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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






3. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






4. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






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






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






8. Critic of trait theories of personality






9. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






10. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






11. Studied attitude change






12. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal






13. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






15. Developed sociobiology






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






17. 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.






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






19. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Studied political norms






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






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






27. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






28. 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






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






30. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






32. Object-relations theorist






33. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






35. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






37. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






38. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Object-relations theorist






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






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