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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






4. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






5. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory






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






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






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






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






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






11. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






15. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






17. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






19. Studied observational learning






20. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






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






23. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






24. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






27. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






28. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






29. Studied locus of control






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






31. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Proposed filter theory of attention






46. 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






47. Object-relations theorist






48. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






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