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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Studied political norms






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






4. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions






5. Object-relations theorist






6. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






9. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






11. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






12. Studied locus of control






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






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






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






16. Proposed filter theory of attention






17. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment






18. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity






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






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






21. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






23. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results






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






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






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






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






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






29. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






31. Studied attitude change






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






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






34. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






35. 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






36. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






38. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal






39. Used autokinetic effect to study conformity; also performed Robber'S Cave experiment and found that having superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation






40. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






42. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational






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






44. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.






45. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells






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






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






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






49. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving






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







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