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ABOUT THE BOOK

 Present manuscript is an effort made in the direction of compiling most valuable information from numerous books and Journals related with the text and chaptering classified information in the form of a book. This book is designed basically as a text book at UG and PG level for the students of Agricultural Universities. The subject matter has been presented with illustration at every juncture, which could be appreciated by the readers. Psychology, Educational Psychology, Methods of Studying behaviour of rural people, Human development, Personality, perception, Emotion, Frustration, Intelligence, Motivation, Learning, Forgetting;  Knowledge, Skill and Attitude and their relation with different Psychological traits are the topics covered in theory part.

This edition has been thoroughly revised and enlarged not only by revising each and every existing chapter but also by adding new chapters on ‘Mental Process in Relation to Learning, Memory, Creativity and Group Dynamics’.

This book also incorporates information on Measurement of ‘Personality’ of an individual by using 16 P.F. test, ‘Perception’ by using selection and grouping test, ‘Emotion’ by using facial expression tests, ‘Learning’ by using transfer of training method test, Intelligence by using Raven’s progressive Matrices test and Practical aspect studied with regard to Personality, Perception, Emotion, Frustration, Intelligence, Motivation, Learning and Forgetting of farmers in villages. Thus the book covers the entire syllabus prescribed by the 5^th dean’s Committee of ICAR.

The material presented in this book is highly useful to the students, research scholars, teachers, planers, administrators, extension workers, who are engaged in reading, teaching and doing research on Psychological aspects.

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