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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Object-relations theorist






9. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






11. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






12. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






13. 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.






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






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






16. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






18. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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






21. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






22. Object-relations theorist






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






24. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






25. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






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






28. Studied attitude change






29. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






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






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






33. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






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






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






37. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






39. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






41. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability