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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains






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






5. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






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






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






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






10. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






11. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Proposed theory of evolution and natural selection as its centerpiece






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






20. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation






21. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g






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






23. Object-relations theorist






24. Proposed gate theory of pain






25. Studied locus of control






26. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.






27. Object-relations theorist






28. 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.






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






30. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)






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






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






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






34. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






35. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






36. Object-relations theorist






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






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






39. Studied attitude change






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






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






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






43. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






44. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






46. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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






49. Proposed filter theory of attention






50. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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