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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Berkeley - G.
Sherrington - C.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Rogers - C.
2. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another
Swets - John A.
Chomsky - N.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Thorndike - E.
3. Studied observational learning
McClelland - D.
Adler - A.
Bandura - A.
Premack - D.
4. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Sherif - M.
Eysenck - H.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Darwin - C.
5. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Ebbinghaus - H.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Loftus - E.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
6. Proposed gate theory of pain
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Swets - John A.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Penfield - W.
7. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)
Loftus - E.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Miller - G.
8. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception
Helmholtz - H.
Swets - John A.
Heider - F.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
9. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)
Kohler - W.
Bandura - A.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
von Frisch - K.
10. Developed the concept of groupthink to explain how group decision making can sometimes go awry
Winnicott - D.W.
Berkeley - G.
Schachter - S.
Janis - I.
11. Proposed dual-code hypothesis
Paivio - A.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Pavlov - I.
Spearman - C.
12. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Maslow - A.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Hovland - C.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
13. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Bem - S.
Hall - E.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Thurstone - L.
14. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Miller - G.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Sternberg - R.
James - W. and Lange - C.
15. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality
Hovland - C.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Broca - P.
Allport - G.
16. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Skinner - B.F.
Premack - D.
Skinner - B.F.
Watson - J.
17. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
Skinner - B.F.
von Frisch - K.
Swets - John A.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
18. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth
Bandura - A.
Berkeley - G.
McClelland - D.
Watson - J.
19. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality
Cattell - R.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Bandura - A.
20. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Skinner - B.F.
McGuire - W.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Bem - D.
21. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Kelly - G.
Fechner - G.
Zimbardo - P.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
22. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal
Gardner - H.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Winnicott - D.W.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
23. Studied locus of control
Zajonc. R.
Berkeley - G.
Rotter - J.
Helmholtz - H.
24. Object-relations theorist
Sheldon - W.
Gardner - H.
Mahler - M.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
25. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method
Klein - M.
Zimbardo - P.
Sperling - G.
Broca - P.
26. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test
Rescorla - R.
Winnicott - D.W.
Cattell - R.
Witkin - H.
27. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations
Tinbergen - N.
McClelland - D.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Hovland - C.
28. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Thurstone - L.
Guilford - J.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Kandel - E.
29. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Jung - C.
Chomsky - N.
Wolpe - J.
30. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers
Lewin - K.
Kernberg - O.
Sherrington - C.
Milgram - S.
31. Critic of trait theories of personality
Skinner - B.F.
Lerner - M.
Garcia - J.
Mischel - W.
32. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths
Winnicott - D.W.
Gibson - J.
Sperling - G.
Bandura - A.
33. 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
Hering - E.
Witkin - H.
Gardner - H.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
34. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees
Broadbent - D.
Erikson - E.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
von Frisch - K.
35. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Skinner - B.F.
Thorndike - E.
36. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Watson - J.
Broadbent - D.
Schachter - S.
37. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Pavlov - I.
Cannon - W.
Mischel - W.
38. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Cattell - R.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Whorf - B.
39. Studied insights in problem solving
Whorf - B.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Wolpe - J.
Kohler - W.
40. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory
Klein - M.
Schachter - S.
Bekesy -G.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
41. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from
Horney - K.
Guilford - J.
Winnicott - D.W.
Garcia - J.
42. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers
Zimbardo - P.
Skinner - B.F.
Rotter - J.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
43. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Guilford - J.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
44. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results
Zimbardo - P.
Hering - E.
Guilford - J.
Thorndike - E.
45. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Penfield - W.
Thurstone - L.
Eagly - A.
James - W. and Lange - C.
46. Object-relations theorist
Kernberg - O.
Premack - D.
Hall - E.
Wernicke - C.
47. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Sternberg - R.
Stevens - S. S.
Sherif - M.
Gibson - J.
48. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Kernberg - O.
Newcomb - T.
Kelly - G.
Mischel - W.
49. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions
Hovland - C.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Tinbergen - N.
Lorenz - K.
50. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Sternberg - R.
Skinner - B.F.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Stevens - S. S.