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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law






2. Object-relations theorist






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






4. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type






5. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






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






9. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception






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






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






20. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






21. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






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






25. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






26. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






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






32. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






38. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






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






41. Studied locus of control






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






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






44. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






45. Studied attitude change






46. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






47. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






49. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






50. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational