The Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research was a

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of the

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formerly located in

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in Germany. Founded in 1981, the institute included during its history the following units: * Behavioral and Cognitive Development (formerly Development Psychology) under the direction of Prof. Dr. Franz E. Weinert * Motivational Psychology under the direction of Prof. Dr.

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* Intention and Action under the direction of Dr.

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* Cognition and Action under Prof. Dr.

Wolfgang Prinz Wolfgang Prinz (born 24 September 1942) is a German cognitive psychologist. He is the director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and an internationally recognized expert in experimental psycho ...

* Adaptive Behavior and Cognition under Prof. Dr.

Gerd Gigerenzer Gerd Gigerenzer (born 3 September 1947) is a German psychologist who has studied the use of bounded rationality and heuristics in decision making. Gigerenzer is director emeritus of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC) at the Max P ...

, which moved in 1997 to the

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In 2004, the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research merged with the

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to become the

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences is located in Leipzig, Germany. The institute was founded in 2004 by a merger between the former Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute ...

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, Germany. The Munich site of the institute was officially closed on September 30, 2006.

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Homepage of the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research
(not updated after 2001)

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Psychological Research Psychological research refers to research that psychologists conduct for systematic study and for analysis of the experiences and behaviors of individuals or groups. Their research can have educational, occupational and clinical applications. ...

Research institutes in Munich