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GRE Psychology: Important Names
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1. Trait theorist who proposed two main dimensions on which human personalities differ: introversion-extroversion and emotional stability-neuroticism
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
Eysenck - H.
Klein - M.
Freud - A.
2. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies
Miller - G.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Chomsky - N.
Sperry - R. and Gazzaniga - M.
3. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions
von Frisch - K.
Lerner - M.
Kluver - H. and Bucy - P.
Freud - A.
4. Found that the capacity of short-term memory is seven (plus or minus two) items
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Miller - G.
Bem - S.
5. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality. Divided intelligence into fluid and crystallized and looked at how they change throughout the lifespan
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
Lewin - K.
James - W. and Lange - C.
Cattell - R.
6. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual
Sternberg - R.
Wolpe - J.
Wilson - E. O.
Milner - B.
7. Studied observational learning
Bandura - A.
Aronson - E. - Linder - D.
Tinbergen - N.
Broca - P.
8. Studied insights in problem solving
Janis - I.
Kohler - W.
Craik - F. and Lockhart - R.
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
9. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Adler - A.
Thurstone - L.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
10. Operant conditioning pioneers worked with pigeons and mice in operant chambers
Skinner - B.F.
Schachter - S.
Eysenck - H.
Jung - C.
11. Studied attitude change
Kernberg - O.
Gibson - J.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Hovland - C.
12. Discovered and studied instinctual drift
Kohler - W.
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
Garcia - J.
13. Developed cognitive dissonance theory - also developed social comparison theory
Festinger - L.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Kernberg - O.
Rotter - J.
14. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Sheldon - W.
Luchins - A.
Loftus - E.
15. Object-relations theorist
Helmholtz - H.
Mahler - M.
Klein - M.
Luchins - A.
16. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees
von Frisch - K.
Horney - K.
Bartlett - F.
Zimbardo - P.
17. Phenomenological theorist who found empathy - congruence - and unconditional positive regards to be important aspects; person-centered
Schachter - S.
Rogers - C.
Horney - K.
Milgram - S.
18. Studied feature detection in visual cortex and discovered simple - complex and hypercomplex cells
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Hubel - D. and Wiesel - T.
Spearman - C.
Paivio - A.
19. Studied locus of control
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Jung - C.
Horney - K.
Rotter - J.
20. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method
Darwin - C.
Milner - B.
Wever - E. and Bray - C.
Sperling - G.
21. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats
Skinner - B.F.
Milner - B.
Luchins - A.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
22. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning
Sternberg - R.
Pavlov - I.
Kohler - W.
Zajonc. R.
23. Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M. - a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy
Hovland - C.
Kahneman - D. and Tversky - A.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Milner - B.
24. Studied taste aversion learning and proposed that some species are biologically prepared to learn connections between certain stimuli
Hovland - C.
Adler - A.
Garcia - J.
Witkin - H.
25. Behaviorist theorist known for his social learning theory; did modeling experiment using punching bag ('Bobo' doll)
Cannon - W.
Milner - B.
Bandura - A.
Asch - S.
26. Developed elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central and peripheral routes to persuasion)
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
Pavlov - I.
Cannon - W.
Milner - B.
27. Phenomenological personality theorist known for developing a hierarchy of needs and for the concept of self-actualization
Heider - F.
Bem - S.
Maslow - A.
Skinner - B.F.
28. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts
Erikson - E.
Paivio - A.
Bem - D.
Dollard - J. and Miller - N.
29. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality
Kohler - W.
Asch - S.
Freud - S.
Wernicke - C.
30. Studied conformity by asking subjects to compare the lengths of lines.
Erikson - E.
Stevens - S. S.
Tinbergen - N.
Asch - S.
31. Devised the semantic feature-comparison model of semantic memory
Smith - E. -Shoben - E. - and Rips - L.
Schachter - S.
Kernberg - O.
Premack - D.
32. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
Skinner - B.F.
Luria - A.
Broadbent - D.
33. Founder of ego psychology
Premack - D.
Freud - A.
Adler - A.
Petty - R. - Cacioppo - J.
34. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory
Skinner - B.F.
Wilson - E. O.
Mahler - M.
Bekesy -G.
35. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity
Guilford - J.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.
Penfield - W.
Kohler - W.
36. 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
Wernicke - C.
Kernberg - O.
Gardner - H.
Janis - I.
37. Proposed concept of belief in a just world
Bekesy -G.
Festinger - L.
Lerner - M.
Darley - J. - Latane - B.
38. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery
Skinner - B.F.
Olds - J. - and Milner - P.
Penfield - W.
Milner - B.
39. Proposed theory of evolution and natural selection as its centerpiece
Heider - F.
Bartlett - F.
Lewin - K.
Darwin - C.
40. Object-relations theorist
Adler - A.
Milgram - S.
Hovland - C.
Kernberg - O.
41. Attempted to relate somatotype (body type) to personality type
Broadbent - D.
Penfield - W.
Sheldon - W.
Mischel - W.
42. Suggested that masculinity and femininity were two separate dimensions; concept of androgyny
Bem - S.
Gardner - H.
Milgram - S.
Pavlov - I.
43. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from
Bekesy -G.
Maslow - A.
Horney - K.
Zimbardo - P.
44. Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission
Breland - K. and Breland - M.
Gibson - J.
Newcomb - T.
Kandel - E.
45. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability
Adler - A.
Gardner - H.
Paivio - A.
Macoby - E. and Jacklin - C.
46. Studied memory using nonsense syllables and the method of savings
Ebbinghaus - H.
Sherrington - C.
Bartlett - F.
Sternberg - R.
47. French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'S Area)
Premack - D.
Broca - P.
Asch - S.
Rogers - C.
48. Object-relations theorist
Winnicott - D.W.
Skinner - B.F.
Heider - F.
James - W. and Lange - C.
49. Developed ______-______ Law which states that performance is best at intermediate levels of arounsal
Spearman - C.
Bartlett - F.
Yerkes - R. and Dodson - J.
Clark - K. - Clark - M.
50. Suggested that the brain processes information using parallel distributed processing (PDP)
Winnicott - D.W.
Whorf - B.
James - W. and Lange - C.
McClelland - J. and Rumelhart - D.