Which of the following is most likely to be studied by a cognitive psychologist?

Correct answer: B. strategies used by college students to solve a particular problem

  • A. factors that determine group cohesiveness
  • B. strategies used by college students to solve a particular problem
  • C. play behavior in preschool children
  • D. results of visual-spatial tests between genders

Explanation

Cognitive psychology studies mental processes such as problem solving, memory, attention, and reasoning, making students' problem-solving strategies the clearest choice. Group cohesion is social, play behavior is developmental, and gender differences in test results are not specifically cognitive.

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