Psychology for Queensland Units 1–4
2025 v1.0 General Senior Syllabus
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Psychology for Queensland Units 1–4 (Second edition) has been updated to align to the Psychology 2025 v1.0 General Senior Syllabus.
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Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 covers information for research in psychology and information included in Unit 1: Individual Development such as the role of the brain, cognitive development and human consciousness and sleep, and information included in Unit 2: Individual Behaviour, including intelligence, diagnosis, psychological disorders and emotion and motivation.
The Student book includes a number of features and is supported by a range of additional digital resources via the obook assess platform. These resources support teachers and students.
Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student book + obook assess |
Print student book with digital obook access for 27 months from the date of activation. |
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Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student obook assess |
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Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Teacher obook assess |
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Chapter 1 | The psychology toolkit |
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UNIT 1 | INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT |
Chapter 2 | Philosophy to psychology |
Chapter 3 | Brain investigations |
Chapter 4 | The nervous system View sample chapter |
Chapter 5 | The brain |
Chapter 6 | Developing and malfunctioning brains |
Chapter 7 | Genetic–environment interactions on psychological development |
Chapter 8 | Emotional and cognitive development |
Chapter 9 | States of consciousness |
Chapter 10 | Measuring states of consciousness |
Chapter 11 | Purpose and function of sleep |
Chapter 12 | Sleep deprivation |
Chapter 13 | Sleep disorders |
Unit 1 Practice exam questions | |
UNIT 2 | INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR |
Chapter 14 | Understanding intelligence and factors that influence it |
Chapter 15 | Approaches to describing and measuring intelligence |
Chapter 16 | Understanding the concepts of normality and mental illness |
Chapter 17 | Recognising psychological disorders |
Chapter 18 | Risk factors and treatment for psychological disorders |
Chapter 19 | Emotion, cognition and wellbeing |
Chapter 20 | Motivation |
Unit 2 Practice exam questions | |
Chapter 21 | Research and practical manual |
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Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4 covers information for topics in Unit 3: Individual thinking, including function of the brain, visual perception, memory, and learning, and information for topics in Unit 4: The influence of others, including social psychology, interpersonal processes, attitudes and cross cultural psychology.
The Student book includes a number of features and is supported by a range of additional digital resources via the obook assess platform. These resources support teachers and students.
Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4 Student book + obook assess |
Print student book with digital obook access for 27 months from the date of activation. |
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Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4 Student obook assess |
Digital student obook access for 27 months from the date of activation. |
Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4 Teacher obook assess |
Digital teacher access for the life of the edition. |
Institutional purchases Please contact your Education Consultant if your school purchases resources on behalf of students and requires multi-year digital subscriptions. If your school has a different model, ask your Education Consultant about purchase options. |
Chapter 1 | The Psychology toolkit |
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UNIT 3 | INDIVIDUAL THINKING |
Chapter 2 | The nervous system and the brain |
Chapter 3 | Neurons and neurotransmitters |
Chapter 4 | Visual perception |
Chapter 5 | Influences on visual perception View sample |
Chapter 6 | The fallibility of visual perception |
Chapter 7 | Understanding memory |
Chapter 8 | Brain structures involved in memory |
Chapter 9 | How we remember and forget |
Chapter 10 | Learning |
Unit 3 Practice exam questions | |
UNIT 4 | THE INFLUENCE OF OTHERS |
Chapter 11 | Social psychology |
Chapter 12 | Status and power in groups |
Chapter 13 | Pro- and Anti-social behaviour |
Chapter 14 | Aggression |
Chapter 15 | Attraction and relationships |
Chapter 16 | Attitudes and bias |
Chapter 17 | Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination |
Chapter 18 | Community and culture |
Chapter 19 | Cultural diversity |
Unit 4 Practice exam questions | |
Chapter 20 | Practical manual |
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Psychology for Queensland Student Workbooks are standalone resources designed to help students succeed in their internal and external assessments.
Chapter 1 | Psychology toolkit |
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UNIT 3 | INDIVIDUAL THINKING |
Chapter 2 | The nervous system and the brain |
Chapter 3 | Neurons and neurotransmitters |
Chapter 4 | Visual perception |
Chapter 5 | Influence on visual perception |
Chapter 6 | The fallibility of visual perception |
Chapter 7 | Understanding memory |
Chapter 8 | Brain structures involved in memory |
Chapter 9 | How we remember and forget |
Chapter 10 | Learning |
Unit 3: | Practice Assessments |
UNIT 4 | THE INFLUENCE OF OTHERS |
Chapter 11 | Social Psychology |
Chapter 12 | Status and power in groups |
Chapter 13 | Pro- and Anti-social behaviour |
Chapter 14 | Aggression |
Chapter 15 | Attraction and relationships |
Chapter 16 | Attitudes and bias |
Chapter 17 | Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination |
Chapter 18 | Community and culture | Chapter 19 | Cultural diversity |
Unit 4: | Practice Assessments |
Chapter 15 | Practical manual |
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Chapter 1 | Psychology toolkit |
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UNIT 1 | INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT |
Chapter 2 | Philosophy to psychology |
Chapter 3 | Brain investigations |
Chapter 4 | The nervous system |
Chapter 5 | The brain |
Chapter 6 | Developing and malfunctioning brains |
Chapter 7 | Genetic-environment interactions on psychological development |
Chapter 8 | Emotional and cognitive development |
Chapter 9 | States of consciousness |
Chapter 10 | Measuring states of consciousness | Chapter 11 | Purpose and function of sleep | Chapter 12 | Sleep deprivation | Chapter 13 | Sleep disorders | Unit 1: | Practice Assessments |
UNIT 2 | THE INFLUENCE OF OTHERS | Chapter 14 | Understanding intelligence and factors that influence it | Chapter 15 | Approaches to describing and measuring intelligence | Chapter 16 | Understanding the concept of normality and mental illness | Chapter 17 | Recognising psychological disorders |
Chapter 18 | Risk factors and treatment of psychological disorders | Chapter 19 | Emotion, cognition and wellbeing |
Chapter 20 | Motivation | Unit 2: | Assessments |
Chapter 21 | Practical manual |
Answers | |
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Title | Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4
Student workbook |
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ISBN | 9780190320393 |
Title | Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2
Student workbook |
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ISBN | 9780190320386 |
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