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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Proposed theory of evolution and natural selection as its centerpiece
Darwin - C.
McGuire - W.
Milgram - S.
Fechner - G.
2. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Kohler - W.
Mischel - W.
Wolpe - J.
3. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
von Frisch - K.
Broadbent - D.
McGuire - W.
4. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth
Schachter - S.
Erikson - E.
Premack - D.
Berkeley - G.
5. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions
Hall - E.
Chomsky - N.
Loftus - E.
Skinner - B.F.
6. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)
Rogers - C.
Premack - D.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Eagly - A.
7. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)
Skinner - B.F.
Milner - B.
Cattell - R.
Lorenz - K.
8. Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission
Freud - S.
Sheldon - W.
Kandel - E.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
9. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers
Skinner - B.F.
Winnicott - D.W.
Heider - F.
Wolpe - J.
10. 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
Hovland - C.
Skinner - B.F.
Gardner - H.
Luchins - A.
11. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions
Bekesy -G.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Helmholtz - H.
Rescorla - R.
12. Developed opponent process theory of color vision
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Hering - E.
Ebbinghaus - H.
13. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Berkeley - G.
Chomsky - N.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
14. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Erikson - E.
Skinner - B.F.
Bem - D.
Kelly - G.
15. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization
Helmholtz - H.
Paivio - A.
von Frisch - K.
Maslow - A.
16. Studied taste aversion learning and proposed that some species are biologically prepared to learn connections between certain stimuli
Spearman - C.
Milgram - S.
Hovland - C.
Garcia - J.
17. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Eysenck - H.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
18. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Cannon - W.
Allport - G.
Sherrington - C.
Horney - K.
19. Object-relations theorist
Thurstone - L.
Kelly - G.
Mahler - M.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
20. Object-relations theorist
James - W. and Lange - C.
Broca - P.
Freud - S.
Kernberg - O.
21. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
Swets - John A.
Garcia - J.
Zajonc. R.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
22. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Gibson - J.
Premack - D.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
McGuire - W.
23. Studied need for achievement (nAch)
McClelland - D.
Gardner - H.
Cattell - R.
Sheldon - W.
24. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived
Heider - F.
Allport - G.
Freud - S.
Whorf - B.
25. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality
Freud - S.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Milgram - S.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
26. Studied observational learning
Bandura - A.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Rotter - J.
Berkeley - G.
27. Studied locus of control
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Cannon - W.
Rotter - J.
Adler - A.
28. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees
Cannon - W.
von Frisch - K.
Jung - C.
Witkin - H.
29. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.
McGuire - W.
Allport - G.
Eagly - A.
Loftus - E.
30. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Lewin - K.
Fechner - G.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
31. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
Zimbardo - P.
Premack - D.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Wolpe - J.
32. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan
Cattell - R.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Lewin - K.
Bandura - A.
33. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Hering - E.
Paivio - A.
Eysenck - H.
McClelland - D.
34. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Maslow - A.
Spearman - C.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
35. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning
Sternberg - R.
Wilson - E. O.
Lewin - K.
Pavlov - I.
36. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths
Rotter - J.
Jung - C.
Guilford - J.
Gibson - J.
37. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Sheldon - W.
Berkeley - G.
38. Proposed filter theory of attention
James - W. and Lange - C.
Bem - S.
Skinner - B.F.
Broadbent - D.
39. Studied attitude change
Hovland - C.
Berkeley - G.
Whorf - B.
Lerner - M.
40. German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language (_______'S Area)
Wernicke - C.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Festinger - L.
Penfield - W.
41. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Hall - E.
Darwin - C.
Maslow - A.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
42. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Eysenck - H.
Thurstone - L.
Jung - C.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
43. Object-relations theorist
Adler - A.
Pavlov - I.
Winnicott - D.W.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
44. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Kelly - G.
Festinger - L.
von Frisch - K.
Cattell - R.
45. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal
Gardner - H.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Witkin - H.
Spearman - C.
46. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Zimbardo - P.
Milner - B.
Stevens - S. S.
47. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Lorenz - K.
Bem - D.
Milner - B.
Garcia - J.
48. Object-relations theorist
Tinbergen - N.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Witkin - H.
Klein - M.
49. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality
Miller - G.
Adler - A.
Allport - G.
Stevens - S. S.
50. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Berkeley - G.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Wernicke - C.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.