Question 1

Fixed-role therapy gets its power from the client "playing for keeps."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Constructs are derived from observing repeated patterns of events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Studies of cognitive style and leadership suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive complexity is best. 
B)  cognitive simplicity is best. 
C)  different styles are necessary at different times. 
D)  no conclusions can be drawn because of the complexity of international events. 
A)  cognitive complexity is best. 
B)  cognitive simplicity is best. 
C)  different styles are necessary at different times. 
D)  no conclusions can be drawn because of the complexity of international events.

Question 4

A person anticipating the entrance of a new construct into the construct system would be most likely to experience ____________, according to Kelly's system.

Accepted Answer

A)  threat 
B)  anxiety 
C)  fear 
D)  both (a) and (b) 
A)  threat 
B)  anxiety 
C)  fear 
D)  both (a) and (b)

Question 5

Describe Kelly's approach to personality change and contrast it with that of Freud.

Accepted Answer

Kelly's approach to personality change,

Question 6

Which of the following is not part of the Rep test?

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity pole. 
B)  contrast pole. 
C)  person triads. 
D)  invitational mood. 
A)  similarity pole. 
B)  contrast pole. 
C)  person triads. 
D)  invitational mood.

Question 7

Which of the following constructs can be modified without serious modification of the construct system?

Accepted Answer

A)  preverbal constructs. 
B)  core constructs. 
C)  subordinate constructs. 
D)  peripheral constructs. 
A)  preverbal constructs. 
B)  core constructs. 
C)  subordinate constructs. 
D)  peripheral constructs.

Question 8

Kelly's concept of a submerged construct is most similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's repression. 
B)  Freud's instinct. 
C)  Rogers' subception. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  Freud's repression. 
B)  Freud's instinct. 
C)  Rogers' subception. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 9

according to Kelly, a construct is a

Accepted Answer

A)  prediction about the future. 
B)  way of interpreting events. 
C)  stable trait. 
D)  hierarchy of drives. 
A)  prediction about the future. 
B)  way of interpreting events. 
C)  stable trait. 
D)  hierarchy of drives.

Question 10

The Rep Test can be used to

Accepted Answer

A)  determine content of the construct system. 
B)  determine complexity of the construct system. 
C)  determine similarity of constructs. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  determine content of the construct system. 
B)  determine complexity of the construct system. 
C)  determine similarity of constructs. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 11

The Rep Test is a useful device for getting at

Accepted Answer

A)  personal meanings. 
B)  unconscious meanings. 
C)  personality traits. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  personal meanings. 
B)  unconscious meanings. 
C)  personality traits. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 12

Kelly's view of the person as a scientist implies that the person as an organism is essentially

Accepted Answer

A)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the past. 
B)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the present. 
C)  always trying to understand the past through an evaluation of the future. 
D)  always trying to understand the future through an evaluation of the present. 
A)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the past. 
B)  always trying to understand the present through an evaluation of the present. 
C)  always trying to understand the past through an evaluation of the future. 
D)  always trying to understand the future through an evaluation of the present.

Question 13

One interesting question that arises from Kelly's theory is how a person chooses for himself one end of a dichotomized construct. According to Kelly, a person chooses the alternative that

Accepted Answer

A)  is most consistent with reality. 
B)  allows the greatest possibility for extension and definition of the construct system. 
C)  provides minimum potential for change. 
D)  leaves the person's definition of the self ambiguous. 
A)  is most consistent with reality. 
B)  allows the greatest possibility for extension and definition of the construct system. 
C)  provides minimum potential for change. 
D)  leaves the person's definition of the self ambiguous.

Question 14

Beilock et al. (2008) analyzed the brain scans of hockey experts and novices as they thought about hockey and found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the experts had an additional brain area become more active: the premotor cortex 
B)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the novices had an additional brain area become more active: the premotor cortex 
C)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the experts had an additional brain area become more active: the prefrontal cortex 
D)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the novices had an additional brain area become more active: the prefrontal cortex 
A)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the experts had an additional brain area become more active: the premotor cortex 
B)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the novices had an additional brain area become more active: the premotor cortex 
C)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the experts had an additional brain area become more active: the prefrontal cortex 
D)  Experts' and novices' brains looked very similar, except that the novices had an additional brain area become more active: the prefrontal cortex

Question 15

According to Kelly, a theory has

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability and validity. 
B)  loose and tight constructs. 
C)  a range of convenience and a focus of convenience. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  reliability and validity. 
B)  loose and tight constructs. 
C)  a range of convenience and a focus of convenience. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 16

The Rep test assumes the presented list of roles is the basis for an adequate sampling of the person's construct system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

For Kelly, psychopathology is a disordered response to anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Structural concepts abound in personality theories--Kelly's included. What was the key structural concept behind Kelly's "man the scientist"?

Accepted Answer

A)  constructive alternativism 
B)  cognitive differentiation 
C)  the construct 
D)  the role 
A)  constructive alternativism 
B)  cognitive differentiation 
C)  the construct 
D)  the role

Question 19

For Kelly, anxiety is

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of internal threat. 
B)  the result of invalidated constructs. 
C)  the result of not having constructs for a situation. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the result of internal threat. 
B)  the result of invalidated constructs. 
C)  the result of not having constructs for a situation. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 20

According to Kelly, a dimension is formed by

Accepted Answer

A)  one construct. 
B)  more than one construct. 
C)  at least three constructs. 
D)  dimensions are not possible. 
A)  one construct. 
B)  more than one construct. 
C)  at least three constructs. 
D)  dimensions are not possible.

Fixed-role therapy gets its power from the client "playing for keeps."

Constructs are derived from observing repeated patterns of events.

Studies of cognitive style and leadership suggest that

A person anticipating the entrance of a new construct into the construct system would be most likely to experience ____________, according to Kelly's system.

Describe Kelly's approach to personality change and contrast it with that of Freud.

Which of the following is not part of the Rep test?

Which of the following constructs can be modified without serious modification of the construct system?

Kelly's concept of a submerged construct is most similar to

according to Kelly, a construct is a

The Rep Test can be used to

The Rep Test is a useful device for getting at

Kelly's view of the person as a scientist implies that the person as an organism is essentially

One interesting question that arises from Kelly's theory is how a person chooses for himself one end of a dichotomized construct. According to Kelly, a person chooses the alternative that

Beilock et al. (2008) analyzed the brain scans of hockey experts and novices as they thought about hockey and found that:

According to Kelly, a theory has

The Rep test assumes the presented list of roles is the basis for an adequate sampling of the person's construct system.

For Kelly, psychopathology is a disordered response to anxiety.

Structural concepts abound in personality theories--Kelly's included. What was the key structural concept behind Kelly's "man the scientist"?

For Kelly, anxiety is

According to Kelly, a dimension is formed by

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Exam 11: A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

Fixed-role therapy gets its power from the client "playing for keeps."

Constructs are derived from observing repeated patterns of events.

Studies of cognitive style and leadership suggest that

A person anticipating the entrance of a new construct into the construct system would be most likely to experience ____________, according to Kelly's system.

Describe Kelly's approach to personality change and contrast it with that of Freud.

Which of the following is not part of the Rep test?

Which of the following constructs can be modified without serious modification of the construct system?

Kelly's concept of a submerged construct is most similar to

according to Kelly, a construct is a

The Rep Test can be used to

The Rep Test is a useful device for getting at

Kelly's view of the person as a scientist implies that the person as an organism is essentially

One interesting question that arises from Kelly's theory is how a person chooses for himself one end of a dichotomized construct. According to Kelly, a person chooses the alternative that

Beilock et al. (2008) analyzed the brain scans of hockey experts and novices as they thought about hockey and found that:

According to Kelly, a theory has

The Rep test assumes the presented list of roles is the basis for an adequate sampling of the person's construct system.

For Kelly, psychopathology is a disordered response to anxiety.

Structural concepts abound in personality theories--Kelly's included. What was the key structural concept behind Kelly's "man the scientist"?

For Kelly, anxiety is

According to Kelly, a dimension is formed by

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

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