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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
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
McGuire - W.
Kandel - E.
2. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
von Frisch - K.
Rescorla - R.
Bandura - A.
Wolpe - J.
3. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Paivio - A.
Witkin - H.
Spearman - C.
4. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory
Garcia - J.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Watson - J.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
5. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality
Bandura - A.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Fechner - G.
Allport - G.
6. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
Wernicke - C.
Mischel - W.
Fechner - G.
Miller - G.
7. German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language (_______'S Area)
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Hall - E.
Wernicke - C.
Berkeley - G.
8. Studied locus of control
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Thorndike - E.
Rotter - J.
9. Used autokinetic effect to study conformity; also performed Robber'S Cave experiment and found that having superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation
Eagly - A.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Sherif - M.
Spearman - C.
10. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Kohler - W.
Jung - C.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Eysenck - H.
11. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Berkeley - G.
Rogers - C.
Thurstone - L.
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
Zajonc. R.
Spearman - C.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
13. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation
Schachter - S.
Lewin - K.
Wilson - E. O.
Klein - M.
14. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth
Erikson - E.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Berkeley - G.
15. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations
Tinbergen - N.
Swets - John A.
Miller - G.
Bem - D.
16. Object-relations theorist
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Klein - M.
Sperling - G.
Loftus - E.
17. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Sperling - G.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Schachter - S.
18. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Adler - A.
Paivio - A.
Guilford - J.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
19. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)
Broadbent - D.
Mahler - M.
Zajonc. R.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
20. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law
Bartlett - F.
Winnicott - D.W.
Horney - K.
Stevens - S. S.
21. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies
Hall - E.
Eagly - A.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
22. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Sheldon - W.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Hall - E.
23. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization
Paivio - A.
Maslow - A.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Kandel - E.
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.
Hovland - C.
Fechner - G.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Rotter - J.
25. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats
Milner - B.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Thorndike - E.
Thurstone - L.
26. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Fechner - G.
Sternberg - R.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
27. Developed the visual cliff apparatus - which is used to study the development of depth perception
Milner - B.
Watson - J.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Thorndike - E.
28. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational
Heider - F.
Lewin - K.
Sherif - M.
Adler - A.
29. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Premack - D.
Hall - E.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Lewin - K.
30. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results
Luria - A.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Zimbardo - P.
Zajonc. R.
31. Developed the concept of groupthink to explain how group decision making can sometimes go awry
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Luchins - A.
Sherif - M.
Janis - I.
32. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Loftus - E.
Swets - John A.
Luria - A.
33. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse
Sherrington - C.
Loftus - E.
Witkin - H.
Zimbardo - P.
34. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.
Eagly - A.
Chomsky - N.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
35. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Erikson - E.
Gardner - H.
Miller - G.
36. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Asch - S.
Wernicke - C.
Swets - John A.
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
Chomsky - N.
Stevens - S. S.
Watson - J.
Guilford - J.
38. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Wernicke - C.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Bandura - A.
39. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Tinbergen - N.
Rogers - C.
Freud - A.
Bem - S.
40. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Broca - P.
Skinner - B.F.
Lerner - M.
Fechner - G.
41. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Guilford - J.
Cannon - W.
Jung - C.
Sternberg - R.
42. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Thorndike - E.
Kohler - W.
Hall - E.
Wernicke - C.
43. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Cannon - W.
Miller - G.
Penfield - W.
Festinger - L.
44. Proposed dual-code hypothesis
Stevens - S. S.
Witkin - H.
Paivio - A.
Skinner - B.F.
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
Sperling - G.
Cattell - R.
Chomsky - N.
Gibson - J.
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
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Hering - E.
Rogers - C.
Cattell - R.
47. Developed opponent process theory of color vision
Hall - E.
Asch - S.
Hering - E.
Garcia - J.
48. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality
Freud - S.
Luchins - A.
Janis - I.
Pavlov - I.
49. Studied need for achievement (nAch)
Bem - D.
McClelland - D.
Cattell - R.
Eagly - A.
50. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality
Hovland - C.
Garcia - J.
Cattell - R.
Allport - G.