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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Newcomb - T.
Guilford - J.
Sperling - G.
Lerner - M.
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
Gardner - H.
Tinbergen - N.
Cannon - W.
Luria - A.
3. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Wernicke - C.
Zimbardo - P.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Witkin - H.
4. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Zimbardo - P.
Adler - A.
Allport - G.
Premack - D.
5. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic
Schachter - S.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Helmholtz - H.
Loftus - E.
6. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Bandura - A.
Eysenck - H.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
7. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Skinner - B.F.
Klein - M.
Pavlov - I.
8. Object-relations theorist
Cannon - W.
Kernberg - O.
Hering - E.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
9. Developed the concept of groupthink to explain how group decision making can sometimes go awry
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Janis - I.
Maslow - A.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
10. Object-relations theorist
Thorndike - E.
Sternberg - R.
Milgram - S.
Mahler - M.
11. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Bem - S.
Thurstone - L.
Mahler - M.
Rotter - J.
12. Discovered and studied instinctual drift
Lerner - M.
Wernicke - C.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Adler - A.
13. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
Tinbergen - N.
Chomsky - N.
Swets - John A.
Broca - P.
14. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions
Bekesy -G.
Skinner - B.F.
Loftus - E.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
15. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions
Darwin - C.
Cannon - W.
Milner - B.
James - W. and Lange - C.
16. Studied observational learning
Thurstone - L.
Fechner - G.
Bandura - A.
Swets - John A.
17. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Festinger - L.
Sternberg - R.
Stevens - S. S.
Sherrington - C.
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
Chomsky - N.
Swets - John A.
Lerner - M.
Lorenz - K.
19. Developed sociobiology
Darwin - C.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Wilson - E. O.
Luria - A.
20. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Hovland - C.
Stevens - S. S.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Mischel - W.
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.
Berkeley - G.
Kernberg - O.
Cattell - R.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
22. Founder of ego psychology
Lorenz - K.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Freud - A.
Hovland - C.
23. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Skinner - B.F.
Sperling - G.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
24. Developed opponent process theory of color vision
Hering - E.
Jung - C.
Tinbergen - N.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
25. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Horney - K.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
26. Developed theory of isomorphism
Spearman - C.
Broadbent - D.
Mahler - M.
Kohler - W.
27. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths
Eysenck - H.
Gibson - J.
Lorenz - K.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
28. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Hering - E.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Adler - A.
29. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation
Hovland - C.
Heider - F.
Luria - A.
Schachter - S.
30. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Jung - C.
Berkeley - G.
Penfield - W.
31. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Luchins - A.
Bem - D.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Darwin - C.
32. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational
Bandura - A.
Festinger - L.
Hering - E.
Heider - F.
33. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Watson - J.
Skinner - B.F.
Thurstone - L.
Luria - A.
34. Proposed gate theory of pain
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Kohler - W.
Lewin - K.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
35. Proposed dual-code hypothesis
Paivio - A.
Erikson - E.
Broca - P.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
36. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny
Bem - S.
Pavlov - I.
Gardner - H.
Milner - B.
37. Object-relations theorist
Winnicott - D.W.
von Frisch - K.
Freud - A.
Helmholtz - H.
38. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Asch - S.
Bem - D.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
39. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)
Broca - P.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
40. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth
Berkeley - G.
Erikson - E.
Bem - D.
Zajonc. R.
41. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Sherif - M.
Kohler - W.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
42. Studied political norms
Whorf - B.
Gardner - H.
Newcomb - T.
von Frisch - K.
43. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving
Berkeley - G.
Luchins - A.
Hall - E.
Heider - F.
44. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Kelly - G.
Berkeley - G.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Rescorla - R.
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
Cattell - R.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Bandura - A.
Lorenz - K.
46. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion
McGuire - W.
Chomsky - N.
Cattell - R.
Kelly - G.
47. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Fechner - G.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Erikson - E.
48. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g
Penfield - W.
Spearman - C.
Jung - C.
Eagly - A.
49. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Winnicott - D.W.
Fechner - G.
Maslow - A.
Kelly - G.
50. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method
Watson - J.
Sperling - G.
Garcia - J.
Rescorla - R.