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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Studied insights in problem solving
Kohler - W.
Lorenz - K.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Allport - G.
2. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Sherrington - C.
3. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion
Bem - D.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Spearman - C.
McGuire - W.
4. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
McClelland - D.
Pavlov - I.
Miller - G.
Schachter - S.
5. Studied attitude change
Freud - A.
Asch - S.
Hovland - C.
Kandel - E.
6. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Sternberg - R.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Eysenck - H.
Berkeley - G.
7. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Festinger - L.
Bandura - A.
Freud - S.
Kohler - W.
8. Developed theory of isomorphism
Freud - S.
Klein - M.
Kernberg - O.
Kohler - W.
9. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Stevens - S. S.
Bartlett - F.
Milgram - S.
10. Object-relations theorist
Schachter - S.
Milgram - S.
Winnicott - D.W.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
11. Object-relations theorist
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Mahler - M.
Loftus - E.
Penfield - W.
12. 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.
Milgram - S.
Thurstone - L.
Bartlett - F.
13. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment
Milgram - S.
Lorenz - K.
Bem - S.
Sherif - M.
14. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse
Zimbardo - P.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Sherrington - C.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
15. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Cannon - W.
Maslow - A.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Cattell - R.
16. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats
Janis - I.
Pavlov - I.
Thorndike - E.
Eysenck - H.
17. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality
Lewin - K.
Cattell - R.
Newcomb - T.
Allport - G.
18. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Penfield - W.
Mischel - W.
Schachter - S.
Rotter - J.
19. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory
Horney - K.
Lewin - K.
Garcia - J.
Allport - G.
20. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory
Hovland - C.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Witkin - H.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
21. Developed the visual cliff apparatus - which is used to study the development of depth perception
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Tinbergen - N.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
von Frisch - K.
22. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Loftus - E.
Swets - John A.
Guilford - J.
23. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from
Lewin - K.
Horney - K.
Loftus - E.
Jung - C.
24. 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.
Skinner - B.F.
Jung - C.
von Frisch - K.
Kohler - W.
25. Proposed filter theory of attention
Cattell - R.
Wolpe - J.
Broadbent - D.
Thurstone - L.
26. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving
Luchins - A.
Kelly - G.
Winnicott - D.W.
Loftus - E.
27. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions
James - W. and Lange - C.
Allport - G.
Hall - E.
Thorndike - E.
28. Proposed dual-code hypothesis
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Paivio - A.
Pavlov - I.
James - W. and Lange - C.
29. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex
Adler - A.
Kohler - W.
Cattell - R.
Kelly - G.
30. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers
Penfield - W.
Asch - S.
Skinner - B.F.
Spearman - C.
31. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan
Allport - G.
Erikson - E.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Berkeley - G.
32. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Eagly - A.
Skinner - B.F.
von Frisch - K.
33. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory
Skinner - B.F.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Tinbergen - N.
Rotter - J.
34. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Zimbardo - P.
Schachter - S.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
35. Studied need for achievement (nAch)
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Kernberg - O.
McClelland - D.
Berkeley - G.
36. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)
Zajonc. R.
Broca - P.
Skinner - B.F.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
37. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Swets - John A.
Loftus - E.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Eagly - A.
38. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Sherrington - C.
Fechner - G.
Pavlov - I.
Eagly - A.
39. Proposed theory of evolution and natural selection as its centerpiece
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Darwin - C.
Gibson - J.
Broadbent - D.
40. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Asch - S.
McClelland - D.
Milgram - S.
41. 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.
Kelly - G.
Kernberg - O.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
42. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method
Sperling - G.
Freud - S.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
43. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Penfield - W.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Mahler - M.
McGuire - W.
44. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
McGuire - W.
45. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception
Maslow - A.
Eysenck - H.
Lewin - K.
Helmholtz - H.
46. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Kohler - W.
Mischel - W.
Guilford - J.
Bekesy -G.
47. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Gardner - H.
Wolpe - J.
Maslow - A.
Kelly - G.
48. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Skinner - B.F.
Penfield - W.
Schachter - S.
Premack - D.
49. Founder of ego psychology
Guilford - J.
Pavlov - I.
Lerner - M.
Freud - A.
50. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Lorenz - K.
Berkeley - G.
Eysenck - H.
Wilson - E. O.