Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research
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The Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research was a research institute
of the Max Planck Society
formerly located in Munich
in Germany.
Founded in 1981, the institute included during its history the following units:
In 2004, the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research merged with the Max Planck Institute for Neuropsychological Research to become the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
in Leipzig
, Germany. The Munich site of the institute was officially closed on September 30, 2006.
Research institute
A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research...
of the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany....
formerly located in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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. Heinz Heckhausen
- Intention and Action under the direction of Dr. Peter GollwitzerPeter GollwitzerPeter Max Gollwitzer is a Professor of Psychology.- External links :* Wikipedia German page for Peter M. Gollwitzer* *...
- Cognition and Action under Prof. Dr. Wolfgang PrinzWolfgang PrinzWolfgang Prinz is director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and an internationally recognized expert in experimental psychology, cognitive psychology and philosophy of mind...
- Adaptive Behavior and Cognition under Prof. Dr. Gerd GigerenzerGerd GigerenzerGerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist who has studied the use of bounded rationality and heuristics in decision making, especially in medicine...
, which moved in 1997 to the Max Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentMax Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentThe Max Planck Institute for Human Development is located in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1963 and is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society ....
In 2004, the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research merged with the Max Planck Institute for Neuropsychological Research to become the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences is located 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 for Psychological Research in Munich...
in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany. The Munich site of the institute was officially closed on September 30, 2006.
External links
- Homepage of the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research (not updated after 2001)
- German Homepage of the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research (including the closing of the institute in 2004 and 2006)