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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Object-relations theorist






2. Studied locus of control






3. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






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






6. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats






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






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






9. 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






10. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






11. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






12. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.






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






14. Studied insights in problem solving






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






16. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






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






22. Studied observational learning






23. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






24. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






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






27. Studied political norms






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






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






30. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






31. Developed sociobiology






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






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






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






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






36. Object-relations theorist






37. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






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






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






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






42. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






43. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility






44. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






47. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






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






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