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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Studied insights in problem solving






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






3. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






5. Studied attitude change






6. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual






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






8. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






10. Object-relations theorist






11. Object-relations theorist






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






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






14. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






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






17. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






19. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






20. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






21. Developed the visual cliff apparatus - which is used to study the development of depth perception






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






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






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.






25. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






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






28. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






29. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






31. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






32. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory






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






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






35. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






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






38. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation






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






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






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.






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






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






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






45. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception






46. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






49. Founder of ego psychology






50. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism