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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






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






4. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment






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






6. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






26. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






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






30. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






31. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






32. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






34. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






38. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






40. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






44. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






46. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






48. Studied insights in problem solving






49. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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