Question 1

Kelly called the interpretations people place on events

Accepted Answer

A) constructs. 
B) alternatives. 
C) postulates. 
D) corollaries. 
A) constructs. 
B) alternatives. 
C) postulates. 
D) corollaries.

Question 2

According to Kelly, why should a therapist help clients change their construct systems?

Accepted Answer

A) to increase their number of core roles 
B) to decrease their number of core roles 
C) to improve their efficiency in making predictions 
D) to enable them to understand the nature of mental illness 
A) to increase their number of core roles 
B) to decrease their number of core roles 
C) to improve their efficiency in making predictions 
D) to enable them to understand the nature of mental illness

Question 3

According to Kelly, the minimum number of events required to form a construct is

Accepted Answer

A) one. 
B) two. 
C) three. 
D) four. 
E) five. 
A) one. 
B) two. 
C) three. 
D) four. 
E) five.

Question 4

Kelly became a psychotherapist

Accepted Answer

A) when he found out that the University of Edinburgh had no other openings. 
B) because of a chance encounter with Sigmund Freud. 
C) to help Kansas students cope with the dust bowl and the Great Depression. 
D) to supplement his meager pay as a college professor. 
A) when he found out that the University of Edinburgh had no other openings. 
B) because of a chance encounter with Sigmund Freud. 
C) to help Kansas students cope with the dust bowl and the Great Depression. 
D) to supplement his meager pay as a college professor.

Question 5

Kelly's choice corollary allows people to extend and define

Accepted Answer

A) future constructs. 
B) past experiences. 
C) their physiological needs. 
D) their superegos. 
A) future constructs. 
B) past experiences. 
C) their physiological needs. 
D) their superegos.

Question 6

Kelly's belief that alternative constructions are always possible reflects the philosophical position of

Accepted Answer

A) the plasticity corollary. 
B) Rep test revisionism. 
C) the phenomenological postulate. 
D) radical behaviorism. 
E) none of these. 
A) the plasticity corollary. 
B) Rep test revisionism. 
C) the phenomenological postulate. 
D) radical behaviorism. 
E) none of these.

Question 7

accurately predicted that

Accepted Answer

A) those using gender most were more likely to stereotype. 
B) women were more likely to employ stereotypes than men. 
C) men were more likely to employ stereotypes than women. 
D) none of these. 
A) those using gender most were more likely to stereotype. 
B) women were more likely to employ stereotypes than men. 
C) men were more likely to employ stereotypes than women. 
D) none of these.

Question 8

Kelly's theory of personal constructs assumes all BUT:

Accepted Answer

A) an ever-changing world. 
B) an unchanging world. 
C) a real world. 
D) all of these. 
E) none of these. 
A) an ever-changing world. 
B) an unchanging world. 
C) a real world. 
D) all of these. 
E) none of these.

Question 9

According to Kelly, psychologically unhealthy people

Accepted Answer

A) have few, if any, personal constructs. 
B) have too many personal constructs. 
C) cling to outdated personal constructs. 
D) reject invalid personal constructs. 
A) have few, if any, personal constructs. 
B) have too many personal constructs. 
C) cling to outdated personal constructs. 
D) reject invalid personal constructs.

Question 10

According to Kelly, what results when incompatible constructs become intolerable and people's construction system breaks down?

Accepted Answer

A) pathological anxiety 
B) learning disability 
C) minor stress 
D) permanent insanity 
E) core structure strength 
A) pathological anxiety 
B) learning disability 
C) minor stress 
D) permanent insanity 
E) core structure strength

Question 11

Kelly's personal construct theory emphasizes the notion that

Accepted Answer

A) people are motivated by basic needs, instincts, and drives. 
B) human beings are basically social animals. 
C) people are constantly changing the way they view events. 
D) the world has no objective existence. 
A) people are motivated by basic needs, instincts, and drives. 
B) human beings are basically social animals. 
C) people are constantly changing the way they view events. 
D) the world has no objective existence.

Question 12

Kelly's notion that a person construes similar events as if those events were identical is what Kelly called the ______ corollary.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The awareness of an immediate and basic change to our core structures is Kelly's definition of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Kelly's fragmentation corollary allows for

Accepted Answer

A) an absence of dichotomous constructs. 
B) a blending of similar constructs. 
C) coexistence of incompatible elements. 
D) the lack of permeable constructs. 
A) an absence of dichotomous constructs. 
B) a blending of similar constructs. 
C) coexistence of incompatible elements. 
D) the lack of permeable constructs.

Question 15

The notion that the ONLY reality is our perception reflects the

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic approach. 
B) behavioral view. 
C) phenomenological system. 
D) personal construct approach. 
E) dichotomous view. 
A) psychoanalytic approach. 
B) behavioral view. 
C) phenomenological system. 
D) personal construct approach. 
E) dichotomous view.

Kelly called the interpretations people place on events

According to Kelly, why should a therapist help clients change their construct systems?

According to Kelly, the minimum number of events required to form a construct is

Kelly became a psychotherapist

Kelly's choice corollary allows people to extend and define

Kelly's belief that alternative constructions are always possible reflects the philosophical position of

accurately predicted that

Kelly's theory of personal constructs assumes all BUT:

According to Kelly, psychologically unhealthy people

According to Kelly, what results when incompatible constructs become intolerable and people's construction system breaks down?

Kelly's personal construct theory emphasizes the notion that

Kelly's notion that a person construes similar events as if those events were identical is what Kelly called the ______ corollary.

The awareness of an immediate and basic change to our core structures is Kelly's definition of

Kelly's fragmentation corollary allows for

The notion that the ONLY reality is our perception reflects the

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 interpretations people place on events

According to Kelly, why should a therapist help clients change their construct systems?

According to Kelly, the minimum number of events required to form a construct is

Kelly became a psychotherapist

Kelly's choice corollary allows people to extend and define

Kelly's belief that alternative constructions are always possible reflects the philosophical position of

accurately predicted that

Kelly's theory of personal constructs assumes all BUT:

According to Kelly, psychologically unhealthy people

According to Kelly, what results when incompatible constructs become intolerable and people's construction system breaks down?

Kelly's personal construct theory emphasizes the notion that

Kelly's notion that a person construes similar events as if those events were identical is what Kelly called the ______ corollary.

The awareness of an immediate and basic change to our core structures is Kelly's definition of

Kelly's fragmentation corollary allows for

The notion that the ONLY reality is our perception reflects the

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

Filters