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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Studied observational learning






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






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






4. 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.






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






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. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






8. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






9. Developed sociobiology






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






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






12. Object-relations theorist






13. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






14. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






16. Studied locus of control






17. Studied insights in problem solving






18. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






19. Object-relations theorist






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






21. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings






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






23. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






26. Object-relations theorist






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






28. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






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






31. Founder of ego psychology






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






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






34. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






35. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal






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






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






38. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






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






44. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






46. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






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






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






50. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation