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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
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Allport - G.
Watson - J.
Ebbinghaus - H.
2. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Cattell - R.
Pavlov - I.
McGuire - W.
Rogers - C.
3. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Mahler - M.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Sternberg - R.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
4. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results
Zimbardo - P.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Kelly - G.
Schachter - S.
5. Object-relations theorist
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Klein - M.
Freud - S.
Jung - C.
6. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Sternberg - R.
Swets - John A.
Eysenck - H.
Berkeley - G.
7. Proposed gate theory of pain
Hering - E.
Kandel - E.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Helmholtz - H.
8. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Eagly - A.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Gardner - H.
9. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Hovland - C.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Bartlett - F.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
10. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Sheldon - W.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
11. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats
Freud - S.
Gardner - H.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Thorndike - E.
12. Proposed concept of belief in a just world
Lerner - M.
Broadbent - D.
Loftus - E.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
13. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning
Pavlov - I.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Luria - A.
Premack - D.
14. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Hall - E.
Cannon - W.
Bekesy -G.
Miller - G.
15. Object-relations theorist
Wolpe - J.
Kernberg - O.
Skinner - B.F.
Mahler - M.
16. Used factor analysis to study primary mental abilities - factors more specific than g but more general than s
Milgram - S.
Cattell - R.
Wernicke - C.
Thurstone - L.
17. Proposed filter theory of attention
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Skinner - B.F.
Sherif - M.
Broadbent - D.
18. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Maslow - A.
Sheldon - W.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
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
Chomsky - N.
Skinner - B.F.
Horney - K.
Ebbinghaus - H.
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
Cattell - R.
Zimbardo - P.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
McGuire - W.
21. Used autokinetic effect to study conformity; also performed Robber'S Cave experiment and found that having superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation
Luria - A.
Sherif - M.
Gardner - H.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
22. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations
Ebbinghaus - H.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Tinbergen - N.
Luchins - A.
23. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Bekesy -G.
Erikson - E.
Hall - E.
24. Proposed dual-code hypothesis
Kernberg - O.
Luria - A.
Tinbergen - N.
Paivio - A.
25. Developed theory of isomorphism
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Sheldon - W.
Kohler - W.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
26. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Rescorla - R.
Maslow - A.
Bekesy -G.
27. Developed balance theory to explain why attitudes change; also developed attribution theory and divided attributions into two categories: dispositional and situational
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Eagly - A.
Heider - F.
28. Object-relations theorist
Rotter - J.
Kernberg - O.
Sherrington - C.
Janis - I.
29. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Freud - A.
Asch - S.
Gibson - J.
Mahler - M.
30. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Tinbergen - N.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Guilford - J.
31. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Cattell - R.
Kernberg - O.
Pavlov - I.
32. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny
Sheldon - W.
Bem - S.
Janis - I.
Freud - S.
33. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Witkin - H.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Wilson - E. O.
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
Garcia - J.
Gardner - H.
Kernberg - O.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
35. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Bem - D.
Lewin - K.
Skinner - B.F.
36. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
Gardner - H.
Erikson - E.
Miller - G.
Berkeley - G.
37. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Newcomb - T.
Luria - A.
Bem - D.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
38. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers
Bandura - A.
Klein - M.
Milgram - S.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
39. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Thorndike - E.
Witkin - H.
Kelly - G.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
40. Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system - including 'fight or flight' reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard - proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
Janis - I.
Cannon - W.
Helmholtz - H.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
41. Studied taste aversion learning and proposed that some species are biologically prepared to learn connections between certain stimuli
Garcia - J.
Thorndike - E.
Premack - D.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
42. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse
Sherrington - C.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Rotter - J.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
43. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)
Freud - A.
Kandel - E.
Bandura - A.
Eagly - A.
44. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Festinger - L.
Gardner - H.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
45. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Penfield - W.
Heider - F.
Zimbardo - P.
Sheldon - W.
46. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality
McGuire - W.
Cattell - R.
Kelly - G.
Wolpe - J.
47. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Schachter - S.
Wolpe - J.
Whorf - B.
48. Developed the visual cliff apparatus - which is used to study the development of depth perception
Spearman - C.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Hering - E.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
49. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Guilford - J.
Rotter - J.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
50. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)
Sherrington - C.
Rescorla - R.
Skinner - B.F.
Asch - S.