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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Object-relations theorist






3. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






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






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






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






8. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






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






11. Studied observational learning






12. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






13. Studied taste aversion learning and proposed that some species are biologically prepared to learn connections between certain stimuli






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






15. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






17. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






19. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






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






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






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






24. Founder of ego psychology






25. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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






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






29. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






31. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions






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






33. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






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






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






39. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational






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






41. Studied political norms






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test






48. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






50. Developed sociobiology