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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






8. Object-relations theorist






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






10. Object-relations theorist






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






12. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






13. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






15. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions






16. Studied observational learning






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






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






19. Developed sociobiology






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






21. 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.






22. Founder of ego psychology






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






24. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






25. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






26. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






28. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






29. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






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






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






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






34. Proposed gate theory of pain






35. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






37. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






42. Studied political norms






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






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






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






46. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






47. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






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






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