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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






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






4. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






6. Object-relations theorist






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






8. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility






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






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






11. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






12. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






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






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






18. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






19. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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






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






23. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






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






26. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.






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






28. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from






29. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






30. Studied observational learning






31. 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.






32. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






34. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






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






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






38. Proposed filter theory of attention






39. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






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






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






43. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






45. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






46. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






49. Studied attitude change






50. Founder of ego psychology