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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






3. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






4. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test






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






6. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






8. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






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






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






12. Object-relations theorist






13. Critic of trait theories of personality






14. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






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






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






18. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






20. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






22. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






23. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






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






26. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






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






29. Object-relations theorist






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






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






32. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






33. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






35. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






36. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory






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






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






39. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






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






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






44. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic






45. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






46. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






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






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