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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






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






4. Founder of ego psychology






5. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






7. 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






8. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






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






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






12. Studied political norms






13. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






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






16. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






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






19. Studied locus of control






20. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






22. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






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






25. Studied attitude change






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






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






28. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






29. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception






37. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






38. Developed theory of isomorphism






39. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






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






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






42. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains






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






44. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






45. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






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






49. Object-relations theorist






50. Studied need for achievement (nAch)