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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






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






4. Studied observational learning






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






6. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






8. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






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






11. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






14. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






16. Object-relations theorist






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






18. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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






21. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






23. Developed sociobiology






24. Studied locus of control






25. Proposed filter theory of attention






26. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






27. Psychodynamic theorist who broke with Freud over the concept of libido; suggested that the unconscious should be divided into the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious - with archetypes being in the collective unconscious.






28. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells






29. Object-relations theorist






30. 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






31. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






34. Object-relations theorist






35. Studied political norms






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






37. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






38. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






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