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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Luchins - A.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Fechner - G.
Pavlov - I.
2. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization
Maslow - A.
Watson - J.
Milgram - S.
Bekesy -G.
3. Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission
Kandel - E.
Zimbardo - P.
Rotter - J.
Chomsky - N.
4. Proposed concept of belief in a just world
Asch - S.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Lerner - M.
Sherif - M.
5. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Hall - E.
Rescorla - R.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Gibson - J.
6. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Wolpe - J.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Thorndike - E.
Ebbinghaus - H.
7. Proposed gate theory of pain
Zajonc. R.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Allport - G.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
8. Developed sociobiology
von Frisch - K.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Wilson - E. O.
James - W. and Lange - C.
9. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Bartlett - F.
Pavlov - I.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Kelly - G.
10. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions
Rotter - J.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
11. Developed the visual cliff apparatus - which is used to study the development of depth perception
Maslow - A.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Gardner - H.
Bandura - A.
12. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Luria - A.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Sherif - M.
13. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational
von Frisch - K.
Swets - John A.
Heider - F.
McGuire - W.
14. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
Allport - G.
Heider - F.
Garcia - J.
Miller - G.
15. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Garcia - J.
Wilson - E. O.
Spearman - C.
16. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Thurstone - L.
Zajonc. R.
Cattell - R.
Lerner - M.
17. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
James - W. and Lange - C.
18. Critic of trait theories of personality
Stevens - S. S.
Mischel - W.
Sherif - M.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
19. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Lerner - M.
Maslow - A.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Kelly - G.
20. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan
Kohler - W.
Cattell - R.
Mahler - M.
Stevens - S. S.
21. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Eysenck - H.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Cattell - R.
22. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)
Ebbinghaus - H.
Bem - D.
Skinner - B.F.
Horney - K.
23. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Luchins - A.
Asch - S.
von Frisch - K.
Zajonc. R.
24. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Watson - J.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Cannon - W.
Maslow - A.
25. Studied taste aversion learning and proposed that some species are biologically prepared to learn connections between certain stimuli
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Garcia - J.
Erikson - E.
Festinger - L.
26. Object-relations theorist
Heider - F.
Mischel - W.
Klein - M.
Sherif - M.
27. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Newcomb - T.
Wolpe - J.
Milgram - S.
28. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex
Adler - A.
Maslow - A.
Bekesy -G.
Janis - I.
29. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells
Kohler - W.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Horney - K.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
30. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Festinger - L.
Cattell - R.
Sherrington - C.
Bem - S.
31. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality
Freud - S.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Helmholtz - H.
Jung - C.
32. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Wernicke - C.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
33. 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.
Whorf - B.
Mischel - W.
Jung - C.
Sternberg - R.
34. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Penfield - W.
Pavlov - I.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
von Frisch - K.
35. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving
Tinbergen - N.
Chomsky - N.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Luchins - A.
36. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)
Schachter - S.
Broca - P.
Thurstone - L.
Horney - K.
37. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth
Berkeley - G.
Sternberg - R.
Allport - G.
Zimbardo - P.
38. Studied political norms
Bandura - A.
Berkeley - G.
Newcomb - T.
Kernberg - O.
39. 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
Gardner - H.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Bandura - A.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
40. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment
Lorenz - K.
Penfield - W.
Pavlov - I.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
41. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Skinner - B.F.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Asch - S.
Premack - D.
42. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Cannon - W.
Schachter - S.
Berkeley - G.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
43. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law
Bandura - A.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Stevens - S. S.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
44. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived
Whorf - B.
Mahler - M.
Kohler - W.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
45. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Cannon - W.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Cattell - R.
Eagly - A.
46. Studied need for achievement (nAch)
McClelland - D.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
von Frisch - K.
47. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation
Schachter - S.
Freud - A.
Rotter - J.
Skinner - B.F.
48. Studied insights in problem solving
Kohler - W.
Kandel - E.
Maslow - A.
Milner - B.
49. German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language (_______'S Area)
Paivio - A.
Cattell - R.
Allport - G.
Wernicke - C.
50. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats
Cannon - W.
Penfield - W.
Thorndike - E.
Luchins - A.