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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Object-relations theorist






2. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






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






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






6. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






7. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






8. Proposed gate theory of pain






9. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






10. German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language (_______'S Area)






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






12. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






14. Studied insights in problem solving






15. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers






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






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






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






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






20. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






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






24. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






25. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






27. 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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions






33. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






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






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






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






38. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






40. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






41. Studied the mere exposure effect; also resolved problems with the social facilitation effect by suggesting that the presence of others enhances the emission of dominant responses and impairs the emission of nondominant responses






42. Proposed filter theory of attention






43. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






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






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






47. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






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






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