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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Object-relations theorist






2. Studied attitude change






3. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






13. 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






14. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






16. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan






17. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






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






28. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






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






31. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






32. Developed sociobiology






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






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






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






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






37. Studied locus of control






38. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.






39. Object-relations theorist






40. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






42. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality