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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. 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






2. 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.






3. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






5. Object-relations theorist






6. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






8. Object-relations theorist






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






10. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






12. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






13. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






15. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






18. Founder of ego psychology






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






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






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






22. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






24. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






25. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






26. Studied observational learning






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






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






29. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






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






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






33. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






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






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






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






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






39. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths






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






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






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






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






44. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






45. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






47. Studied locus of control






48. Developed sociobiology






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






50. Critic of trait theories of personality