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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Studied observational learning






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






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






4. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






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






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






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






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






10. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






11. Object-relations theorist






12. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






14. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






16. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)






17. Studied attitude change






18. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






21. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






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






24. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions






25. Studied political norms






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






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






28. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






30. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






33. Developed theory of isomorphism






34. Founder of ego psychology






35. 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






36. Object-relations theorist






37. Proposed gate theory of pain






38. Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M. - a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy






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






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






41. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from






42. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning






43. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions






44. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






45. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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. 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.






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






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






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