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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






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






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






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






7. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






19. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






21. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






23. Studied observational learning






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






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






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






28. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






30. 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.






31. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






33. Founder of ego psychology






34. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another






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






36. 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






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






38. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






40. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






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






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






44. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






46. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






47. 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.






48. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






50. Critic of trait theories of personality