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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Studied political norms






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






3. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






4. Object-relations theorist






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






6. Studied the mere exposure effect; also resolved problems with the social facilitation effect by suggesting that the presence of others enhances the emission of dominant responses and impairs the emission of nondominant responses






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






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






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






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






11. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M. - a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy






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






26. 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






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






28. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception






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






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






31. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






32. Developed sociobiology






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






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






35. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






36. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






38. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g






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






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






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






42. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats






43. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






44. 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.






45. Studied attitude change






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






47. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






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






50. Studied insights in problem solving