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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory






4. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






6. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






7. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






10. Discovered and studied instinctual drift






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






12. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






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






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






16. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






19. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






20. Developed sociobiology






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






22. 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






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






24. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






25. Studied attitude change






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






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






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






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






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






31. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory






32. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






36. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






37. Founder of ego psychology






38. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






50. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived