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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






4. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






9. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






11. Developed sociobiology






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Object-relations theorist






20. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






21. Studied political norms






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






23. Object-relations theorist






24. Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M. - a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy






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






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






27. Proposed filter theory of attention






28. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory






29. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






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






32. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






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






36. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






37. Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






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






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






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






47. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning






48. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






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






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