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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






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






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






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






6. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth






7. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






8. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)






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






10. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






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






14. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






16. Studied locus of control






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






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






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






20. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






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






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






25. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






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






28. Studied political norms






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






35. Object-relations theorist






36. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells






37. 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






38. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






39. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered






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






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






42. Studied observational learning






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






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






45. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






47. Developed theory of isomorphism






48. Studied attitude change






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






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