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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory






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






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






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






5. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






8. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.






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






15. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






18. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






19. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






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






22. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






26. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






29. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






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






32. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






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






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






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






37. Object-relations theorist






38. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






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






41. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






43. Studied attitude change






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






45. 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






46. 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.






47. Object-relations theorist






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






49. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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