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AP Psych Key Figures Fill In The Blanks

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Term: Mary CalkinsDefinition: first female president of the American Association (APA)
Term: DarwinDefinition: proposed the theory of evolution; the goal of human behavior is to ensure survival and
Term: Dorthea Definition: social reformer for imprisoned, poorly treated, mentally ill; worked to establish state hospitals; part of the model
Term: FreudDefinition: founded the psychoanalytic perspective; developed the five stages of psychosexual development, in each of which a possible fixation can
Term: G. HallDefinition: the first psychology lab in the US at Johns Hopkins University
Term: William Definition: developed functionalism, which challenged Titchener's structuralism; looked at how human mental processes worked in the real world; with Carl , developed the James-Lange theory of emotion
Term: Ivan Definition: developed classical conditioning while studying digestion in
Term: Jean Definition: created the cognitive development model (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete , formal operational)
Term: Carl Definition: one of the founders of the humanist branch of psychology; developed the person-centered theory based on self-concepts; client-centered therapy
Term: MaslowDefinition: one of the founders of the humanist branch of psychology; created the hierarchy of ; stressed the importance of self-actualization
Term: B.F. Definition: developed operant, or , conditioning
Term: Mary Floy Definition: first woman in America to receive a Ph.D. in
Term: John B. Definition: founder of behavioralism; classically Little Albert
Term: Paul Definition: identified the area of the brain responsible for language; damage to the area results in expressive aphasia, or the inability to language
Term: Michael Definition: studied patients of split-brain surgery (cutting of the corpus callosum); noticed no effects after surgeries
Term: SperryDefinition: studied how the different operate independent of each other
Term: Carl Definition: identified the area of the brain responsible for language; damage to the area results in receptive aphasia
Term: FechnerDefinition: absolute threshold and the just noticeable difference
Term: HubelDefinition: along with Weisel, discovered feature
Term: Torston Definition: with Hubel, discovered feature detectors
Term: Earnest Definition: created the dissociation of hypnosis, stating hypnosis causes us to divide our consciousness into a hidden observer and a consciousness prone to suggestibility
Term: Albert Definition: social learning theory; observational learning (modeling); the Bo-Bo doll experiment
Term: John Definition: coined learned aversion
Term: RescorlaDefinition: developed the contingency model, proposing that in order for learning to take place, an organism must be able to predict that their behavior will result in an outcome; psychologist who studied classical conditioning
Term: Edward Definition: created the Law of Effect: behaviors followed by consequences are strengthened, those followed by negative consequences are diminished
Term: Edward Definition: created cognitive maps, or mental representations of the environment; determined maps proved latent learning
Term: Wolfgang Definition: discovered insight by studying chimpanzees
Term: Noam Definition: theorized about the language acquisition device, overgeneralization, and a critical learning for language
Term: EbbinghausDefinition: proposed the of a forgetting curve using nonsense syllables; concluded that most forgetting occurs within an hour
Term: LoftusDefinition: felt eye witness accounts weren't necessarily accurate due to investigator influences and implanted memories
Term: MillerDefinition: theorized that short term memory's capacity for most people is "magic number plus or 2;" suggested chunking for memorizing
Term: Alfred Definition: studied sexual orientation and 10% of the population in the early 1900s were homosexual
Term: SchachterDefinition: along with Singer, created the Schachter-Singer two theory of emotion, stating emotion is experienced after a cognitive label is applied to stimuli
Term: Hans Definition: theorized of General Adaptive Syndrome, include three stages to stress reaction: Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion
Term: Mary Definition: conducted the strange-situation experiment to determine the types of attachment between a mother and child; secure, -ambivalent, and anxious-avoidant attachments were found to exist
Term: BanduraDefinition: developed the social learning theory, or the social-cognitive perspective; we learn by imitating models (observational ); believed in reciprocal determinism as a factor of personality; self efficacy
Term: BaumrindDefinition: identified three parenting styles: , authoritative, and permissive
Term: Eric Definition: developed the eight stages of psychosocial development, each of contains a possible conflict
Term: Carol Definition: disagreed with Kohlberg due to supposed male/female in morality; said females made moral decisions based more on social relationships
Term: HarlowDefinition: emphasized the importance of physical by studying monkeys
Term: LorenzDefinition: studied attachment with imprinting of goslings; felt there was a period for attachment
Term: KohlbergDefinition: proposed three stages of moral
Term: Jean Definition: four stages of cognitive development
Term: Lev Definition: proposed the zone of development theory; he felt social interaction, in the form of people who provide children with cognitive growth opportunities, was important for cognitive development to occur
Term: AdlerDefinition: striving for superiority was the main goal of life, not sex; inferiority motivates us to acquire new skills; studied the effects of birth order
Term: Paul Costa and Robert Definition: proposed the theory using the Five-Factor Model: conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extroversion
Term: Carl Definition: felt the unconscious incorporated both personal and collective ; archetypes are ancestral memories that show up as symbols in many different cultures
Term: Alfred Binet and SimonDefinition: published the first intelligence test designed to help children in ; expressed intelligence in terms of mental age
Term: Francis Definition: Hereditary Genius; believed intelligence was hereditary
Term: Howard Definition: proposed different measures of intelligence
Term: SpearmanDefinition: believed intelligence had two factors, an s factor (specific mental abilities) and a underlying g factor (general intelligence)
Term: SternbergDefinition: developed the triarchic theory of , stating that intelligence is either analytical, creative, or practical
Term: Louis Definition: revised Binet's test for use in the US; intelligence using the formula MA/CA x 100
Term: WeschlerDefinition: first to devise a test to measure intelligence in adults; established the use of the bell
Term: RosenhanDefinition: conducted a study showing the of labeling on people with psychological disorders
Term: Aaron Definition: emphasized cognitive therapy; the goal is to teach clients new ways of thinking and to illogical beliefs
Term: Albert Definition: rational emotive behavioral therapy, which purpose is to change the catastrophizing belief that leads to negative consequences
Term: Mary JonesDefinition: first to successfully use classical conditioning to recondition a child to a fear
Term: Joseph Definition: used the counterconditioning technique of systematic
Term: AschDefinition: performed experiments on the effects of
Term: Leon Definition: developed the of cognitive dissonance
Term: Elton Definition: a key figure in the branch of industrial/organizational psychology; discovered the Hawthorne
Term: Stanley Definition: performed a controversial experiment on obedience using
Term: Robert Definition: identified the Effect among students and teachers
Term: ZombardoDefinition: conducted a study on the power of situations and roles by a prison environment
Term: SherifDefinition: the Robbers' Cave Study and determined the best way to unite different groups was by imposing superordinate goals
 
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