Question 1

Psychologist William James once referred to what the world looks like to a baby as

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A) "magical objects in space." 
B) a "blur of colors and faces." 
C) a "bussing, blooming confusion." 
D) "totally out of focus." 
A) "magical objects in space." 
B) a "blur of colors and faces." 
C) a "bussing, blooming confusion." 
D) "totally out of focus."

Question 2

All of the following techniques are methods used by Kelly in psychotherapy except one. Which one?

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A) Asking people about their personal constructs 
B) Asking people to describe their ideal selves 
C) Asking people to define their personal constructs 
D) Forcing people to attend to their process of construing the world 
A) Asking people about their personal constructs 
B) Asking people to describe their ideal selves 
C) Asking people to define their personal constructs 
D) Forcing people to attend to their process of construing the world

Question 3

Kelly suggested that the better we understand another person's construct system,the better we will get along.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Kelly,well-adjusted people

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A) have stable construct systems that they know will almost always allow them to predict events. 
B) have relatively few, but very efficient, personal constructs. 
C) constantly replace old, inadequate constructs with new ones. 
D) can readily describe in a few words the constructs they use. 
A) have stable construct systems that they know will almost always allow them to predict events. 
B) have relatively few, but very efficient, personal constructs. 
C) constantly replace old, inadequate constructs with new ones. 
D) can readily describe in a few words the constructs they use.

Question 5

Which of the following assumptions is made by a therapist using the Rep Test?

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A) The constructs listed by the clients are unique to the testing situation. 
B) The constructs listed by the clients are limited to the set of people used in the test. 
C) All healthy people use basically the same constructs. 
D) People are able to adequately describe the constructs they use. 
A) The constructs listed by the clients are unique to the testing situation. 
B) The constructs listed by the clients are limited to the set of people used in the test. 
C) All healthy people use basically the same constructs. 
D) People are able to adequately describe the constructs they use.

Question 6

Joshua classifies each person he meets as either sensitive or insensitive. A cognitive personality theorist would probably say that sensitive-insensitive is an example of a

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A) personal construct. 
B) prototype. 
C) self-schema. 
D) possible self. 
A) personal construct. 
B) prototype. 
C) self-schema. 
D) possible self.

Question 7

Kelly presented a "man-as-scientist" conception of human personality,meaning that

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A) no scientist can understand a person better than that person understands himself or herself. 
B) the human personality can be examined through scientific methods. 
C) people constantly try to predict and control the events in their lives. 
D) the best way to obtain answers to our questions about human personality is to examine a single individual in depth. 
A) no scientist can understand a person better than that person understands himself or herself. 
B) the human personality can be examined through scientific methods. 
C) people constantly try to predict and control the events in their lives. 
D) the best way to obtain answers to our questions about human personality is to examine a single individual in depth.

Question 8

The cognitive approach to personality explains differences in personality as differences in the way people

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A) respond to reinforcement. 
B) process information. 
C) think about their past. 
D) dream. 
A) respond to reinforcement. 
B) process information. 
C) think about their past. 
D) dream.

Question 9

Your self-schema consists of those aspects of your behavior that are

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A) innate. 
B) most important to you. 
C) similar to your parents. 
D) unique to you alone. 
A) innate. 
B) most important to you. 
C) similar to your parents. 
D) unique to you alone.

Question 10

According to Kelly,individual differences in personality can be traced to all of the following sources except one.Which one?

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A) The number of constructs in a person's construct system. 
B) The way a person organizes the constructs in his or her construct system. 
C) The person's level of motivation to make sense out of the world. 
D) The kinds of constructs in a person's construct system. 
A) The number of constructs in a person's construct system. 
B) The way a person organizes the constructs in his or her construct system. 
C) The person's level of motivation to make sense out of the world. 
D) The kinds of constructs in a person's construct system.

Question 11

Participants in one study were divided into those with and without a well-developed "independence" schema. Later,participants were asked about their own level of independence. Compared to aschematics,participants with a strong independence schema

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A) took longer to answer because they had more information to process. 
B) took longer to answer because it was more important to them to give a correct answer. 
C) took less time to answer. 
D) took the same amount of time to answer, but were more confident of their answers. 
A) took longer to answer because they had more information to process. 
B) took longer to answer because it was more important to them to give a correct answer. 
C) took less time to answer. 
D) took the same amount of time to answer, but were more confident of their answers.

Question 12

When cognitive psychotherapists teach clients how to handle recurring problems,it is often an attempt to eliminate

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A) emotional consequences. 
B) the ideal self. 
C) self-defeating thinking. 
D) negative personal constructs. 
A) emotional consequences. 
B) the ideal self. 
C) self-defeating thinking. 
D) negative personal constructs.

Question 13

Kelly suggested that the better we understand another person's construct system,the better

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A) chance we will have of forming a romantic relationship. 
B) we will enjoy one another. 
C) chance we will have for psychological health. 
D) we will get along. 
A) chance we will have of forming a romantic relationship. 
B) we will enjoy one another. 
C) chance we will have for psychological health. 
D) we will get along.

Question 14

Patsy is not sure how her teacher will react to watch she wrote on her assignment. She's unable to predict what will happen when the paper is returned. According to personal construct theory,

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A) anxiety is likely to accompany Patsy's thoughts. 
B) Patsy's constructs will likely fail to become impermeable. 
C) Patsy's construct system matches the ideal system instead of the real system. 
D) it will become impossible to modify Patsy's construct system. 
A) anxiety is likely to accompany Patsy's thoughts. 
B) Patsy's constructs will likely fail to become impermeable. 
C) Patsy's construct system matches the ideal system instead of the real system. 
D) it will become impossible to modify Patsy's construct system.

Question 15

According to Kelly,anxiety results when

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A) people become aware of inconsistencies between the actual self and the ideal self. 
B) people can't predict future events. 
C) defense mechanisms fail. 
D) people use faulty logic in arriving at self-defeating conclusions about themselves. 
A) people become aware of inconsistencies between the actual self and the ideal self. 
B) people can't predict future events. 
C) defense mechanisms fail. 
D) people use faulty logic in arriving at self-defeating conclusions about themselves.

Question 16

One of the goals of Kelly's Rep Test is to obtain a _________ of how clients construe the world.

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A) diagnosis 
B) visual map 
C) personal construct 
D) level of achievement 
A) diagnosis 
B) visual map 
C) personal construct 
D) level of achievement

Question 17

Describe each of the major cognitive representations of the self and how each fits into a larger theory of personality. How are these representations measured? Give an example of your own self-schema.

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The answer of Describe each of the major cognitive representations...

Question 18

A strength of the cognitive approach is that it fits well with

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A) modern artificial intelligence research. 
B) the psychoanalytic perspective. 
C) current trends in the field of psychology 
D) the behavioral/social learning approach. 
A) modern artificial intelligence research. 
B) the psychoanalytic perspective. 
C) current trends in the field of psychology 
D) the behavioral/social learning approach.

Question 19

Contrast cognitive psychotherapy with Rogers's approach. Discuss the application of personal construct theory to psychological problems such as anxiety. Explain the significance of self-defeating thinking in typical cognitive therapy.

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The answer of Contrast cognitive psychotherapy with Rogers's approach. Discuss...

Question 20

Participants in one study were asked to respond with a yes or no to questions on a series of words.When later asked to recall as many of the words as possible,participants recalled words best when they had been asked,

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A) "Is the word printed in big letters?" 
B) "Does it rhyme with another word?" 
C) "Does it mean the same as another word?" 
D) "Does it describe you?" 
A) "Is the word printed in big letters?" 
B) "Does it rhyme with another word?" 
C) "Does it mean the same as another word?" 
D) "Does it describe you?"

Psychologist William James once referred to what the world looks like to a baby as

All of the following techniques are methods used by Kelly in psychotherapy except one. Which one?

Kelly suggested that the better we understand another person's construct system,the better we will get along.

According to Kelly,well-adjusted people

Which of the following assumptions is made by a therapist using the Rep Test?

Joshua classifies each person he meets as either sensitive or insensitive. A cognitive personality theorist would probably say that sensitive-insensitive is an example of a

Kelly presented a "man-as-scientist" conception of human personality,meaning that

The cognitive approach to personality explains differences in personality as differences in the way people

Your self-schema consists of those aspects of your behavior that are

According to Kelly,individual differences in personality can be traced to all of the following sources except one.Which one?

Participants in one study were divided into those with and without a well-developed "independence" schema. Later,participants were asked about their own level of independence. Compared to aschematics,participants with a strong independence schema

When cognitive psychotherapists teach clients how to handle recurring problems,it is often an attempt to eliminate

Kelly suggested that the better we understand another person's construct system,the better

Patsy is not sure how her teacher will react to watch she wrote on her assignment. She's unable to predict what will happen when the paper is returned. According to personal construct theory,

According to Kelly,anxiety results when

One of the goals of Kelly's Rep Test is to obtain a _________ of how clients construe the world.

Describe each of the major cognitive representations of the self and how each fits into a larger theory of personality. How are these representations measured? Give an example of your own self-schema.

A strength of the cognitive approach is that it fits well with

Contrast cognitive psychotherapy with Rogers's approach. Discuss the application of personal construct theory to psychological problems such as anxiety. Explain the significance of self-defeating thinking in typical cognitive therapy.

Participants in one study were asked to respond with a yes or no to questions on a series of words.When later asked to recall as many of the words as possible,participants recalled words best when they had been asked,

What Is Personality?

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The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

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Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

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Exam 15: The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

Psychologist William James once referred to what the world looks like to a baby as

All of the following techniques are methods used by Kelly in psychotherapy except one. Which one?

Kelly suggested that the better we understand another person's construct system,the better we will get along.

According to Kelly,well-adjusted people

Which of the following assumptions is made by a therapist using the Rep Test?

Joshua classifies each person he meets as either sensitive or insensitive. A cognitive personality theorist would probably say that sensitive-insensitive is an example of a

Kelly presented a "man-as-scientist" conception of human personality,meaning that

The cognitive approach to personality explains differences in personality as differences in the way people

Your self-schema consists of those aspects of your behavior that are

According to Kelly,individual differences in personality can be traced to all of the following sources except one.Which one?

Participants in one study were divided into those with and without a well-developed "independence" schema. Later,participants were asked about their own level of independence. Compared to aschematics,participants with a strong independence schema

When cognitive psychotherapists teach clients how to handle recurring problems,it is often an attempt to eliminate

Kelly suggested that the better we understand another person's construct system,the better

Patsy is not sure how her teacher will react to watch she wrote on her assignment. She's unable to predict what will happen when the paper is returned. According to personal construct theory,

According to Kelly,anxiety results when

One of the goals of Kelly's Rep Test is to obtain a _________ of how clients construe the world.

Describe each of the major cognitive representations of the self and how each fits into a larger theory of personality. How are these representations measured? Give an example of your own self-schema.

A strength of the cognitive approach is that it fits well with

Contrast cognitive psychotherapy with Rogers's approach. Discuss the application of personal construct theory to psychological problems such as anxiety. Explain the significance of self-defeating thinking in typical cognitive therapy.

Participants in one study were asked to respond with a yes or no to questions on a series of words.When later asked to recall as many of the words as possible,participants recalled words best when they had been asked,

What Is Personality?

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

The Behavioral/Social Learning Approach: Theory,Application,and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research

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