Question 1

If people construe an experience similarly, then their cognitive processes will be

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A)  similar. 
B)  identical. 
C)  dissimilar because of the individuality corollary. 
D)  unaffected. 
A)  similar. 
B)  identical. 
C)  dissimilar because of the individuality corollary. 
D)  unaffected.

Question 2

To anticipate events correctly, constructs must be

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A)  based on exact replications of past events. 
B)  dichotomous or bipolar. 
C)  general enough to encompass various events. 
D)  focused on the similarities among events. 
A)  based on exact replications of past events. 
B)  dichotomous or bipolar. 
C)  general enough to encompass various events. 
D)  focused on the similarities among events.

Question 3

The dichotomy corollary says that

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A)  we modify our constructs as a function of new experience. 
B)  constructs are bipolar. 
C)  we try to understand how other people think, and modify our behavior accordingly. 
D)  people perceive events in different ways. 
A)  we modify our constructs as a function of new experience. 
B)  constructs are bipolar. 
C)  we try to understand how other people think, and modify our behavior accordingly. 
D)  people perceive events in different ways.

Question 4

According to Kelly, it is the operation of our mental processes and not the specific events that influence the formation of personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Kelly treated severely disturbed psychotics in mental hospitals and neurotics with troublesome emotional problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the Dichotomy Corollary, our constructs are bipolar, mutually exclusive alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Give your opinion on whether or not the following people would be able to fill out and score The Role Construct Repertory Test (REP):

Accepted Answer

The answer of Give your opinion on whether or not...

Question 8

To what extent do you feel arguments, even wars, result because people construe events with different construct systems? Defend your answer with Kelly's Personal Construct Theory.

Accepted Answer

Kelly would say we are not prisoners of

Question 9

Kelly promoted a form of psychotherapy called ____ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  client-centered 
B)  construct revision 
C)  fixed role 
D)  corollary 
A)  client-centered 
B)  construct revision 
C)  fixed role 
D)  corollary

Question 10

All of the following are important aspects of Kelly's image of human nature except

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A)  optimism. 
B)  free will. 
C)  pessimism. 
D)  rationality. 
A)  optimism. 
B)  free will. 
C)  pessimism. 
D)  rationality.

Question 11

In a dichotomized construct, we choose between each of the following except

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A)  security and adventure. 
B)  self-actualization and stagnation. 
C)  definition and extension of the construct system. 
D)  high risk and high reward. 
A)  security and adventure. 
B)  self-actualization and stagnation. 
C)  definition and extension of the construct system. 
D)  high risk and high reward.

Question 12

Why does poor Jim continue to act in a hostile manner, even when rebuffed for it, instead of being friendly? Kelly would say Jim

Accepted Answer

A)  makes a low risk choice because at least he can predict how others will react to it. 
B)  has never tried friendliness, so he cannot predict what will happen. 
C)  suffers from uncertainty, even though the rewards for friendliness are greater. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  makes a low risk choice because at least he can predict how others will react to it. 
B)  has never tried friendliness, so he cannot predict what will happen. 
C)  suffers from uncertainty, even though the rewards for friendliness are greater. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 13

In a dichotomized construct, the alternative we select is determined by

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A)  past reinforcements. 
B)  how exactly it reflects past events. 
C)  how well it predicts future events. 
D)  unconscious forces. 
A)  past reinforcements. 
B)  how exactly it reflects past events. 
C)  how well it predicts future events. 
D)  unconscious forces.

Question 14

When we select the high risk/high reward alternative in a dichotomized construct, we are

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A)  extending the construct system. 
B)  defining the construct system. 
C)  discarding old constructs and forming new ones. 
D)  reinforcing the construct system. 
A)  extending the construct system. 
B)  defining the construct system. 
C)  discarding old constructs and forming new ones. 
D)  reinforcing the construct system.

Question 15

The Choice Corollary describes similarities among repeated events, according to Kelly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The only way a construct system can remain rigid is if the person

Accepted Answer

A)  is self-actualizing. 
B)  has a wide range of convenience. 
C)  encounters no new experiences. 
D)  is extremely self-confident. 
A)  is self-actualizing. 
B)  has a wide range of convenience. 
C)  encounters no new experiences. 
D)  is extremely self-confident.

Question 17

Kelly's personality theory derived from

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A)  his experience as a clinician. 
B)  the laboratory. 
C)  observations of infants and children. 
D)  interpretations of social and historical factors. 
A)  his experience as a clinician. 
B)  the laboratory. 
C)  observations of infants and children. 
D)  interpretations of social and historical factors.

Question 18

A construct is a person's unique way of looking at life, like an intellectual hypothesis devised to explain or interpret events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If Kelly had worked with schizophrenics in a mental institution in his formative professional years,

Accepted Answer

A)  his theory would also apply to neurotic patients. 
B)  Kelly would have made good use of his cognitive information -processing abilities. 
C)  Kelly would have stayed in the U.S. Navy. 
D)  his theory might not have depended so heavily on cognitive information-processing abilities. 
A)  his theory would also apply to neurotic patients. 
B)  Kelly would have made good use of his cognitive information -processing abilities. 
C)  Kelly would have stayed in the U.S. Navy. 
D)  his theory might not have depended so heavily on cognitive information-processing abilities.

Question 20

Adults high in cognitive complexity are likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  products of diverse influences in childhood. 
B)  products of authoritarian parenting. 
C)  politically conservative. 
D)  rigid and inflexible in their thinking. 
A)  products of diverse influences in childhood. 
B)  products of authoritarian parenting. 
C)  politically conservative. 
D)  rigid and inflexible in their thinking.

If people construe an experience similarly, then their cognitive processes will be

To anticipate events correctly, constructs must be

The dichotomy corollary says that

According to Kelly, it is the operation of our mental processes and not the specific events that influence the formation of personality.

Kelly treated severely disturbed psychotics in mental hospitals and neurotics with troublesome emotional problems.

In the Dichotomy Corollary, our constructs are bipolar, mutually exclusive alternatives.

Give your opinion on whether or not the following people would be able to fill out and score The Role Construct Repertory Test (REP):

To what extent do you feel arguments, even wars, result because people construe events with different construct systems? Defend your answer with Kelly's Personal Construct Theory.

Kelly promoted a form of psychotherapy called ____ therapy.

All of the following are important aspects of Kelly's image of human nature except

In a dichotomized construct, we choose between each of the following except

Why does poor Jim continue to act in a hostile manner, even when rebuffed for it, instead of being friendly? Kelly would say Jim

In a dichotomized construct, the alternative we select is determined by

When we select the high risk/high reward alternative in a dichotomized construct, we are

The Choice Corollary describes similarities among repeated events, according to Kelly.

The only way a construct system can remain rigid is if the person

Kelly's personality theory derived from

A construct is a person's unique way of looking at life, like an intellectual hypothesis devised to explain or interpret events.

If Kelly had worked with schizophrenics in a mental institution in his formative professional years,

Adults high in cognitive complexity are likely to be

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Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

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Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

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Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

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Exam 11: George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

If people construe an experience similarly, then their cognitive processes will be

To anticipate events correctly, constructs must be

The dichotomy corollary says that

According to Kelly, it is the operation of our mental processes and not the specific events that influence the formation of personality.

Kelly treated severely disturbed psychotics in mental hospitals and neurotics with troublesome emotional problems.

In the Dichotomy Corollary, our constructs are bipolar, mutually exclusive alternatives.

Give your opinion on whether or not the following people would be able to fill out and score The Role Construct Repertory Test (REP):

To what extent do you feel arguments, even wars, result because people construe events with different construct systems? Defend your answer with Kelly's Personal Construct Theory.

Kelly promoted a form of psychotherapy called ____ therapy.

All of the following are important aspects of Kelly's image of human nature except

In a dichotomized construct, we choose between each of the following except

Why does poor Jim continue to act in a hostile manner, even when rebuffed for it, instead of being friendly? Kelly would say Jim

In a dichotomized construct, the alternative we select is determined by

When we select the high risk/high reward alternative in a dichotomized construct, we are

The Choice Corollary describes similarities among repeated events, according to Kelly.

The only way a construct system can remain rigid is if the person

Kelly's personality theory derived from

A construct is a person's unique way of looking at life, like an intellectual hypothesis devised to explain or interpret events.

If Kelly had worked with schizophrenics in a mental institution in his formative professional years,

Adults high in cognitive complexity are likely to be

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

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