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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.






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






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






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






7. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions






8. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






12. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.






13. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)






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






15. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






17. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






19. 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.






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






21. Object-relations theorist






22. Developed sociobiology






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






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






25. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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






28. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






29. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






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. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






35. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






36. Studied attitude change






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






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






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






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






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






42. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






43. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






45. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)






46. 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.






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






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






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






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