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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Developed theory of isomorphism






2. Proposed gate theory of pain






3. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells






4. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions






5. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law






6. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility






7. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies






8. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from






9. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)






10. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items






11. Proposed filter theory of attention






12. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered






13. Studied taste aversion learning and proposed that some species are biologically prepared to learn connections between certain stimuli






14. Developed the visual cliff apparatus - which is used to study the development of depth perception






15. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s






16. Performed study on doll preferences in African-American children; the results were used in the 1954 Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education Supreme Court case.






17. Psychodynamic theorist who broke with Freud over the concept of libido; suggested that the unconscious should be divided into the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious - with archetypes being in the collective unconscious.






18. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery






19. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions






20. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)






21. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions






22. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






23. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






24. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






25. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats






26. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning






27. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings






28. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.






29. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory






30. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality






31. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory






32. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism






33. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






34. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






35. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






36. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers






37. Studied attitude change






38. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)






39. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)






40. Proposed a theory of multiple intelligences that divides intelligence into seven different types - all of which are equally important; traditional IQ tests measure only two of the seven types






41. Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission






42. Proposed theory of evolution and natural selection as its centerpiece






43. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization






44. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






45. Developed the concept of groupthink to explain how group decision making can sometimes go awry






46. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






47. Object-relations theorist






48. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving






49. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational






50. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions