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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Studied insights in problem solving






2. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






4. Developed sociobiology






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






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






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






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






9. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






12. Founder of ego psychology






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






14. Studied observational learning






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






16. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






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






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






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






21. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






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






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






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






26. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






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






29. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






30. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






31. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






33. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






35. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






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






46. Studied locus of control






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






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






49. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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







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