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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






2. 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






3. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






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






5. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






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






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






8. Ethologist who studied communication in honey bees






9. Founder of ego psychology






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






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






12. Studied the capacity of sensory memory using the partial-report method






13. Object-relations theorist






14. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






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






17. Proposed gate theory of pain






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






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






30. Proposed triarchic theory that divides intelligence into three types: componential - experiential - and contextual






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






32. Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to 'map' out different parts of the brain during surgery






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






34. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






35. Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using 'Self-stimulation' studies in rats






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






37. Proposed filter theory of attention






38. Developed ______ law as an alternative to Fechner'S Law






39. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






40. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






42. Developed ________ Law - which expresses the relationship between the intensity of the stimulus and the intensity of the sensation






43. Object-relations theorist






44. Used autokinetic effect to study conformity; also performed Robber'S Cave experiment and found that having superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation






45. Proposed that there were two factors that could lead to non-helping: social influence and diffusion of responsibility






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






47. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






49. Developed theory of isomorphism






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