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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
Watson - J.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Broadbent - D.
Ebbinghaus - H.
2. Object-relations theorist
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Mahler - M.
Janis - I.
3. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning
Pavlov - I.
Lerner - M.
Luria - A.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
4. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Cannon - W.
Freud - A.
Bem - D.
Pavlov - I.
5. Used autokinetic effect to study conformity; also performed Robber'S Cave experiment and found that having superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation
Sherif - M.
Guilford - J.
Bandura - A.
Broca - P.
6. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation
Thurstone - L.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Zajonc. R.
Fechner - G.
7. Propsed gain-loss principle (an evaluation that changes will have more effect thatn an evaluation that remains constant)
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
von Frisch - K.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Witkin - H.
8. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Garcia - J.
Broadbent - D.
Hall - E.
Sherif - M.
9. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny
Winnicott - D.W.
Bem - S.
Allport - G.
Lewin - K.
10. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)
Sheldon - W.
Penfield - W.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Skinner - B.F.
11. Studied observational learning
Hall - E.
Bandura - A.
Premack - D.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
12. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality
Bandura - A.
Wolpe - J.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Freud - S.
13. Studied taste aversion learning and proposed that some species are biologically prepared to learn connections between certain stimuli
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Garcia - J.
Swets - John A.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
14. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Hovland - C.
Kohler - W.
Premack - D.
Sheldon - W.
15. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Wolpe - J.
16. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Pavlov - I.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Broca - P.
Erikson - E.
17. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Witkin - H.
Mischel - W.
Guilford - J.
Gardner - H.
18. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
Sperling - G.
Miller - G.
Bem - S.
Fechner - G.
19. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
Swets - John A.
Newcomb - T.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Erikson - E.
20. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.
Winnicott - D.W.
Bekesy -G.
Eagly - A.
Lewin - K.
21. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal
Kandel - E.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Cattell - R.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
22. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law
Swets - John A.
Luria - A.
Stevens - S. S.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
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
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Tinbergen - N.
Luchins - A.
Rogers - C.
24. Founder of ego psychology
Freud - A.
Sternberg - R.
Kernberg - O.
Gibson - J.
25. Studied insights in problem solving
Kohler - W.
Bartlett - F.
Jung - C.
Skinner - B.F.
26. Developed the visual cliff apparatus - which is used to study the development of depth perception
Hall - E.
Whorf - B.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Sherrington - C.
27. Suggested that individual differences in intelligence were largely due to differences in amount of a general factor called g
Eysenck - H.
Spearman - C.
Broadbent - D.
Klein - M.
28. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.
Lorenz - K.
Fechner - G.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Bartlett - F.
29. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory
Wernicke - C.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Heider - F.
30. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths
Gibson - J.
Whorf - B.
Rogers - C.
Chomsky - N.
31. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Spearman - C.
Darwin - C.
Luria - A.
32. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions
Sternberg - R.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Adler - A.
33. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
Zimbardo - P.
Wolpe - J.
Whorf - B.
Adler - A.
34. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions
Broadbent - D.
Swets - John A.
Berkeley - G.
James - W. and Lange - C.
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
McClelland - D.
Zimbardo - P.
Cattell - R.
Freud - A.
36. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers
Cannon - W.
Sherrington - C.
Helmholtz - H.
Milgram - S.
37. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats
Thorndike - E.
Newcomb - T.
Maslow - A.
Sherif - M.
38. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Sternberg - R.
Penfield - W.
Loftus - E.
McGuire - W.
39. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational
Bandura - A.
McGuire - W.
Loftus - E.
Heider - F.
40. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
von Frisch - K.
Rogers - C.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
41. Studied political norms
Rescorla - R.
Hering - E.
Kandel - E.
Newcomb - T.
42. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Eysenck - H.
Hall - E.
Rogers - C.
Lewin - K.
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
Bandura - A.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Zajonc. R.
James - W. and Lange - C.
44. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Ebbinghaus - H.
Watson - J.
Klein - M.
45. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Kernberg - O.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
46. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving
Luchins - A.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Guilford - J.
Penfield - W.
47. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test
Thurstone - L.
Paivio - A.
McGuire - W.
Witkin - H.
48. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion
McGuire - W.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Skinner - B.F.
49. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Sheldon - W.
Freud - A.
50. Developed sociobiology
Heider - F.
Kohler - W.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Wilson - E. O.