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This study set covers Cognitive Psychology through
15 practice questions.
An exploration of cognitive psychology theories and researchers mapped to their historical, geographic, and institutional origins. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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Geographic Perspectives on Cognitive Psychology study set below.
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1
The 'Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two' paper by George A. Miller was published in 1956 while he was affiliated with which institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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B
Harvard University
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C
Boston University
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D
Tufts University
2
The Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, known for his theory of cognitive development, spent the majority of his academic career at which university located in Geneva?
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University of Lausanne
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B
University of Zurich
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C
University of Geneva
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D
University of Neuchâtel
3
Ulric Neisser, the author of the 1967 seminal textbook 'Cognitive Psychology', was born in which city in Germany before emigrating to the United States?
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Berlin
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B
Frankfurt
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C
Munich
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D
Kiel
4
Lev Vygotsky, who proposed the sociocultural theory of cognitive development, conducted his primary research in the early 20th century in which city, then part of the Soviet Union?
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Moscow
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B
Saint Petersburg
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C
Kyiv
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D
Minsk
5
The concept of 'Flow', developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, was largely researched while he was a professor at which university located in Chicago, Illinois?
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University of Chicago
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B
Northwestern University
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C
Loyola University Chicago
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D
University of Illinois Chicago
6
Donald Broadbent, famous for his 'Filter Model' of attention, led the Applied Psychology Research Unit for many years, which was geographically situated in which English city?
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London
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B
Oxford
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C
Cambridge
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D
Bristol
7
The Gestalt psychologists Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler, and Kurt Koffka were associated with the 'Berlin School', but they eventually emigrated to which country to escape the Nazi regime?
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United Kingdom
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B
Canada
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C
Australia
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D
United States
8
Herbert A. Simon, a pioneer of artificial intelligence and information processing, spent most of his academic life at Carnegie Mellon University, which is located in which U.S. city?
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Pittsburgh
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B
Philadelphia
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C
Cleveland
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D
Detroit
9
The 'Wason Selection Task', used to study deductive reasoning, was developed by Peter Wason while he was working at University College, which is located in which city?
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Manchester
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B
London
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C
Edinburgh
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D
Glasgow
10
Endel Tulving, known for his work on episodic memory, conducted much of his influential research at the University of Toronto, which is located in which Canadian province?
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Quebec
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B
British Columbia
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C
Ontario
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D
Alberta
11
The psychologist Eleanor Gibson, famous for the 'Visual Cliff' experiment, was affiliated for many years with Cornell University, located in which U.S. state?
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New York
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B
Pennsylvania
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C
Massachusetts
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D
Vermont
12
The first psychological laboratory, which sparked the cognitive-adjacent study of reaction times, was opened by Wilhelm Wundt in 1879 in which German city?
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Heidelberg
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B
Leipzig
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C
Bonn
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D
Göttingen
13
Roger Shepard, known for his work on mental rotation, conducted significant research at Stanford University, which is located near which major Californian city?
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Los Angeles
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B
San Diego
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C
San Francisco
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D
Sacramento
14
The psychologist Anders Ericsson, known for his research on 'deliberate practice' and expert performance, was a faculty member at Florida State University, located in which city?
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Miami
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B
Orlando
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C
Tampa
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D
Tallahassee
15
B.F. Skinner, although primarily a behaviorist, conducted work relevant to cognitive verbal behavior while based at Harvard University, located in which U.S. state?
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Massachusetts
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B
Connecticut
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C
Rhode Island
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D
New Hampshire
