Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

George Kelly's approach to personality is called

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A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  positive construct theory. 
C)  individual psychology. 
D)  personal construct theory. 
A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  positive construct theory. 
C)  individual psychology. 
D)  personal construct theory.

Question 6

The test of a construct system is how well it

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A)  softens harsh reality. 
B)  duplicates reality. 
C)  predicts events. 
D)  explains past events. 
A)  softens harsh reality. 
B)  duplicates reality. 
C)  predicts events. 
D)  explains past events.

Question 7

A construct's range of convenience is the

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A)  range of events to which it can be applied. 
B)  number of needs it satisfies. 
C)  number of people who hold the same construct. 
D)  applicability to normal and abnormal behavior. 
A)  range of events to which it can be applied. 
B)  number of needs it satisfies. 
C)  number of people who hold the same construct. 
D)  applicability to normal and abnormal behavior.

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

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 10

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 11

A construct is a

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A)  group of shared family experiences that shape an individual in a certain direction. 
B)  set of early experiences in childhood that constricts our personality in adulthood. 
C)  distorted interpretation of the world that is not in accord with reality. 
D)  person's way to devise intellectual hypotheses to explain or interpret events. 
A)  group of shared family experiences that shape an individual in a certain direction. 
B)  set of early experiences in childhood that constricts our personality in adulthood. 
C)  distorted interpretation of the world that is not in accord with reality. 
D)  person's way to devise intellectual hypotheses to explain or interpret events.

Question 12

Kelly promoted a form of psychotherapy called ____ therapy.

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

Question 13

Kelly's theory is based on the idea that

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A)  people in a culture construe events in identical ways. 
B)  future events duplicate past events. 
C)  personality is unchanging. 
D)  themes from the past will appear in the future. 
A)  people in a culture construe events in identical ways. 
B)  future events duplicate past events. 
C)  personality is unchanging. 
D)  themes from the past will appear in the future.

Question 14

Kelly's theory of personality is more popular in ____ than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia and China 
B)  Europe, Canada, and Australia 
C)  Central and South America 
D)  South Africa and Egypt 
A)  Russia and China 
B)  Europe, Canada, and Australia 
C)  Central and South America 
D)  South Africa and Egypt

Question 15

REP test research shows that schizophrenics are unstable and inconsistent in construing

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A)  objects. 
B)  other people. 
C)  both people and objects. 
D)  Schizophrenics cannot respond to REP Test questions. 
A)  objects. 
B)  other people. 
C)  both people and objects. 
D)  Schizophrenics cannot respond to REP Test questions.

Question 16

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 17

Kelly viewed human nature as

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A)  genetically determined. 
B)  rational. 
C)  determined by childhood events. 
D)  a hierarchy of needs arranged as constructs. 
A)  genetically determined. 
B)  rational. 
C)  determined by childhood events. 
D)  a hierarchy of needs arranged as constructs.

Question 18

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 19

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

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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 20

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.

According to Kelly,a construct is

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

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

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

George Kelly's approach to personality is called

The test of a construct system is how well it

A construct's range of convenience is the

Kelly's approach to psychotherapy

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

The Role Construct Repertory (REP)Test is used to

A construct is a

Kelly promoted a form of psychotherapy called ____ therapy.

Kelly's theory is based on the idea that

Kelly's theory of personality is more popular in ____ than in the United States.

REP test research shows that schizophrenics are unstable and inconsistent in construing

Once formed,constructs tend to

Kelly viewed human nature as

Kelly's early clinical work dealt with

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

To anticipate events correctly,constructs must 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

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 11: George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

According to Kelly,a construct is

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

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

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

George Kelly's approach to personality is called

The test of a construct system is how well it

A construct's range of convenience is the

Kelly's approach to psychotherapy

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

The Role Construct Repertory (REP)Test is used to

A construct is a

Kelly promoted a form of psychotherapy called ____ therapy.

Kelly's theory is based on the idea that

Kelly's theory of personality is more popular in ____ than in the United States.

REP test research shows that schizophrenics are unstable and inconsistent in construing

Once formed,constructs tend to

Kelly viewed human nature as

Kelly's early clinical work dealt with

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

To anticipate events correctly,constructs must 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

Bfskinner: 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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