Psychology Optional
I didn't find a thread for Psychology Optional, so starting a new one!
Please do mention your resources, strategy and any good test series, if you're taking one
My resources
Paper 1
1. Robert Baron and Cicarelli
2. AK Singh
Paper 2
1. Smarak Swain
@GaryVee Nopes. 2021.
Oh, ok. There is Mukul Pathak's test series (offline only) and then there is Ankit Pathak's test series (Enserio Education; online only). He had scored maximum marks in Psychology in 2017 but couldn't find his place in the final list.
Enserio has uploaded a few tests on his website. You can take a look.
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@GaryVee what is a good coaching institute for psychology?
@GaryVee what is a good coaching institute for psychology?
@wallflower1902 Others would be better disposed to answer that question as I haven't taken any coaching for psychology.
There aren't many options available but the popular ones include Mukul Pathak's, Beautiful Mind, and Psyche Simplified.
You can contact people who are enrolled in these classes to get their feedback.
If you are just starting out and do not have a background in the subject, why don't you try reading the NCERTs and/or a standard book first. This will enable you to make better decisions regarding the need of further classes or what to expect from them.
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wallflower1902,Can anyone suggest any good resource to cover Methods of Psychology and Research Methods?
@ForumIAAS You can do it from AK Singh's book or Mukul Pathak notes.
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ForumIAAS,https://csepsy.com/
An explainer, if anybody wants: I'd purchased the domain and hosting some months ago for organizing my notes in a private knowledge-base system, on a selfhosted Obsidian-like platform, but that was taking too much time and I reverted to simpler solutions, like MS Word.
The domain was just sitting idly, and I thought to make the best possible use of it, by converting it into a forum.
I don't intend to make any profits out of it. The forum is quite simple in design and I will not bother much about the "management" aspect of it. In fact, anybody who wants to be a sysadmin can be one; I, for one, do not want that role, couldn't be bothered less with that headache.
So, the forum is open. I don't know how to "launch" it. I'll not market it beyond this one message, and another that I will post in the forumias.
That's about it. Use it as you guys seem fit. People who want to take the admin job just let me know.
The domain expires in 2 years. If it remains inactive, I'll let it die. But I do a better place for discussions comes to be, be it that forum or someplace else.
So, I've created a dedicated forum for psychology discussions.
https://csepsy.com/
An explainer, if anybody wants: I'd purchased the domain and hosting some months ago for organizing my notes in a private knowledge-base system, on a selfhosted Obsidian-like platform, but that was taking too much time and I reverted to simpler solutions, like MS Word.
The domain was just sitting idly, and I thought to make the best possible use of it, by converting it into a forum.
I don't intend to make any profits out of it. The forum is quite simple in design and I will not bother much about the "management" aspect of it. In fact, anybody who wants to be a sysadmin can be one; I, for one, do not want that role, couldn't be bothered less with that headache.
So, the forum is open. I don't know how to "launch" it. I'll not market it beyond this one message, and another that I will post in the forumias.
That's about it. Use it as you guys seem fit. People who want to take the admin job just let me know.
The domain expires in 2 years. If it remains inactive, I'll let it die. But I do a better place for discussions comes to be, be it that forum or someplace else.
guess it is not active right now
Should I read Social psychology by Baron or by David myers ?
There's no need. Go by the syllabus. If some topic or sub-topic isn't covered well in your primary textbook, then you can cover it from a Social Psychology textbook. Otherwise, reading 500-800 pages just for that section is overkill.
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@GaryVee and everyone who appeared for mains with psychology optional, what are the challenges you guys felt while writing the paper? How much of notes making should be done before pre? (I still have 4-5 chaps in paper 2 for which notes are not done).. also how is the marking pattern for this subject
@GaryVee and everyone who appeared for mains with psychology optional, what are the challenges you guys felt while writing the paper? How much of notes making should be done before pre? (I still have 4-5 chaps in paper 2 for which notes are not done).. also how is the marking pattern for this subject
@shobhnaraj2326544 The primary challenge is of quick recall, which will happen only if you revise efficiently in the 5 days gap b/w GS & Optional. This will happen when you have revised your base notes multiple time, and then made short notes out of them for quick revision (containing studies, examples, components of theories, etc).
Regarding your 2nd question, it's fine if you don't have notes for 4-5 chapters. It can be managed after Pre.
As for average marking, try to remain in top 10-15%. In my experience, average marks in psych are not good, unfortunately.
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shobhnaraj2326544,@GaryVee and everyone who appeared for mains with psychology optional, what are the challenges you guys felt while writing the paper? How much of notes making should be done before pre? (I still have 4-5 chaps in paper 2 for which notes are not done).. also how is the marking pattern for this subject
@shobhnaraj2326544 The primary challenge is of quick recall, which will happen only if you revise efficiently in the 5 days gap b/w GS & Optional. This will happen when you have revised your base notes multiple time, and then made short notes out of them for quick revision (containing studies, examples, components of theories, etc).
Regarding your 2nd question, it's fine if you don't have notes for 4-5 chapters. It can be managed after Pre.
As for average marking, try to remain in top 10-15%. In my experience, average marks in psych are not good, unfortunately.
Thank you so much@GaryVee
GaryVee,
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