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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






3. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Proposed the Schachter-Singer two-factory theory of emotions






12. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






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






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






17. Behaviorist theorist who attempted to study psychoanalytic concepts within a behaviorist framework; also known for their work on approach-avoidance conflicts






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






19. Object-relations theorist






20. Object-relations theorist






21. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






23. Studied need for achievement (nAch)






24. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






25. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






26. Studied observational learning






27. Studied locus of control






28. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






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






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






31. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






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






35. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






36. Studied depth cues (esp. texture gradients) that help us to perceive depths






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






38. Proposed filter theory of attention






39. Studied attitude change






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






41. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






43. Object-relations theorist






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






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






46. Performed prison simulation and used concept of deindividuation to explain results






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






48. Object-relations theorist






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






50. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability