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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth






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






4. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






5. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






6. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type






7. Studied observational learning






8. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






10. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic






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






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






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






14. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)






15. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.






16. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan






17. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






18. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions






19. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






21. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)






22. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






24. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers






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






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






27. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.






28. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Studied locus of control






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






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






37. Object-relations theorist






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






39. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






40. Object-relations theorist






41. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny






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






43. Founder of ego psychology






44. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory






45. Object-relations theorist






46. 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.






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






48. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another






49. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






50. German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language (_______'S Area)