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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






3. Object-relations theorist






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






5. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






6. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






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






9. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






17. Studied attitude change






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






19. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings






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






21. Proposed filter theory of attention






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






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






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






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






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






27. Studied observational learning






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






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






30. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization






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






32. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






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






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






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






37. Founder of ego psychology






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






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






40. Developed a list of depth cues that help us to perceive depth






41. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






42. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains






43. Developed sociobiology






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






45. Object-relations theorist






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






47. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






50. Studied political norms