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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






5. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






7. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






9. Studied locus of control






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






11. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






12. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






14. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






15. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






17. Founder of ego psychology






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






19. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






28. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






30. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






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






34. Object-relations theorist






35. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






37. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






39. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Object-relations theorist






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






48. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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