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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






4. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another






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






6. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items






7. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






8. Proposed filter theory of attention






9. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






10. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






11. 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






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






13. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality






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






15. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






17. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






18. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






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






21. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






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






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






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






27. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






30. Studied locus of control






31. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






33. Object-relations theorist






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






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






36. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






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






39. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






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






43. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






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






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






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






48. Studied political norms






49. Object-relations theorist






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