Question 1

Kelly called the transparent templates or patterns that help us make sense out of the world

Accepted Answer

A) paradoxical vision. 
B) facts. 
C) philosophies. 
D) personal constructs. 
E) principles of organization. 
A) paradoxical vision. 
B) facts. 
C) philosophies. 
D) personal constructs. 
E) principles of organization.

Question 2

When incompatible constructs can no longer be tolerated, a person is said to become

Accepted Answer

A) threatened. 
B) anxious. 
C) frightened. 
D) frustrated. 
E) fragmented. 
A) threatened. 
B) anxious. 
C) frightened. 
D) frustrated. 
E) fragmented.

Question 3

Define Kelly's concept of role, including core role.

Accepted Answer

Kelly's notion of role is embedded in hi

Question 4

Kelly's fragmentation corollary

Accepted Answer

A) assumes the rigidity of behavior. 
B) accounts for all behaviors not explained by his other corollaries. 
C) is his fundamental postulate. 
D) accounts for people holding seemingly incompatible constructs. 
A) assumes the rigidity of behavior. 
B) accounts for all behaviors not explained by his other corollaries. 
C) is his fundamental postulate. 
D) accounts for people holding seemingly incompatible constructs.

Question 5

Regan and Carter are tall; Jeff is fat.Kelly would say that these statements illustrate the incorrect use of a construct because constructs

Accepted Answer

A) only point to similarities. 
B) only emphasize differences. 
C) must occur within the same context. 
D) must be multidimensional comparisons. 
A) only point to similarities. 
B) only emphasize differences. 
C) must occur within the same context. 
D) must be multidimensional comparisons.

Question 6

Discuss the fundamental postulate of Kelly's theory.

Accepted Answer

Kelly's fundamental postulate is that pe

Question 7

Kelly believed that the conclusions of scientists should be regarded

Accepted Answer

A) as truth. 
B) with skepticism. 
C) as folly. 
D) as guidelines by which to live a self-fulfilling life. 
E) as theories. 
A) as truth. 
B) with skepticism. 
C) as folly. 
D) as guidelines by which to live a self-fulfilling life. 
E) as theories.

Question 8

For Kelly, "any personal construction that is used repeatedly in spite of consistent invalidation" defines

Accepted Answer

A) stupidity. 
B) psychological disorder. 
C) a learning disability. 
D) unmotivated behavior. 
E) adaptation. 
A) stupidity. 
B) psychological disorder. 
C) a learning disability. 
D) unmotivated behavior. 
E) adaptation.

Question 9

Kelly stated that people belong to the same cultural group because they

Accepted Answer

A) behave in a similar fashion. 
B) choose to do so. 
C) construe their experience in the same way. 
D) are bound together by time and geography. 
A) behave in a similar fashion. 
B) choose to do so. 
C) construe their experience in the same way. 
D) are bound together by time and geography.

Question 10

Which situation best illustrates Kelly's individuality corollary?

Accepted Answer

A) Kevin and Ramona both describe rats as "filthy." 
B) Kevin observes that plants growing above ground are usually some shade of green. 
C) Ramona notices that dogs come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. 
D) Kevin likes Miss Dawson, his first-grade teacher, but Ramona dislikes her. 
A) Kevin and Ramona both describe rats as "filthy." 
B) Kevin observes that plants growing above ground are usually some shade of green. 
C) Ramona notices that dogs come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. 
D) Kevin likes Miss Dawson, his first-grade teacher, but Ramona dislikes her.

Question 11

"Persons differ from each other in their construction of events." This is a statement of Kelly's ______ corollary.

Accepted Answer

A) organization 
B) individuality 
C) dichotomy 
D) choice 
A) organization 
B) individuality 
C) dichotomy 
D) choice

Question 12

It is not what happens around us that make us experienced; it is successive construing and reconstruing that enriches our lives.This statement reflects Kelly's ______ corollary.

Accepted Answer

A) range 
B) fragmentation 
C) commonality 
D) experience 
A) range 
B) fragmentation 
C) commonality 
D) experience

Question 13

According to Kelly, a construct is built on at least

Accepted Answer

A) one comparison and one contrast. 
B) one comparison and two contrasts. 
C) two comparisons and one contrast. 
D) two comparisons and two contrasts. 
A) one comparison and one contrast. 
B) one comparison and two contrasts. 
C) two comparisons and one contrast. 
D) two comparisons and two contrasts.

Question 14

Kelly's theory of personal constructs can MOST accurately be called

Accepted Answer

A) a behavioral theory. 
B) a metatheory. 
C) an existential theory. 
D) a cognitive theory. 
A) a behavioral theory. 
B) a metatheory. 
C) an existential theory. 
D) a cognitive theory.

Question 15

People arrange their constructs to avoid conflicts and transcend contradictions.This illustrates Kelly's ______ corollary.

Accepted Answer

A) dichotomy 
B) construction 
C) choice 
D) individuality 
E) organization 
A) dichotomy 
B) construction 
C) choice 
D) individuality 
E) organization

Question 16

According to Kelly, fear is unlike threat in that fear

Accepted Answer

A) involves a comprehensive change in core structures. 
B) requires a comprehensive change in peripheral structures. 
C) involves incidental modification of personal constructs. 
D) is a product of fixed-role therapy. 
A) involves a comprehensive change in core structures. 
B) requires a comprehensive change in peripheral structures. 
C) involves incidental modification of personal constructs. 
D) is a product of fixed-role therapy.

Question 17

According to Kelly, our pattern of behavior that results from our understanding of the constructs of others is our

Accepted Answer

A) personality. 
B) role. 
C) trait. 
D) socioeconomic status. 
A) personality. 
B) role. 
C) trait. 
D) socioeconomic status.

Question 18

Kelly believed that psychologically healthy people are similar to

Accepted Answer

A) competent scientists. 
B) skillful mechanics. 
C) creative artists. 
D) helpful therapists. 
E) writers of fiction. 
A) competent scientists. 
B) skillful mechanics. 
C) creative artists. 
D) helpful therapists. 
E) writers of fiction.

Question 19

Before developing fixed-role therapy, Kelly used an unusual procedure for modifying constructs.This procedure involved

Accepted Answer

A) encouraging his clients to act out their dreams. 
B) offering "preposterous interpretations" to explain clients' behavior. 
C) using himself as the model to be imitated in therapy. 
D) refusing to see clients for six months after the initial therapy session. 
A) encouraging his clients to act out their dreams. 
B) offering "preposterous interpretations" to explain clients' behavior. 
C) using himself as the model to be imitated in therapy. 
D) refusing to see clients for six months after the initial therapy session.

Question 20

Personal constructs, according to Kelly, are

Accepted Answer

A) convenient for a limited range of events. 
B) directed primarily toward the reorganization of past experiences. 
C) unnecessary personal communication. 
D) made up of ambiguous rather than clear-cut events. 
A) convenient for a limited range of events. 
B) directed primarily toward the reorganization of past experiences. 
C) unnecessary personal communication. 
D) made up of ambiguous rather than clear-cut events.

Kelly called the transparent templates or patterns that help us make sense out of the world

When incompatible constructs can no longer be tolerated, a person is said to become

Define Kelly's concept of role, including core role.

Kelly's fragmentation corollary

Regan and Carter are tall; Jeff is fat.Kelly would say that these statements illustrate the incorrect use of a construct because constructs

Discuss the fundamental postulate of Kelly's theory.

Kelly believed that the conclusions of scientists should be regarded

For Kelly, "any personal construction that is used repeatedly in spite of consistent invalidation" defines

Kelly stated that people belong to the same cultural group because they

Which situation best illustrates Kelly's individuality corollary?

"Persons differ from each other in their construction of events." This is a statement of Kelly's ______ corollary.

It is not what happens around us that make us experienced; it is successive construing and reconstruing that enriches our lives.This statement reflects Kelly's ______ corollary.

According to Kelly, a construct is built on at least

Kelly's theory of personal constructs can MOST accurately be called

People arrange their constructs to avoid conflicts and transcend contradictions.This illustrates Kelly's ______ corollary.

According to Kelly, fear is unlike threat in that fear

According to Kelly, our pattern of behavior that results from our understanding of the constructs of others is our

Kelly believed that psychologically healthy people are similar to

Before developing fixed-role therapy, Kelly used an unusual procedure for modifying constructs.This procedure involved

Personal constructs, according to Kelly, are

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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Kelly called the transparent templates or patterns that help us make sense out of the world

When incompatible constructs can no longer be tolerated, a person is said to become

Define Kelly's concept of role, including core role.

Kelly's fragmentation corollary

Regan and Carter are tall; Jeff is fat.Kelly would say that these statements illustrate the incorrect use of a construct because constructs

Discuss the fundamental postulate of Kelly's theory.

Kelly believed that the conclusions of scientists should be regarded

For Kelly, "any personal construction that is used repeatedly in spite of consistent invalidation" defines

Kelly stated that people belong to the same cultural group because they

Which situation best illustrates Kelly's individuality corollary?

"Persons differ from each other in their construction of events." This is a statement of Kelly's ______ corollary.

It is not what happens around us that make us experienced; it is successive construing and reconstruing that enriches our lives.This statement reflects Kelly's ______ corollary.

According to Kelly, a construct is built on at least

Kelly's theory of personal constructs can MOST accurately be called

People arrange their constructs to avoid conflicts and transcend contradictions.This illustrates Kelly's ______ corollary.

According to Kelly, fear is unlike threat in that fear

According to Kelly, our pattern of behavior that results from our understanding of the constructs of others is our

Kelly believed that psychologically healthy people are similar to

Before developing fixed-role therapy, Kelly used an unusual procedure for modifying constructs.This procedure involved

Personal constructs, according to Kelly, are

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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