Oxford Psychology Units 1+2 3rd edition

Introduction
Chapter 1 Research toolkit
Chapter 2 Introduction to psychology

Unit 1: How are behaviour and mental processes shaped?

Area of Study 1: How does the brain function?

Chapter 3 Understanding the role of the brain: approaches through time
Chapter 4 Central nervous system, peripheral nervous system & neurons: structure & function
Chapter 5 Hindbrain, midbrain & forebrain: structure, function & the role of the cerebral cortex
Chapter 6 Brain development from infancy through adolescence
Chapter 7 Malfunctioning brains: the impact of injury & understanding neurological disorders through animal studies

Area of Study 2: What influences psychological development?

Chapter 8 Hereditary & environmental interactions: twin & adoption studies
Chapter 9 Critical & sensitive periods in development
Chapter 10 Emotional, cognitive & psychosocial development across the lifespan
Chapter 11 The conceptualisation of normality & mental health
Chapter 12 Mental health as a product of internal & external factors
Chapter 13 Categories of psychological disorder

Area of Study 3: Student-directed research investigation

Unit 2: How do external factors influence behaviour & mental processes?

Area of Study 1: What influences a person’s perception of the world?

Chapter 14 Sensation & perception: taste & vision
Chapter 15 The influence of biological, psychological & social factors on perception: taste & vision
Chapter 16 Fallibility & distortions of perception: taste & vision

Area of Study 2: How are people influenced to behave in particular ways?

Chapter 17 Social cognition: attitudes & stereotyping
Chapter 18 Group & individual behaviour: Asch, Milgram and Zimbardo
Chapter 19 Factors of helping & bullying behaviour
Chapter 20 The influence of the media on individual & group behaviour

Area of Study 3: Student-directed practical investigation