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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving
Freud - A.
Cattell - R.
Erikson - E.
Luchins - A.
2. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g
Thurstone - L.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Spearman - C.
Janis - I.
3. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
Whorf - B.
Paivio - A.
Heider - F.
Wolpe - J.
4. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Rogers - C.
McClelland - D.
Bandura - A.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
5. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
Gardner - H.
Wolpe - J.
Kernberg - O.
Swets - John A.
6. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law
Kohler - W.
Stevens - S. S.
Chomsky - N.
Mahler - M.
7. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning
Bandura - A.
Heider - F.
Gardner - H.
Pavlov - I.
8. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Loftus - E.
Bandura - A.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Hering - E.
9. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another
Zajonc. R.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Bandura - A.
Chomsky - N.
10. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility
Garcia - J.
Kohler - W.
Milner - B.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
11. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Skinner - B.F.
Guilford - J.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Ebbinghaus - H.
12. Studied locus of control
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Rotter - J.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Milgram - S.
13. Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission
Kandel - E.
McGuire - W.
Bandura - A.
Helmholtz - H.
14. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Sternberg - R.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
15. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Milner - B.
Hall - E.
Sternberg - R.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
16. Object-relations theorist
Chomsky - N.
Winnicott - D.W.
Penfield - W.
Erikson - E.
17. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Allport - G.
Zajonc. R.
Sherrington - C.
18. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny
Penfield - W.
Bem - S.
von Frisch - K.
Allport - G.
19. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from
Horney - K.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Cattell - R.
Gibson - J.
20. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Kernberg - O.
Loftus - E.
Thurstone - L.
21. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Festinger - L.
Zajonc. R.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Newcomb - T.
22. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal
Cannon - W.
Eysenck - H.
Mischel - W.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
23. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Jung - C.
Broadbent - D.
Allport - G.
Asch - S.
24. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Luria - A.
25. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment
Kohler - W.
Lorenz - K.
Sherif - M.
Adler - A.
26. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Kohler - W.
Broca - P.
Lewin - K.
27. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths
Gibson - J.
Freud - S.
Skinner - B.F.
Stevens - S. S.
28. Developed the concept of groupthink to explain how group decision making can sometimes go awry
Wilson - E. O.
Luria - A.
Eysenck - H.
Janis - I.
29. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception
Witkin - H.
Bandura - A.
Helmholtz - H.
Garcia - J.
30. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells
Ebbinghaus - H.
Freud - S.
Klein - M.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
31. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.
Jung - C.
Schachter - S.
Eagly - A.
Bem - S.
32. Proposed concept of belief in a just world
Lerner - M.
Jung - C.
Sherif - M.
Sherrington - C.
33. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results
Bandura - A.
Miller - G.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Zimbardo - P.
34. Studied attitude change
Bandura - A.
Hovland - C.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
35. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth
Berkeley - G.
Newcomb - T.
Thorndike - E.
Freud - S.
36. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions
James - W. and Lange - C.
Loftus - E.
Lerner - M.
Tinbergen - N.
37. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Lewin - K.
Festinger - L.
Cannon - W.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
38. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Ebbinghaus - H.
Rotter - J.
von Frisch - K.
Bem - D.
39. Studied political norms
Newcomb - T.
Penfield - W.
Hovland - C.
Klein - M.
40. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse
Schachter - S.
Sherrington - C.
Loftus - E.
Bem - S.
41. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Sheldon - W.
Freud - S.
42. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization
Hering - E.
Maslow - A.
Loftus - E.
Sheldon - W.
43. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)
Skinner - B.F.
Asch - S.
Mahler - M.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
44. Object-relations theorist
Mahler - M.
Rescorla - R.
von Frisch - K.
Sherrington - C.
45. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality
Stevens - S. S.
Mahler - M.
Cattell - R.
Festinger - L.
46. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type
Sheldon - W.
Lorenz - K.
Erikson - E.
Loftus - E.
47. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Sheldon - W.
Bem - D.
Festinger - L.
Lerner - M.
48. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions
Loftus - E.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Rescorla - R.
49. Object-relations theorist
Zajonc. R.
Bem - S.
Klein - M.
Broca - P.
50. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational
Gardner - H.
Winnicott - D.W.
Heider - F.
Helmholtz - H.