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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. 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
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Kohler - W.
Sheldon - W.
Gardner - H.
2. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains
Swets - John A.
Sperling - G.
Thorndike - E.
Watson - J.
3. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Eysenck - H.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Fechner - G.
4. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Fechner - G.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Premack - D.
Kelly - G.
5. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another
Fechner - G.
Mischel - W.
Sherrington - C.
Chomsky - N.
6. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions
Horney - K.
Premack - D.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Rescorla - R.
7. Studied insights in problem solving
Witkin - H.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Loftus - E.
Kohler - W.
8. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion
McGuire - W.
Fechner - G.
Hovland - C.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
9. Object-relations theorist
Swets - John A.
Wilson - E. O.
Guilford - J.
Kernberg - O.
10. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Premack - D.
Horney - K.
Whorf - B.
11. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Luchins - A.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Broca - P.
12. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Berkeley - G.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Helmholtz - H.
13. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Festinger - L.
Bem - D.
Milner - B.
Lorenz - K.
14. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Rogers - C.
Watson - J.
Loftus - E.
15. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex
Sherrington - C.
Janis - I.
Adler - A.
Whorf - B.
16. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan
Lewin - K.
Mischel - W.
Paivio - A.
Erikson - E.
17. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Janis - I.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Hall - E.
Premack - D.
18. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Rogers - C.
Stevens - S. S.
Heider - F.
Cattell - R.
19. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees
von Frisch - K.
Loftus - E.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
James - W. and Lange - C.
20. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Newcomb - T.
Sherrington - C.
Sternberg - R.
21. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality
Zimbardo - P.
Bem - D.
Bekesy -G.
Freud - S.
22. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Hall - E.
Berkeley - G.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Milner - B.
23. Used autokinetic effect to study conformity; also performed Robber'S Cave experiment and found that having superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation
Sherif - M.
Newcomb - T.
Guilford - J.
Milner - B.
24. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Cattell - R.
Kelly - G.
Rogers - C.
Skinner - B.F.
25. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Winnicott - D.W.
Freud - S.
26. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
Hering - E.
Witkin - H.
Tinbergen - N.
Wolpe - J.
27. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations
Ebbinghaus - H.
Broadbent - D.
Luchins - A.
Tinbergen - N.
28. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Heider - F.
Bem - D.
Janis - I.
Helmholtz - H.
29. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
Wilson - E. O.
Freud - S.
Miller - G.
Guilford - J.
30. Studied need for achievement (nAch)
McClelland - D.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Loftus - E.
31. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type
Sheldon - W.
Winnicott - D.W.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Eysenck - H.
32. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Sternberg - R.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Cattell - R.
33. Proposed dual-code hypothesis
Festinger - L.
Rotter - J.
Kohler - W.
Paivio - A.
34. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation
Kernberg - O.
Schachter - S.
Stevens - S. S.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
35. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Penfield - W.
Sheldon - W.
Milner - B.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
36. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Witkin - H.
Wilson - E. O.
Thurstone - L.
Rescorla - R.
37. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory
Bekesy -G.
Tinbergen - N.
Watson - J.
Sperling - G.
38. Studied attitude change
Zimbardo - P.
Kohler - W.
Hovland - C.
Lewin - K.
39. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Bekesy -G.
Wolpe - J.
40. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells
Newcomb - T.
Kohler - W.
Sperling - G.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
41. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)
Wilson - E. O.
Janis - I.
Broca - P.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
42. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)
Milner - B.
Loftus - E.
Skinner - B.F.
Darwin - C.
43. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality
Sherrington - C.
Allport - G.
Freud - A.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
44. Developed opponent process theory of color vision
Paivio - A.
Hering - E.
Wolpe - J.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
45. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Schachter - S.
Loftus - E.
Pavlov - I.
46. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions
Horney - K.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Kelly - G.
47. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Premack - D.
Kandel - E.
Lewin - K.
Bandura - A.
48. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse
Rescorla - R.
Sherrington - C.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
49. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Sperling - G.
Bem - S.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
50. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)
Zimbardo - P.
Bandura - A.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Kelly - G.