Question 1

According to Kelly, scientific theories should be designed to be modified and eventually abandoned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Studies of cognitive style and leadership suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive complexity is best. 
B)  cognitive simplicity is best. 
C)  different styles are necessary at different times. 
D)  no conclusions can be drawn because of the complexity of international events. 
A)  cognitive complexity is best. 
B)  cognitive simplicity is best. 
C)  different styles are necessary at different times. 
D)  no conclusions can be drawn because of the complexity of international events.

Question 3

Kelly's concept of a submerged construct is most similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's repression. 
B)  Freud's instinct. 
C)  Rogers' subception. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  Freud's repression. 
B)  Freud's instinct. 
C)  Rogers' subception. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 4

For Kelly, anxiety is

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of internal threat. 
B)  the result of invalidated constructs. 
C)  the result of not having constructs for a situation. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the result of internal threat. 
B)  the result of invalidated constructs. 
C)  the result of not having constructs for a situation. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 5

Kelly used the actualization motive to account for the activity of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Development of the construct system is facilitated by

Accepted Answer

A)  varied experiences. 
B)  inconsistency. 
C)  strict childrearing practices. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  varied experiences. 
B)  inconsistency. 
C)  strict childrearing practices. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 7

A construct is a way of

Accepted Answer

A)  perceiving the world. 
B)  interpreting events. 
C)  construing. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  perceiving the world. 
B)  interpreting events. 
C)  construing. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 8

According to Kelly, individuals seek

Accepted Answer

A)  consistency. 
B)  certainty. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  consistency. 
B)  certainty. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 9

A person anticipating the entrance of a new construct into the construct system would be most likely to experience ____________, according to Kelly's system.

Accepted Answer

A)  threat 
B)  anxiety 
C)  fear 
D)  both (a) and (b) 
A)  threat 
B)  anxiety 
C)  fear 
D)  both (a) and (b)

Question 10

Which of the following constructs can be modified without serious modification of the construct system?

Accepted Answer

A)  preverbal constructs. 
B)  core constructs. 
C)  subordinate constructs. 
D)  peripheral constructs. 
A)  preverbal constructs. 
B)  core constructs. 
C)  subordinate constructs. 
D)  peripheral constructs.

Question 11

The constructs found on the Rep Test

Accepted Answer

A)  depend on the role figures used. 
B)  are representative of the person's world. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  depend on the role figures used. 
B)  are representative of the person's world. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 12

Kelly's view of the person as a scientist implies that the person as an organism is essentially

Accepted Answer

A)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the past. 
B)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the present. 
C)  always trying to understand the past through an evaluation of the future. 
D)  always trying to understand the future through an evaluation of the present. 
A)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the past. 
B)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the present. 
C)  always trying to understand the past through an evaluation of the future. 
D)  always trying to understand the future through an evaluation of the present.

Question 13

The Rep Test is a useful device for getting at

Accepted Answer

A)  personal meanings. 
B)  unconscious meanings. 
C)  personality traits. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  personal meanings. 
B)  unconscious meanings. 
C)  personality traits. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of construct systems that are helpful in anticipating events. 
B)  the discovery of truth. 
C)  the uncovering of things heretofore unknown. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  the development of construct systems that are helpful in anticipating events. 
B)  the discovery of truth. 
C)  the uncovering of things heretofore unknown. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 15

According to Kelly, two elements are necessary to form a construct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fixed-role therapy encourages clients to

Accepted Answer

A)  represent themselves in new ways. 
B)  behave in new ways. 
C)  construe themselves in new ways. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  represent themselves in new ways. 
B)  behave in new ways. 
C)  construe themselves in new ways. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 17

Constructs are derived from observing repeated patterns of events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not part of the Rep test?

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity pole. 
B)  contrast pole. 
C)  person triads. 
D)  invitational mood. 
A)  similarity pole. 
B)  contrast pole. 
C)  person triads. 
D)  invitational mood.

Question 19

Kelly's concepts of fear, anxiety, and threat all relate to the functioning of the construct system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Kelly, psychopathology is a

Accepted Answer

A)  disordered response to anxiety. 
B)  disordered functioning of the construct system. 
C)  faulty effort to reestablish prediction. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  disordered response to anxiety. 
B)  disordered functioning of the construct system. 
C)  faulty effort to reestablish prediction. 
D)  all of the above.

According to Kelly, scientific theories should be designed to be modified and eventually abandoned.

Studies of cognitive style and leadership suggest that

Kelly's concept of a submerged construct is most similar to

For Kelly, anxiety is

Kelly used the actualization motive to account for the activity of people.

Development of the construct system is facilitated by

A construct is a way of

According to Kelly, individuals seek

A person anticipating the entrance of a new construct into the construct system would be most likely to experience ____________, according to Kelly's system.

Which of the following constructs can be modified without serious modification of the construct system?

The constructs found on the Rep Test

Kelly's view of the person as a scientist implies that the person as an organism is essentially

The Rep Test is a useful device for getting at

People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is

According to Kelly, two elements are necessary to form a construct.

Fixed-role therapy encourages clients to

Constructs are derived from observing repeated patterns of events.

Which of the following is not part of the Rep test?

Kelly's concepts of fear, anxiety, and threat all relate to the functioning of the construct system.

According to Kelly, psychopathology is a

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Exam 11: A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

According to Kelly, scientific theories should be designed to be modified and eventually abandoned.

Studies of cognitive style and leadership suggest that

Kelly's concept of a submerged construct is most similar to

For Kelly, anxiety is

Kelly used the actualization motive to account for the activity of people.

Development of the construct system is facilitated by

A construct is a way of

According to Kelly, individuals seek

A person anticipating the entrance of a new construct into the construct system would be most likely to experience ____________, according to Kelly's system.

Which of the following constructs can be modified without serious modification of the construct system?

The constructs found on the Rep Test

Kelly's view of the person as a scientist implies that the person as an organism is essentially

The Rep Test is a useful device for getting at

People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is

According to Kelly, two elements are necessary to form a construct.

Fixed-role therapy encourages clients to

Constructs are derived from observing repeated patterns of events.

Which of the following is not part of the Rep test?

Kelly's concepts of fear, anxiety, and threat all relate to the functioning of the construct system.

According to Kelly, psychopathology is a

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