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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. Studied locus of control






3. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






6. Trait theorist known for concept of functional autonomy; also distinguished between idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality






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






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






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






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






11. Object-relations theorist






12. Investigated the role of schemata in memory; concluded that memory is largely a reconstructive process.






13. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving






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






15. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






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






17. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






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






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






21. Object-relations theorist






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






23. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






26. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






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






28. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






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






31. Proposed filter theory of attention






32. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions






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






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






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






36. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






37. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






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






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






41. Object-relations theorist






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






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






44. Studied attitude change






45. Developed sociobiology






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






47. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






49. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






50. Studied insights in problem solving