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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism






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






9. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






10. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






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






13. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






14. 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.






15. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






17. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






18. Studied insights in problem solving






19. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






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






23. Developed sociobiology






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






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






33. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






34. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






35. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






37. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






39. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual






40. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






43. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






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






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






47. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






49. Developed theory of isomorphism






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