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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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Units 1 & 2

Psychology for Queensland

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Psychology for Queensland Units 1–4

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Units 1 & 2

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.

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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.
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.
Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student obook assess	Digital student obook access for 27 months from the date of activation.
Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Teacher obook assess	Digital teacher access for the life of the edition.

Table of contents and sample pages

Chapter 1	The psychology toolkit
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

Title	Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student book + obook assess
ISBN	9780190313296

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Units 3 & 4

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.

Available formats

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.
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.
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.

Table of contents and sample pages

Chapter 1	The Psychology toolkit
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

Title	Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4 Student book + obook assess
ISBN	9780190313340

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Student Workbooks Units 1–4

Psychology for Queensland Student Workbooks are standalone resources designed to help students succeed in their internal and external assessments.

Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4 Student workbook – Table of contents

Chapter 1	Psychology toolkit
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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Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student workbook – Table of contents

Chapter 1	Psychology toolkit
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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Psychology for Queensland | Student workbook Units 3 & 4

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Title	Psychology for Queensland Units 3 & 4 Student workbook
ISBN	9780190320393

Psychology for Queensland | Student workbook Units 1 & 2

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Title	Psychology for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student workbook
ISBN	9780190320386

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