Question 1

Psychological disorders,Kelly said,result from

Accepted Answer

A) trauma experienced during an individual's early childhood. 
B) genetic defects. 
C) an underdeveloped personal construction system. 
D) personal constructs that are too permeable or too inflexible. 
E) too many personal constructs. 
A) trauma experienced during an individual's early childhood. 
B) genetic defects. 
C) an underdeveloped personal construction system. 
D) personal constructs that are too permeable or too inflexible. 
E) too many personal constructs. D

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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. C

Question 4

Kelly's basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by

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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 fragmentation corollary

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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 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Like Carl Rogers,Kelly believed that his theory of personality

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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 9

The purpose of Kelly's Rep test is to

Accepted Answer

A) reconstruct patients' obsolete personal constructs. 
B) learn how clients construe significant people in their lives. 
C) provide the therapist with a differential diagnosis of patients. 
D) uncover previously repressed conflicts. 
A) reconstruct patients' obsolete personal constructs. 
B) learn how clients construe significant people in their lives. 
C) provide the therapist with a differential diagnosis of patients. 
D) uncover previously repressed conflicts.

Question 10

A student is given a Role Title List and asked to designate people who fit the various role titles on the list.This is part of the procedure for the

Accepted Answer

A) Role Construct Repertory Test. 
B) Construct Aptitude Test. 
C) Role Construct Orientation. 
D) Construct Evaluation Survey. 
E) Core Construct Checklist. 
A) Role Construct Repertory Test. 
B) Construct Aptitude Test. 
C) Role Construct Orientation. 
D) Construct Evaluation Survey. 
E) Core Construct Checklist.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

According to Kelly,facts

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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 15

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 16

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 17

Kelly might explain client resistance and negative transference during psychotherapy as a means of reducing

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Kelly's early background reveals a

Accepted Answer

A) definitely irregular formal education. 
B) close relationship with an older sister. 
C) close relationship with an older brother. 
D) strong dependence on his parents until he was 30 years old. 
A) definitely irregular formal education. 
B) close relationship with an older sister. 
C) close relationship with an older brother. 
D) strong dependence on his parents until he was 30 years old.

Question 19

Discuss the fundamental postulate of Kelly's theory.

Accepted Answer

A.Kelly's fundamental postulate is that

Question 20

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.

Psychological disorders,Kelly said,result from

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

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

Kelly's basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by

Kelly's fragmentation corollary

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

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

Like Carl Rogers,Kelly believed that his theory of personality

The purpose of Kelly's Rep test is to

A student is given a Role Title List and asked to designate people who fit the various role titles on the list.This is part of the procedure for the

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?

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

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

According to Kelly,facts

According to Kelly,fear is unlike threat in that fear

Kelly became a psychotherapist

Kelly might explain client resistance and negative transference during psychotherapy as a means of reducing

Kelly's early background reveals a

Discuss the fundamental postulate of Kelly's theory.

To Kelly,our actions are shaped by

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

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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Exam 19: Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

Psychological disorders,Kelly said,result from

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

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

Kelly's basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by

Kelly's fragmentation corollary

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

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

Like Carl Rogers,Kelly believed that his theory of personality

The purpose of Kelly's Rep test is to

A student is given a Role Title List and asked to designate people who fit the various role titles on the list.This is part of the procedure for the

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?

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

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

According to Kelly,facts

According to Kelly,fear is unlike threat in that fear

Kelly became a psychotherapist

Kelly might explain client resistance and negative transference during psychotherapy as a means of reducing

Kelly's early background reveals a

Discuss the fundamental postulate of Kelly's theory.

To Kelly,our actions are shaped by

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

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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