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GRE Psychology: Important Names

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1. Studied the norms for interpersonal distance in interpersonal interactions






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






3. Studied field-dependence and field-independence using the rod and frame test






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






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






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






7. Studied political norms






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






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






10. Studied relationship between anxiety and the need for affiliation






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






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






13. Founder of ego psychology






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






15. Found support for gender differences in verbal ability






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






17. Studied locus of control






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






19. English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse






20. Performed study on doll preferences in African-American children; the results were used in the 1954 Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education Supreme Court case.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Developed the levels-of-processing theory of memory as an alternative to the stage theory of memory






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






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






28. Object-relations theorist






29. Psychodynamic theorist best known for concept of inferiority complex






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






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






32. Developed method of systematic desensitization to eliminate problems






33. Studied the mere exposure effect; also resolved problems with the social facilitation effect by suggesting that the presence of others enhances the emission of dominant responses and impairs the emission of nondominant responses






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






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






36. Developed theory of isomorphism






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






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






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






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






41. Performed experiements which showed that contiguity could not fully explain classical conditioning; proposed contingency theory of classical conditioning






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






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






44. Proposed dual-code hypothesis






45. Object-relations theorist






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






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






48. Object-relations theorist






49. Devised divergent thinking test to measure creativity






50. Originator of psychodynamic approach to personality







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