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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






3. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






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






6. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation






7. Object-relations theorist






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






9. Object-relations theorist






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






11. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory






12. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths






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






14. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test






15. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






16. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'






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






18. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






20. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual






21. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






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






24. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






26. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






27. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts






28. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






29. 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






30. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method






31. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






32. Studied attitude change






33. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






34. Founder of ego psychology






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






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






37. Studied locus of control






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






39. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






43. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions






44. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






46. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.






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






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






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






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






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