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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Proposed theory of evolution and natural selection as its centerpiece






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






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






6. Studied observational learning






7. Studied insights in problem solving






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






9. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning






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






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






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






13. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception






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






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






16. Developed sociobiology






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






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






19. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






21. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.






22. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






23. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another






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






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






26. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






27. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






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






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






31. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






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






34. Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M. - a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy






35. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains






36. Studied political norms






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






38. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory






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. Studied the mere exposure effect; also resolved problems with the social facilitation effect by suggesting that the presence of others enhances the emission of dominant responses and impairs the emission of nondominant responses






41. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






43. Studied attitude change






44. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






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






47. Object-relations theorist






48. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers






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. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems