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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Object-relations theorist






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Studied observational learning






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






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






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






16. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






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






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






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






22. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






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






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






27. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






29. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






30. Studied attitude change






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






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






33. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






35. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






37. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






38. 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.






39. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






41. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






42. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.






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






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






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






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






47. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






48. Studied insights in problem solving






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






50. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability







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