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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception
Berkeley - G.
Sherrington - C.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Helmholtz - H.
2. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Wolpe - J.
McClelland - D.
Allport - G.
Kelly - G.
3. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory
Zimbardo - P.
von Frisch - K.
Newcomb - T.
Bekesy -G.
4. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
Swets - John A.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Kohler - W.
5. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test
Sternberg - R.
Witkin - H.
Allport - G.
James - W. and Lange - C.
6. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Guilford - J.
Pavlov - I.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Sherrington - C.
7. Developed theory of isomorphism
Penfield - W.
Kohler - W.
Whorf - B.
Sternberg - R.
8. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Klein - M.
Skinner - B.F.
Lorenz - K.
9. Developed the concept of groupthink to explain how group decision making can sometimes go awry
Lerner - M.
Sherif - M.
Sternberg - R.
Janis - I.
10. Discovered and studied instinctual drift
Paivio - A.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Thorndike - E.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
11. German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language (_______'S Area)
Kernberg - O.
Luchins - A.
Hovland - C.
Wernicke - C.
12. Proposed dual-code hypothesis
Milgram - S.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Thorndike - E.
Paivio - A.
13. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization
Cannon - W.
Maslow - A.
Allport - G.
Milner - B.
14. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment
Lorenz - K.
Hering - E.
Kernberg - O.
Witkin - H.
15. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Bem - D.
Skinner - B.F.
Luchins - A.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
16. Proposed gate theory of pain
Maslow - A.
Guilford - J.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
17. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality
Garcia - J.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Allport - G.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
18. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Asch - S.
Sherif - M.
Erikson - E.
Maslow - A.
19. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion
Swets - John A.
Wilson - E. O.
Bekesy -G.
McGuire - W.
20. Developed sociobiology
Wilson - E. O.
Whorf - B.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
21. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Ebbinghaus - H.
Wilson - E. O.
Bem - D.
Premack - D.
22. 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
Festinger - L.
Gardner - H.
Mischel - W.
Sperling - G.
23. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)
Milgram - S.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Mahler - M.
Kelly - G.
24. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Sperling - G.
Hall - E.
Sheldon - W.
Stevens - S. S.
25. Studied attitude change
Klein - M.
Gibson - J.
Hovland - C.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
26. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Festinger - L.
Wolpe - J.
Sherrington - C.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
27. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions
James - W. and Lange - C.
Cannon - W.
Cattell - R.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
28. Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission
Stevens - S. S.
Kandel - E.
Adler - A.
Zajonc. R.
29. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning
Thorndike - E.
Rescorla - R.
Hering - E.
Pavlov - I.
30. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.
Bartlett - F.
Pavlov - I.
Wolpe - J.
Witkin - H.
31. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Bandura - A.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Klein - M.
32. Object-relations theorist
Mahler - M.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
33. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Mahler - M.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Broca - P.
34. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another
Garcia - J.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Chomsky - N.
Swets - John A.
35. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g
Rogers - C.
Spearman - C.
Freud - A.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
36. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees
von Frisch - K.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Schachter - S.
Heider - F.
37. Founder of ego psychology
Luchins - A.
Loftus - E.
Zajonc. R.
Freud - A.
38. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
Mahler - M.
Wolpe - J.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
39. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.
Bandura - A.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Helmholtz - H.
Eagly - A.
40. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from
Milner - B.
Horney - K.
Hall - E.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
41. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Newcomb - T.
Rescorla - R.
Eysenck - H.
Schachter - S.
42. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
Miller - G.
Lerner - M.
Bartlett - F.
Spearman - C.
43. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational
Lewin - K.
Asch - S.
McGuire - W.
Heider - F.
44. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan
Cattell - R.
Berkeley - G.
Premack - D.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
45. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny
Janis - I.
Skinner - B.F.
Luria - A.
Bem - S.
46. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Kohler - W.
Bem - D.
Sternberg - R.
Cattell - R.
47. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality
Berkeley - G.
Bartlett - F.
Mischel - W.
Cattell - R.
48. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies
Watson - J.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Winnicott - D.W.
Sherrington - C.
49. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Thurstone - L.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Garcia - J.
Rotter - J.
50. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived
Whorf - B.
Winnicott - D.W.
Spearman - C.
Gibson - J.