminars and contributing many research papers, Dr. Soti has held several important positions at the university level. He has been co-author with Dr. Ram Nath Sharma in several books on Education including Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy of Education.
