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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning
Sherrington - C.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Rescorla - R.
Luchins - A.
2. Proposed gate theory of pain
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Sperling - G.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Cannon - W.
3. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions
Kandel - E.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Broca - P.
4. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Hall - E.
McGuire - W.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Bandura - A.
5. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
McGuire - W.
Hall - E.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
6. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Luria - A.
Bekesy -G.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
7. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Guilford - J.
Asch - S.
Hovland - C.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
8. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results
Wolpe - J.
Sherrington - C.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Zimbardo - P.
9. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Bem - S.
Darwin - C.
Janis - I.
10. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory
Adler - A.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Wolpe - J.
11. Object-relations theorist
Lorenz - K.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Paivio - A.
Kernberg - O.
12. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)
Cattell - R.
Paivio - A.
Broca - P.
Janis - I.
13. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception
Heider - F.
Milgram - S.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Helmholtz - H.
14. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Zimbardo - P.
McGuire - W.
von Frisch - K.
15. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
McClelland - D.
Swets - John A.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Lewin - K.
16. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another
Witkin - H.
Maslow - A.
Sternberg - R.
Chomsky - N.
17. Critic of trait theories of personality
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Mischel - W.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Milner - B.
18. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method
Kelly - G.
Adler - A.
Spearman - C.
Sperling - G.
19. Studied observational learning
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Kelly - G.
Bandura - A.
Asch - S.
20. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Cannon - W.
Lewin - K.
Helmholtz - H.
21. Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M. - a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy
Winnicott - D.W.
Gardner - H.
Fechner - G.
Milner - B.
22. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Helmholtz - H.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Kohler - W.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
23. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees
Zajonc. R.
von Frisch - K.
Thurstone - L.
Klein - M.
24. Developed theory of isomorphism
von Frisch - K.
Hovland - C.
Kohler - W.
Thorndike - E.
25. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers
Tinbergen - N.
Guilford - J.
Milgram - S.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
26. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Adler - A.
Freud - A.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Kernberg - O.
27. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex
Kernberg - O.
Freud - S.
Sherrington - C.
Adler - A.
28. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation
Skinner - B.F.
Schachter - S.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
29. Studied locus of control
Rotter - J.
Festinger - L.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Bekesy -G.
30. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Lorenz - K.
Erikson - E.
Helmholtz - H.
31. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Guilford - J.
Allport - G.
Rescorla - R.
Broadbent - D.
32. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type
Tinbergen - N.
Sheldon - W.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Horney - K.
33. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from
Bem - D.
Skinner - B.F.
Horney - K.
Mahler - M.
34. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Bem - D.
Bartlett - F.
Kelly - G.
McClelland - D.
35. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Lorenz - K.
Rogers - C.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
36. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Premack - D.
Milner - B.
Kernberg - O.
Watson - J.
37. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Freud - S.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Witkin - H.
38. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Hering - E.
Broadbent - D.
Lorenz - K.
39. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Sternberg - R.
Lerner - M.
Lorenz - K.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
40. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Cannon - W.
Miller - G.
Milner - B.
Tinbergen - N.
41. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test
Broadbent - D.
Wolpe - J.
Kohler - W.
Witkin - H.
42. 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
Bandura - A.
Erikson - E.
Chomsky - N.
Zajonc. R.
43. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Bekesy -G.
McClelland - D.
Fechner - G.
Lerner - M.
44. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Thurstone - L.
Lorenz - K.
Sherrington - C.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
45. Proposed filter theory of attention
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Luchins - A.
Gardner - H.
Broadbent - D.
46. 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
Lerner - M.
Gardner - H.
Whorf - B.
Kohler - W.
47. Object-relations theorist
Adler - A.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Pavlov - I.
Mahler - M.
48. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion
Rescorla - R.
Gibson - J.
Eagly - A.
McGuire - W.
49. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Bartlett - F.
Maslow - A.
Stevens - S. S.
50. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains
Klein - M.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Darwin - C.
Watson - J.