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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Studied insights in problem solving






3. Used autokinetic effect to study conformity; also performed Robber'S Cave experiment and found that having superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation






4. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






5. 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






6. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






10. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






12. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats






13. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality






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






15. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






17. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






18. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions






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






20. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






22. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






23. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.






24. Object-relations theorist






25. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






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






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






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






29. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






30. Object-relations theorist






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






32. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






33. Studied attitude change






34. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






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






38. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






39. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains






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






41. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type






42. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers






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






44. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions






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






46. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






47. Developed sociobiology






48. Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M. - a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy






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






50. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory