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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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






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






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






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






5. Studied locus of control






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






7. Performed experiment on Little Albert that suggested that the acquisition of phobias was due to classical conditioning; school of Bxiorism founder; stimulus-response chains






8. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






9. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






10. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






11. Outlined eight stages of psychosocial development overing the lifespan






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






13. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality






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






15. Object-relations theorist






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






17. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






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






20. Refined ROC curves in signal detection theory






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






22. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






23. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






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






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






26. Developed opponent process theory of color vision






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






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






29. Studied how psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion






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






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






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






33. Proposed concept of belief in a just world






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






35. Hypothesized that language determines how reality is perceived






36. Phenomenological personality theorist who developed field theory






37. Used the water-jar problem to study the effect of mental sets on problem solving






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






39. Ethologists who introduced experimental methods into field situations






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






41. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






43. Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory - motor - and language functions






44. Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala'S role in emotions






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






46. Studied insights in problem solving






47. 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






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






49. Proposed gate theory of pain






50. Studied obedience by asking subjects to administer electroshock; proposed stimulus-overload theory to explain differences between city and country dwellers