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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






4. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






5. Object-relations theorist






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






7. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






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






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






11. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






13. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






14. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats






15. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






27. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception






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






29. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results






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






31. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






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






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






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






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






37. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






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






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






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






43. Object-relations theorist






44. Founder of ego psychology






45. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






47. Developed theory of isomorphism






48. Developed sociobiology






49. 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






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