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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






4. Object-relations theorist






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






6. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






9. Proposed filter theory of attention






10. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory






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






12. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






13. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






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






15. Object-relations theorist






16. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






17. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment






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






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






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






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






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






31. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






32. Founder of ego psychology






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






44. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






45. Studied observational learning






46. Studied attitude change






47. Studied eyewitness memory and concluded that our memories can be altered by presenting new information or by asking misleading questions






48. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






49. Object-relations theorist






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