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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






2. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






4. 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






5. Developed theory of isomorphism






6. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny






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






8. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






10. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. Proposed filter theory of attention






19. Developed sociobiology






20. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






21. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






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






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






27. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






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






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






32. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






35. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






36. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






38. Founder of ego psychology






39. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






40. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






42. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)






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






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






45. Studied political norms






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






47. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions






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






49. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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