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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






2. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization






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






4. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






5. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






7. Proposed gate theory of pain






8. Developed sociobiology






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Object-relations theorist






27. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






28. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






31. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






32. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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.






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






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






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






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






38. Studied political norms






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






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






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






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






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






44. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






46. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






47. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






48. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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