Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) often conducts entrance test for the selection of candidates to Ph.D (Psychology) course. Topics like Social Psychology, Psychological Testing, and Counseling Psychology are asked for the entrance exam. Psychology by Charles G. Morris, Social Psychology by Baron, R.A; Byrne, D & Brabscombe, N. R, Research Methodology by Dipak Kumar Bhattacharya, Statistics in Psychology and Education by Garrett, H. E, Psychological testing by Anastasi, A. & Urbina, S, etc some of the books can be referred for studies.

Main Topics for IGNOU Ph.D (Psychology) Entrance Exam

• General Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Research Methodology
• Psychological Statistics
• Psychological Testing
• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology

Books for General Psychology

• Introduction to Psychology by Clifford T. Morgan, Richard a. King, John R. Weis and John Schopler
• Introduction to Psychology by Ernest R. Hillgard, Richard C. Atkinson, Rita L. Atkinson
• Psychology by Baron.A.Robert
• Essentials of psychology: exploration and application by Dennis Coon
• Psychology by Charles G. Morris
• Elements of Psychology by David Krech, Richard S. Crutchfield
• General Psychology by Lewis R. Aiken
• Principles of general psychology by Gregory A. Kimble, Norman Garmezy

Books for Social Psychology

• Social Psychology by Baron, R.A; Byrne, D & Brabscombe, N. R
• An introduction to Social psychology by Kuppusamy .B
• Social Psychology by Baron and Byrne
• Introduction to Social Psychology by Lindgren
• Social Psychology by David G Myers
• Social Psychology by Michael A. Hogg, Graham Michael Vaughan
• Social Psychology by Saul M. Kassin, Steven Fein, Hazel Rose Markus
• Essential Social Psychology by Richard J Crisp, Rhiannon N Turner
• Social Psychology by Kenneth S. Bordens, Irwin A. Horowitz
• Applied Social Psychology in India by Girishwar Misra

Books for Research Methodology

• Fundamental Statistics Psychology and Education by Guilford J.P
• Foundations of Behavior Research by Fred N. Kerlinger
• Research Methodology by Kothari, C.R
• Research Methodology by Dipak Kumar Bhattacharya
• Research Methodology by Yogesh Kumar Singh
• Research Methodology by J.A Khan

Books for Psychological Statistics

• Statistics in Psychology and Education by Garrett, H. E
• Statistics for Psychology by Aron
• Statistical Reasoning in Psychology and Education by Minium E.W., King B. M., Bear G
• Fundamental Statistics in Psychology and Education by Guilford J. P and Fruchter
• Statistical Methods for Psychology by Howell D.C
• Statistical methods in education and psychology by Glass, G. V. & Stanley, J. C
• Statistics in psychology and education by Mangal, S. K

Books for Psychological Testing

• Psychological testing by Anastasi, A. & Urbina, S
• Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues by Kaplan, R.M. & Saccuzzo
• Psychological testing: History, principles and applications by Gregory, R.J
• Tests, Measurements and Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences by Singh, A.K
• Psychological testing by Freeman, F.S
• Essentials of Psychological Testing by Cronbach L. J
• Psychological Testing by Anastasi A & Urbina, S
• Psychological testing: Principles and applications by Murphy, K. R., Davidshofer

Books for Clinical Psychology

• Handbook of clinical psychology by Wolman, B.B
• Introduction to clinical psychology by Hecker, J.E., Thorpe, G.L

Books for Counseling Psychology

• Counseling and Psychotherapy: theories and interventions by Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D.R
• Theory and practice of group counseling by Corey, G
• Systems of psychotherapy: a transtheoretical analysis by Prochaska, J.O., & Norcross
• Counseling psychology by Gelso, C. J. & Fretz, B.R
• Handbook of counseling psychology by Woolfe, R. & Dryden, W

Books can be collected from library or online book stores. Books containing model questions with solved answers can also be referred for studies.