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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Founder of ego psychology






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






3. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






5. Proposed gate theory of pain






6. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






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






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






10. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






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






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






15. Studied insights in problem solving






16. Object-relations theorist






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






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






19. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






22. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






24. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






25. Studied observational learning






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






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






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






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






30. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






31. 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






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






33. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






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






43. Studied locus of control






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






45. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






46. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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