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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






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






4. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)






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






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






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






8. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






11. Object-relations theorist






12. Studied observational learning






13. Studied locus of control






14. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






16. 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.






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






18. Performed study on doll preferences in African-American children; the results were used in the 1954 Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education Supreme Court case.






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






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






21. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






22. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






23. Developed theory of isomorphism






24. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception






25. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






28. Studied insights in problem solving






29. Object-relations theorist






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






31. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






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






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






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






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






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






38. Studied attitude change






39. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






40. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






42. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






50. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality