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GRE Psychology: Important Names

Subjects : gre, psychology
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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. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered






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






4. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results






5. Object-relations theorist






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






7. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






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






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






12. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






13. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






14. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






15. Object-relations theorist






16. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s






17. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






19. Distinguished between the surface structure and deep structure of a sentence; studied transformational rules that could be used to transform one sentence into another






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






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






22. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






23. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






24. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






25. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






28. Object-relations theorist






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






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






31. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'






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






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






42. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






43. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)






44. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






46. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






47. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






49. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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