Psychology Crash Course

psychology crash course - 2024-25

Under The Guidance of Ravika Purohit

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  • Duration
  • 150 Hours
  • Recorded Course
  • Total Lectures
  • 52
  • Handouts
  • 14
  • Fee
  • 35,000
  • TAG
Psychology Syllabus
Mridul Sir
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Some of our students like 
 Arvind Sukumar (IPS, Rank 185); Mayank Prakash ( IRS-IT ); Prayas Kaushik (IIS); Vikram Singh (DANICS, CSE 2019); Gaurav Sharma (UP PCS, Rank 10); Harshika Singh (UP PCS, Rank 15)
have made it to the Coveted Civil Service.

What you'll learn

1. Discussion on important topics with respect to the exam and a deeper understanding of each one, to give you an edge in this exam. In general ,  the common tendency among aspirants is to write average and similar content, which is not appreciated by the examiner. 
 
2. Understanding the demand of Paper II in psychology, which remains a challenge for students across the board. Paper II is scoring , provided you know the basics right. 
 
3. Learning the inter-connectivity of topics and inter-paper connectivity i.e. Paper I and Paper II connectivity. This helps in fetching more marks. 
4. Discussion on answer-writing approach in psychology optional and structuring of your answer. As a matter of fact, we know that MAIN examination is not only about Content, equally important factor is answer writing. The course will delve substantially into it. 
 
5. You will learn about diagrammatic representation in exams and how to enhance the visual appeal of your answer sheet. This not only gives  an overall better appeal, but will help in time management and completion of paper. 
 
6. Content differentiation, enriched content, and a better understanding of both the papers – which will directly lead to above average marks in MAIN Examination. 
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What you'll learn

1. Discussion on important topics with respect to the exam and a deeper understanding of each one, to give you an edge in this exam. In general ,  the common tendency among aspirants is to write average and similar content, which is not appreciated by the examiner. 
 
2. Understanding the demand of Paper II in psychology, which remains a challenge for students across the board. Paper II is scoring , provided you know the basics right. 
 
3. Learning the inter-connectivity of topics and inter-paper connectivity i.e. Paper I and Paper II connectivity. This helps in fetching more marks. 
4. Discussion on answer-writing approach in psychology optional and structuring of your answer. As a matter of fact, we know that MAIN examination is not only about Content, equally important factor is answer writing. The course will delve substantially into it. 
 
5. You will learn about diagrammatic representation in exams and how to enhance the visual appeal of your answer sheet. This not only gives  an overall better appeal, but will help in time management and completion of paper. 
 
6. Content differentiation, enriched content, and a better understanding of both the papers – which will directly lead to above average marks in MAIN Examination. 
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Best Faculty for Psychology

Ravika Purohit

Ravika Purohit , as a Co-Founder have been guiding Civil Services aspirants since 2016 and have made the journey of Civil Service Aspirants a successful endeavour.

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Psychology Articles by Ravika Ma'am

Sports Psychology

Psychology Behind Hits and Misses of sports

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Meta Memory

One of the most significant developments in psychology

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Working Memory

WORKING MEMORY – An Emerging Construct 

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Gender – Part I

The Psychology of Gender – Albert Einstein once said 

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Gender – Part II

Gender Identity and Gender Expression

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Crowd Psychology

It’s easier to be wrong with everyone than be right 

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WHY to choose Psychology optional in UPSC Civil Services Exam

Optional plays an important role in ones selection and securing a decent RANK in UPSC exam. Generally, when students start their preparation, don’t pay heed to selection of optional. This puts them on backfoot in their successive attempts.

We advice students to take due care while starting their preparation and choosing an optional. Here, we bring out few pointers which can be taken into consideration if one is ro chose Psychology Optional in Mains.

Is it mandatory to choose an Optional based on ones academic background ? What are important factors to be considered while deciding on optional ?
 

1st

Interesting

Psychology is about human behaviour and mind. Thus it becomes easier for one to develop interest in the subject – as we can correlate with the subject matter and apply it in our day to day lives. 

What if optional that interests me now is not matching with my academic background ?

2nd

Overlap with ETHICS paper

Few topics from psychology and overall understanding of human behaviour and human responses can be used in ETHICS paper. This has the potential to give an edge to an aspirant in GS Paper IV.

3rd

Easy to Understand & Comprehend

Because of this trait, psychology as an optional is chosen by students from varied backgrounds. Whether you are an Engineer, MBA , doctor or a plain graduate – subject matter of psychology is easy to comprehend. 

If my optional helps me in any paper of General studies, should I go for it ? Does it add to my selection or will it just provide me a psychological comfort ?
 

I don’t think an optional has to be Scoring . If I work hard, I will be selected anyhow even if optional is not scoring.

Is this the correct form of reasoning before opting an optional ? Or is some kind of contractual thinking that’s taking place here ? Or is it an apt case of optimism bias ?

 With good conceptual clarity , revision and sufficient answer writing practice – an aspirant can score above average marks in Psychology optional. One must be prepared to work hard and do self reading to gain mastery on the subject which has a direct correlation with one’s marks in MAIN EXAMINATION. 

4th

Scoring Potential

5th

Easy availability of Reading Material

Another good aspect for psychology optional is good reading material in the form of standard books is available in psychology optional. This takes away a truckload of burden as in few optionals gathering reading material is itself a challenge.

I think reading books is not important. What I need to do is memorize coaching material and I will be selected in Civil Services.

Don’t ever become a victim of such line of thought. Reading books are as important as our decision to sit in this exam. If you only rely on material provided by any institute, you are planing to play with fire. Our advice is , an easy availability of good reading material is a crucial factor in ones success.

As interview is a test of one’s personality, here also psychology comes to our rescue. With better understanding of psychological processes and human behaviour, psychology optional students are always better prepared and develop a good potential to score better marks in Civil Services Interview.

6th

Strong LINK with Interview

With all this if you have right guidance, I think there is no reason that one cannot achieve the dream of becoming a Civil Servant. As it is said, ‘ where there is a WILL there’s a WAY’ , if you are determined for your success, we are always there for a hand holding.