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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Studied attitude change






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






3. Object-relations theorist






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






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






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






7. Developed Young-_______ trichromatic theory of color vision; developed place-resonance theory of pitch perception






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






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






10. Trait theorist who used factor analysis to study personality






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






12. Proposed filter theory of attention






13. Founder of ego psychology






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






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






16. Developed sociobiology






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






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






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






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






21. Studied locus of control






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






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






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






25. Empirical studies led to traveling wave theory of pitch perception which - at least partially - supported by Helmholtz'S place-resonance theory






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






27. Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using 'Split-brain' studies






28. 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.






29. Developed theory of isomorphism






30. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






32. Proposed the law of effect; used puzzle boxes to study problem solving in cats






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






34. Discovered the basic principles of classical conditioning






35. Studied insights in problem solving






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Studied observational learning






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






45. Psychodynamic theorist who suggested that there were three ways to relate to others: moving toward - moving against - moving away from






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






47. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






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






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






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