Which of the following would not be studied by a Cognitive Psychologist?
A)whether people can pay attention to multiple stimuli at once without losing accuracy
B)if advertising using animation is more memorable than advertising using no animation
C)whether a group of people present affect how much is given to charity
D)if the reading speed of college graduates differs from that of high school graduates

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The interaction of a group of people and their effect on charitable giving would likely fall more under the domain of social psychology rather than cognitive psychology, which primarily focuses on mental processes such as attention, perception, memory, and decision-making. A, B, and D all involve mental processes that are typically studied by cognitive psychologists.

Which of the Following Would Not Be Studied by a Cognitive