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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






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






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






8. Studied locus of control






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






15. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






16. Object-relations theorist






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






18. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






19. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)






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






21. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual






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






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






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






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






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






32. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






33. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






35. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






44. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






46. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan






47. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






48. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






49. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






50. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality