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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Rogers - C.
Milgram - S.
2. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)
Broca - P.
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Erikson - E.
3. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Rescorla - R.
Helmholtz - H.
Penfield - W.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
4. Studied observational learning
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Rescorla - R.
Paivio - A.
Bandura - A.
5. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal
James - W. and Lange - C.
Broca - P.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Heider - F.
6. Discovered and studied instinctual drift
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Premack - D.
7. Investigated the use of heuristics in decision making ; studied the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic
Fechner - G.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Milner - B.
Hering - E.
8. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse
Kernberg - O.
Sherrington - C.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Allport - G.
9. Proposed volley theory of pitch perception in response to a criticism of the freqency theory of pitch perception
Stevens - S. S.
Rogers - C.
von Frisch - K.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
10. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers
Bartlett - F.
Bem - D.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Skinner - B.F.
11. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory
Swets - John A.
Mahler - M.
Bekesy -G.
Eysenck - H.
12. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Wilson - E. O.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Sherif - M.
13. Ethologists who studied unlearned - instinctual bxs in the natural environment
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Kohler - W.
Lorenz - K.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
14. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality
Cattell - R.
Whorf - B.
Erikson - E.
Garcia - J.
15. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law
Stevens - S. S.
Watson - J.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Erikson - E.
16. Object-relations theorist
Rotter - J.
Jung - C.
Klein - M.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
17. Proposed the James-Lange two-factor theory of emotions
Sherrington - C.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Skinner - B.F.
James - W. and Lange - C.
18. Studied insights in problem solving
Kohler - W.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Helmholtz - H.
Eysenck - H.
19. Proposed theory of evolution and natural selection as its centerpiece
Spearman - C.
Darwin - C.
Bandura - A.
Asch - S.
20. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results
Milner - B.
Zimbardo - P.
Luria - A.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
21. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning
Milner - B.
Pavlov - I.
Loftus - E.
Erikson - E.
22. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Chomsky - N.
Penfield - W.
Lewin - K.
23. Developed sociobiology
Bandura - A.
Wilson - E. O.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Gibson - J.
24. Studied locus of control
Rotter - J.
Whorf - B.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
James - W. and Lange - C.
25. Proposed filter theory of attention
Mahler - M.
Klein - M.
Darwin - C.
Broadbent - D.
26. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
Hall - E.
Bandura - A.
Kelly - G.
27. 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.
Winnicott - D.W.
Miller - G.
Kernberg - O.
Jung - C.
28. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells
Berkeley - G.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Adler - A.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
29. Object-relations theorist
Rogers - C.
Gibson - J.
Winnicott - D.W.
Bekesy -G.
30. 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
Asch - S.
Gardner - H.
McGuire - W.
Melzack - R. and Wall - P.
31. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems
Wolpe - J.
Bekesy -G.
von Frisch - K.
James - W. and Lange - C.
32. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths
Erikson - E.
Gibson - J.
Schachter - S. and Singer - J.
Wilson - E. O.
33. Suggested that gender differences in conformity were not due to gender per se - but to differing social roles.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Wernicke - C.
Kelly - G.
Eagly - A.
34. Object-relations theorist
Mahler - M.
Schachter - S.
Milner - B.
Kernberg - O.
35. Studied political norms
McClelland - D.
Newcomb - T.
Guilford - J.
Heider - F.
36. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)
Bem - S.
Bartlett - F.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
37. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Gibson - E. and Walk - R.
Asch - S.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Kelly - G.
38. Devised the spreading activation model of semantic memory
Sperling - G.
Skinner - B.F.
Collins - A. and Loftus - E.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
39. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats
Mischel - W.
Klein - M.
Thorndike - E.
von Frisch - K.
40. Developed self-perception theory as an alternative to cognitive dissonance theory.
Rescorla - R.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Swets - John A.
Bem - D.
41. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization
Broadbent - D.
Maslow - A.
Fechner - G.
Sperling - G.
42. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Darwin - C.
Helmholtz - H.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Horney - K.
43. Based personality theory on the notion of 'individual as scientist'
Kelly - G.
von Frisch - K.
Spearman - C.
Sperling - G.
44. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving
Bem - D.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Luchins - A.
Chomsky - N.
45. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Luria - A.
Adler - A.
Sherrington - C.
Lorenz - K.
46. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Bekesy -G.
Festinger - L.
Maslow - A.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
47. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex
McClelland - D.
Guilford - J.
Broadbent - D.
Adler - A.
48. Developed principles of operant conditioning; _______ Box (rats)
Skinner - B.F.
Erikson - E.
Milner - B.
Mischel - W.
49. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Pavlov - I.
Cannon - W.
50. Suggested _______ Principle: that a more-preferred activity could be used to reinforce a less-preferred activity
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Bem - D.
Bem - S.
Premack - D.