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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. Studied observational learning






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






4. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






5. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic






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






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






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






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






10. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






11. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






13. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






14. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






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






17. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






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






20. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






21. Critic of trait theories of personality






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






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






24. Object-relations theorist






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






26. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






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






37. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






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






39. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






40. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






44. Developed theory of isomorphism






45. Studied attitude change






46. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






47. 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.






48. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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