Question 1

Kelly's insistence that a construct is an either/or proposition is reflected in which corollary?

Accepted Answer

A) dualistic 
B) bimodal 
C) contrast 
D) symmetry 
E) dichotomy 
A) dualistic 
B) bimodal 
C) contrast 
D) symmetry 
E) dichotomy

Question 2

According to Kelly, when people act in ways inconsistent with their core roles, they experience

Accepted Answer

A) threat. 
B) anxiety. 
C) fear. 
D) guilt. 
E) shame. 
A) threat. 
B) anxiety. 
C) fear. 
D) guilt. 
E) shame.

Question 3

Grant tends to see all his experiences with women as power struggles.Which of Kelly's corollaries is best illustrated by Grant's refusal to change his attitude toward women?

Accepted Answer

A) dichotomy corollary 
B) choice corollary 
C) range corollary 
D) modulation corollary 
E) fragmentation corollary 
A) dichotomy corollary 
B) choice corollary 
C) range corollary 
D) modulation corollary 
E) fragmentation corollary

Question 4

Kelly's basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by

Accepted Answer

A) present memories of past experiences. 
B) past experiences. 
C) future events. 
D) present perceptions of future events. 
A) present memories of past experiences. 
B) past experiences. 
C) future events. 
D) present perceptions of future events.

Question 5

Kelly's organization corollary assumes which type of relationship among constructs?

Accepted Answer

A) ordinal 
B) nominal 
C) ratio 
D) proportional 
E) interval 
A) ordinal 
B) nominal 
C) ratio 
D) proportional 
E) interval

Question 6

The idea that people interpret future events according to recurrent themes reflects Kelly's _____ corollary.

Accepted Answer

A) construction 
B) similarity 
C) individuality 
D) organization 
A) construction 
B) similarity 
C) individuality 
D) organization

Question 7

Like Carl Rogers, Kelly believed that his theory of personality

Accepted Answer

A) emphasizes the importance of unconscious motivation. 
B) explains both human and animal behavior. 
C) is not subject to change or revision. 
D) was tentative and subject to restructuring. 
E) does not account for abnormal personality development. 
A) emphasizes the importance of unconscious motivation. 
B) explains both human and animal behavior. 
C) is not subject to change or revision. 
D) was tentative and subject to restructuring. 
E) does not account for abnormal personality development.

Question 8

According to Kelly, a permeable construct

Accepted Answer

A) results in delusions and hallucinations. 
B) facilitates change and adaptation. 
C) leads to rigid, inflexible opinions. 
D) leads to rigid, inflexible actions. 
A) results in delusions and hallucinations. 
B) facilitates change and adaptation. 
C) leads to rigid, inflexible opinions. 
D) leads to rigid, inflexible actions.

Question 9

Kelly's constructive alternativism assumes that

Accepted Answer

A) people use past events to construct a philosophy of life. 
B) people build obstacles in the path toward success. 
C) people's conclusions are subject to revision and change. 
D) truth is acquired by a piecemeal accumulation of facts. 
E) truth is acquired in large pieces by rapid breakthroughs. 
A) people use past events to construct a philosophy of life. 
B) people build obstacles in the path toward success. 
C) people's conclusions are subject to revision and change. 
D) truth is acquired by a piecemeal accumulation of facts. 
E) truth is acquired in large pieces by rapid breakthroughs.

Question 10

Which set of terms is most consistent with Kelly's concept of personal constructs?

Accepted Answer

A) early childhood experiences 
B) archetypes, complexes, and instincts 
C) individualized rewards and punishments 
D) adolescent development 
E) interpretation and explanation of events 
A) early childhood experiences 
B) archetypes, complexes, and instincts 
C) individualized rewards and punishments 
D) adolescent development 
E) interpretation and explanation of events

Question 11

According to Kelly, facts

Accepted Answer

A) determine a person's future. 
B) are determined by past events. 
C) dictate our view of the world. 
D) carry meaning for us to discover. 
E) are acquired solely through the scientific method. 
A) determine a person's future. 
B) are determined by past events. 
C) dictate our view of the world. 
D) carry meaning for us to discover. 
E) are acquired solely through the scientific method.

Question 12

With Kelly's fixed-role therapy,

Accepted Answer

A) the client and therapist work out a predetermined role for the client to play. 
B) the construction systems of other people are anticipated. 
C) neither of these occurs. 
D) both of these occur. 
A) the client and therapist work out a predetermined role for the client to play. 
B) the construction systems of other people are anticipated. 
C) neither of these occurs. 
D) both of these occur.

Question 13

Kelly would agree with Adler

Accepted Answer

A) that interpretation of events is more important than the events per se. 
B) concerning the importance of an individual's early childhood experiences. 
C) that personal superiority is the one dynamic force behind people's actions. 
D) that the value of a person's life should be judged from the viewpoint of social interest. 
A) that interpretation of events is more important than the events per se. 
B) concerning the importance of an individual's early childhood experiences. 
C) that personal superiority is the one dynamic force behind people's actions. 
D) that the value of a person's life should be judged from the viewpoint of social interest.

Question 14

Discuss Kelly's philosophical position.

Accepted Answer

Kelly believed that human behavior is sh

Question 15

The fact that two people may see two different events in a similar fashion is explained by Kelly's _______ corollary.

Accepted Answer

A) fragmentation 
B) sociality 
C) modulation 
D) range 
E) commonality 
A) fragmentation 
B) sociality 
C) modulation 
D) range 
E) commonality

Question 16

Which of these statements would Kelly say represents a construct as opposed to a concept?

Accepted Answer

A) Roses are red. 
B) Chris is taller than Pat, but not as heavy. 
C) Jupiter is both a planet and a Roman god. 
D) Trees lose their leaves in the autumn. 
A) Roses are red. 
B) Chris is taller than Pat, but not as heavy. 
C) Jupiter is both a planet and a Roman god. 
D) Trees lose their leaves in the autumn.

Question 17

Kelly called those roles that give us a sense of identity and provide guidelines for living ______ roles.

Accepted Answer

A) core 
B) peripheral 
C) central 
D) personal 
E) cardinal 
A) core 
B) peripheral 
C) central 
D) personal 
E) cardinal

Question 18

To Kelly, our actions are shaped by

Accepted Answer

A) our past experiences. 
B) environmental events. 
C) our anticipation of events. 
D) positive and negative reinforcers. 
A) our past experiences. 
B) environmental events. 
C) our anticipation of events. 
D) positive and negative reinforcers.

Question 19

According to Kelly, people's processes will be psychologically similar if these people

Accepted Answer

A) experience the same event. 
B) experience a similar but not identical event. 
C) construe similar events differently. 
D) construe events in a similar manner. 
A) experience the same event. 
B) experience a similar but not identical event. 
C) construe similar events differently. 
D) construe events in a similar manner.

Question 20

According to Kelly, because individuals have personal investments in their established constructs, they

Accepted Answer

A) are motivated to perceive reality correctly. 
B) are willing to modify their constructs instantly. 
C) behave in an adaptive manner. 
D) are resistant to changing them. 
E) behave in a self-serving manner. 
A) are motivated to perceive reality correctly. 
B) are willing to modify their constructs instantly. 
C) behave in an adaptive manner. 
D) are resistant to changing them. 
E) behave in a self-serving manner.

Kelly's insistence that a construct is an either/or proposition is reflected in which corollary?

According to Kelly, when people act in ways inconsistent with their core roles, they experience

Grant tends to see all his experiences with women as power struggles.Which of Kelly's corollaries is best illustrated by Grant's refusal to change his attitude toward women?

Kelly's basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by

Kelly's organization corollary assumes which type of relationship among constructs?

The idea that people interpret future events according to recurrent themes reflects Kelly's _____ corollary.

Like Carl Rogers, Kelly believed that his theory of personality

According to Kelly, a permeable construct

Kelly's constructive alternativism assumes that

Which set of terms is most consistent with Kelly's concept of personal constructs?

According to Kelly, facts

With Kelly's fixed-role therapy,

Kelly would agree with Adler

Discuss Kelly's philosophical position.

The fact that two people may see two different events in a similar fashion is explained by Kelly's _______ corollary.

Which of these statements would Kelly say represents a construct as opposed to a concept?

Kelly called those roles that give us a sense of identity and provide guidelines for living ______ roles.

To Kelly, our actions are shaped by

According to Kelly, people's processes will be psychologically similar if these people

According to Kelly, because individuals have personal investments in their established constructs, they

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

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Exam 18: Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly's insistence that a construct is an either/or proposition is reflected in which corollary?

According to Kelly, when people act in ways inconsistent with their core roles, they experience

Grant tends to see all his experiences with women as power struggles.Which of Kelly's corollaries is best illustrated by Grant's refusal to change his attitude toward women?

Kelly's basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by

Kelly's organization corollary assumes which type of relationship among constructs?

The idea that people interpret future events according to recurrent themes reflects Kelly's _____ corollary.

Like Carl Rogers, Kelly believed that his theory of personality

According to Kelly, a permeable construct

Kelly's constructive alternativism assumes that

Which set of terms is most consistent with Kelly's concept of personal constructs?

According to Kelly, facts

With Kelly's fixed-role therapy,

Kelly would agree with Adler

Discuss Kelly's philosophical position.

The fact that two people may see two different events in a similar fashion is explained by Kelly's _______ corollary.

Which of these statements would Kelly say represents a construct as opposed to a concept?

Kelly called those roles that give us a sense of identity and provide guidelines for living ______ roles.

To Kelly, our actions are shaped by

According to Kelly, people's processes will be psychologically similar if these people

According to Kelly, because individuals have personal investments in their established constructs, they

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

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