Question 1

The Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test is used to

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A)  uncover complexes. 
B)  determine the person's roles. 
C)  reveal the development of anticipations. 
D)  uncover the pattern of constructs. 
A)  uncover complexes. 
B)  determine the person's roles. 
C)  reveal the development of anticipations. 
D)  uncover the pattern of constructs.

Question 2

Kelly's personality theory is based on the importance of

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A)  the unconscious. 
B)  our interpretation of our environment. 
C)  motivation. 
D)  drives. 
A)  the unconscious. 
B)  our interpretation of our environment. 
C)  motivation. 
D)  drives.

Question 3

Kelly's personality theory is much the same as other approaches in the text.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Kelly's theory has been criticized because his theory

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A)  focuses on the emotional aspects of human functioning rather than intellectual and rational aspects. 
B)  focuses on intellectual and rational aspects of human functioning to the exclusion of emotional aspects. 
C)  focuses equally on both intellectual and emotional aspects of human functioning. 
D)  focuses on explicit emotions. 
A)  focuses on the emotional aspects of human functioning rather than intellectual and rational aspects. 
B)  focuses on intellectual and rational aspects of human functioning to the exclusion of emotional aspects. 
C)  focuses equally on both intellectual and emotional aspects of human functioning. 
D)  focuses on explicit emotions.

Question 5

Personal constructs are oriented toward the

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A)  reconstruction of past events. 
B)  anticipation of future events. 
C)  actualization of unconscious desires. 
D)  release of psychic energy. 
A)  reconstruction of past events. 
B)  anticipation of future events. 
C)  actualization of unconscious desires. 
D)  release of psychic energy.

Question 6

Research on Kelly's theory has shown that

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A)  constructs measured by the REP Test are stable over time. 
B)  the REP Test is unreliable. 
C)  brief social interactions lead to changed constructs. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  constructs measured by the REP Test are stable over time. 
B)  the REP Test is unreliable. 
C)  brief social interactions lead to changed constructs. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 7

The idea that two constructs may be consistent in one situation and inconsistent in another situation is the

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A)  congruence corollary. 
B)  fragmentation corollary. 
C)  successive modulation corollary. 
D)  situational corollary. 
A)  congruence corollary. 
B)  fragmentation corollary. 
C)  successive modulation corollary. 
D)  situational corollary.

Question 8

Kelly's approach to psychotherapy

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A)  is called fixed role therapy. 
B)  involves changing undesirable constructs. 
C)  has the client act the role of a fictitious person. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  is called fixed role therapy. 
B)  involves changing undesirable constructs. 
C)  has the client act the role of a fictitious person. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 9

Persons high in cognitive complexity are also

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A)  likely to score high on the REP Test. 
B)  likely to have authoritarian parents. 
C)  low in empathic ability. 
D)  able to predict the behavior of others better than persons low in cognitive complexity. 
A)  likely to score high on the REP Test. 
B)  likely to have authoritarian parents. 
C)  low in empathic ability. 
D)  able to predict the behavior of others better than persons low in cognitive complexity.

Question 10

Once we have formed a construct, we

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A)  take it on faith. 
B)  test it against reality. 
C)  make it a permanent part of our personality. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  take it on faith. 
B)  test it against reality. 
C)  make it a permanent part of our personality. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 11

For Kelly, the only way to understand people is to understand their

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A)  childhood experiences. 
B)  unconscious desires. 
C)  interpretations of events and their social relationships. 
D)  past patterns of reinforcement. 
A)  childhood experiences. 
B)  unconscious desires. 
C)  interpretations of events and their social relationships. 
D)  past patterns of reinforcement.

Question 12

In your opinion, what can be done to reduce confrontation at the personal level between people? Give at least a five point detailed answer, in relation to Kelly's theory.

Accepted Answer

Since this an opinion, it should not be

Question 13

For Kelly, freedom of choice could not be obtained by people at any stage of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Kelly's early clinical work dealt with

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A)  psychotic children. 
B)  students who were referred by their teachers for counseling. 
C)  severely neurotic adults. 
D)  institutionalized psychotic adults. 
A)  psychotic children. 
B)  students who were referred by their teachers for counseling. 
C)  severely neurotic adults. 
D)  institutionalized psychotic adults.

Question 15

Today, Kelly's theory of personality is

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A)  considered the leading candidate to replace Freudian ideas. 
B)  the cause of raging controversy among psychologists. 
C)  almost totally forgotten. 
D)  much broader and supported more elsewhere, than in the United States. 
A)  considered the leading candidate to replace Freudian ideas. 
B)  the cause of raging controversy among psychologists. 
C)  almost totally forgotten. 
D)  much broader and supported more elsewhere, than in the United States.

Question 16

According to Kelly, a construct is

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A)  an innate drive. 
B)  our way of explaining or interpreting the world. 
C)  a result of past reinforcement. 
D)  the need to actualize the self. 
A)  an innate drive. 
B)  our way of explaining or interpreting the world. 
C)  a result of past reinforcement. 
D)  the need to actualize the self.

Question 17

Kelly's main contribution to assessment is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test. 
B)  Q-Sort. 
C)  Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). 
D)  Word Association Test. 
A)  Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test. 
B)  Q-Sort. 
C)  Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). 
D)  Word Association Test.

Question 18

Once formed, constructs tend to

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A)  last only a short time. 
B)  allow no possibility for change. 
C)  weaken as we grow older. 
D)  guide our behavior. 
A)  last only a short time. 
B)  allow no possibility for change. 
C)  weaken as we grow older. 
D)  guide our behavior.

Question 19

According to Kelly, he was ____ committed to a particular therapeutic technique and a specific theory about the nature of personality.

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A)  heavily 
B)  not 
C)  neutrally 
D)  decidedly 
A)  heavily 
B)  not 
C)  neutrally 
D)  decidedly

Question 20

Kelly's cognitive approach to personality

Accepted Answer

A)  was based on previous theories, such as humanistic theory. 
B)  suggests a person functions solely on the emotional level. 
C)  aims to examine personal constructs. 
D)  was to study subjects as incapable of rational functioning. 
A)  was based on previous theories, such as humanistic theory. 
B)  suggests a person functions solely on the emotional level. 
C)  aims to examine personal constructs. 
D)  was to study subjects as incapable of rational functioning.

The Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test is used to

Kelly's personality theory is based on the importance of

Kelly's personality theory is much the same as other approaches in the text.

Kelly's theory has been criticized because his theory

Personal constructs are oriented toward the

Research on Kelly's theory has shown that

The idea that two constructs may be consistent in one situation and inconsistent in another situation is the

Kelly's approach to psychotherapy

Persons high in cognitive complexity are also

Once we have formed a construct, we

For Kelly, the only way to understand people is to understand their

In your opinion, what can be done to reduce confrontation at the personal level between people? Give at least a five point detailed answer, in relation to Kelly's theory.

For Kelly, freedom of choice could not be obtained by people at any stage of life.

Kelly's early clinical work dealt with

Today, Kelly's theory of personality is

According to Kelly, a construct is

Kelly's main contribution to assessment is the

Once formed, constructs tend to

According to Kelly, he was ____ committed to a particular therapeutic technique and a specific theory about the nature of personality.

Kelly's cognitive approach to personality

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Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 11: George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

The Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test is used to

Kelly's personality theory is based on the importance of

Kelly's personality theory is much the same as other approaches in the text.

Kelly's theory has been criticized because his theory

Personal constructs are oriented toward the

Research on Kelly's theory has shown that

The idea that two constructs may be consistent in one situation and inconsistent in another situation is the

Kelly's approach to psychotherapy

Persons high in cognitive complexity are also

Once we have formed a construct, we

For Kelly, the only way to understand people is to understand their

In your opinion, what can be done to reduce confrontation at the personal level between people? Give at least a five point detailed answer, in relation to Kelly's theory.

For Kelly, freedom of choice could not be obtained by people at any stage of life.

Kelly's early clinical work dealt with

Today, Kelly's theory of personality is

According to Kelly, a construct is

Kelly's main contribution to assessment is the

Once formed, constructs tend to

According to Kelly, he was ____ committed to a particular therapeutic technique and a specific theory about the nature of personality.

Kelly's cognitive approach to personality

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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