Question 1

To say that constructs are impermeable is to say that they are

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A)  fixed and rigid. 
B)  fragmented. 
C)  narrowly conceived. 
D)  open to change and alteration. 
A)  fixed and rigid. 
B)  fragmented. 
C)  narrowly conceived. 
D)  open to change and alteration.

Question 2

What are the limits,if any,of constructive alternativism?

Accepted Answer

Constructive alternativism is a philosop

Question 3

Kelly suggested that emotions arise when constructs are

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A)  in a state of change. 
B)  repressed. 
C)  undergoing validation. 
D)  verbalized. 
A)  in a state of change. 
B)  repressed. 
C)  undergoing validation. 
D)  verbalized.

Question 4

Which of the following psychological terms plays the most significant role in George Kelly's theory of personality?

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A)  Ego 
B)  Learning 
C)  The unconscious 
D)  Construct 
A)  Ego 
B)  Learning 
C)  The unconscious 
D)  Construct

Question 5

A therapist whose approach is consistent with that of George Kelly would emphasize

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A)  analysis of clients' unconscious motivations. 
B)  reconstruction by the client of the world around him or her. 
C)  punishment of undesired behaviors. 
D)  reinforcement of desired behaviors. 
A)  analysis of clients' unconscious motivations. 
B)  reconstruction by the client of the world around him or her. 
C)  punishment of undesired behaviors. 
D)  reinforcement of desired behaviors.

Question 6

A couple has a 3:00 o'clock appointment to see a marital therapist.One partner arrives twenty minutes early,and the other arrives twenty minutes late.During the therapy session,the therapist asks both partners to consider several possibilities to explain the arrival time of the other partner.According to Kelly,this therapist is facilitating a discussion that

Accepted Answer

A)  illustrates psychoanalysis. 
B)  illustrates constructive alternativism. 
C)  focuses on the cognitive triad. 
D)  illustrates behavioral therapy. 
A)  illustrates psychoanalysis. 
B)  illustrates constructive alternativism. 
C)  focuses on the cognitive triad. 
D)  illustrates behavioral therapy.

Question 7

Kelly uses the term aggression in the way most of us use the term

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A)  resistance. 
B)  anger. 
C)  assertiveness. 
D)  hostility. 
A)  resistance. 
B)  anger. 
C)  assertiveness. 
D)  hostility.

Question 8

In Kelly's system,anxiety occurs when

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A)  events lie beyond one's construct system. 
B)  past experiences come back to haunt us. 
C)  our constructs anticipate the future. 
D)  we are confronted by changes. 
A)  events lie beyond one's construct system. 
B)  past experiences come back to haunt us. 
C)  our constructs anticipate the future. 
D)  we are confronted by changes.

Question 9

Kelly's theory of personality is based on the philosophical position of

Accepted Answer

A)  empirical behaviorism. 
B)  rational subjectivism. 
C)  existentialism. 
D)  constructive alternativism. 
A)  empirical behaviorism. 
B)  rational subjectivism. 
C)  existentialism. 
D)  constructive alternativism.

Question 10

To what extent do you agree with the notion in Kelly's fundamental postulate that the way we anticipate future events influences our experience and behavior?

Accepted Answer

I agree with Kelly's fundamental postula

Question 11

Discuss Kelly's fundamental postulate and eleven corollaries that support it.

Accepted Answer

Kelly's fundamental postulate is the ide

Question 12

How successful would Kelly's Rep Test be in assessing your personality?

Accepted Answer

The Kelly's Repertory Grid Test, or Rep

Question 13

"Try some of the broiled octopus," said Chad."It tastes delicious."
"I don't think the concept of taste can even be applied to something that looks like that," said Jeremy.
Which corollary best accounts for the difference between Chad's and Jeremy's construction systems in the above example?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communality 
B)  Dichotomy 
C)  Fragmentation 
D)  Range 
A)  Communality 
B)  Dichotomy 
C)  Fragmentation 
D)  Range

Question 14

Probably the most important word in Kelly's statement of his most basic theoretical assumption is

Accepted Answer

A)  psychologically. 
B)  processes. 
C)  anticipates. 
D)  conditioned. 
A)  psychologically. 
B)  processes. 
C)  anticipates. 
D)  conditioned.

Question 15

Describe the philosophical position of constructive alternativism.

Accepted Answer

Constructive alternativism is a philosop

Question 16

Explain why Kelly suggested that we conceive of ourselves as scientists.

Accepted Answer

Kelly suggested that we conceive of ours

Question 17

An individual who is high in cognitive complexity

Accepted Answer

A)  is better able to predict what others will do and how to relate to them. 
B)  is usually more creative and intelligent than the average person. 
C)  tends to be high in emotional complexity as well. 
D)  will also have unusually complicated personal constructs. 
A)  is better able to predict what others will do and how to relate to them. 
B)  is usually more creative and intelligent than the average person. 
C)  tends to be high in emotional complexity as well. 
D)  will also have unusually complicated personal constructs.

Question 18

Dr.Epps is a clinical psychologist whose opinion about the development of psychological problems mirrors that of George Kelly.When Dr.Epps sees a depressed client,Dr.Epps probably assumes that the depressed client

Accepted Answer

A)  is struggling to overcome issues related to the way the client was parented as a young child. 
B)  has learned depressive behaviors via operant conditioning. 
C)  is clinging to a way of interpreting the world that is no longer valid. 
D)  has irrational thought patterns that need to be identified and corrected. 
A)  is struggling to overcome issues related to the way the client was parented as a young child. 
B)  has learned depressive behaviors via operant conditioning. 
C)  is clinging to a way of interpreting the world that is no longer valid. 
D)  has irrational thought patterns that need to be identified and corrected.

To say that constructs are impermeable is to say that they are

What are the limits,if any,of constructive alternativism?

Kelly suggested that emotions arise when constructs are

Which of the following psychological terms plays the most significant role in George Kelly's theory of personality?

A therapist whose approach is consistent with that of George Kelly would emphasize

Kelly uses the term aggression in the way most of us use the term

In Kelly's system,anxiety occurs when

Kelly's theory of personality is based on the philosophical position of

To what extent do you agree with the notion in Kelly's fundamental postulate that the way we anticipate future events influences our experience and behavior?

Discuss Kelly's fundamental postulate and eleven corollaries that support it.

How successful would Kelly's Rep Test be in assessing your personality?

"Try some of the broiled octopus," said Chad."It tastes delicious." "I don't think the concept of taste can even be applied to something that looks like that," said Jeremy. Which corollary best accounts for the difference between Chad's and Jeremy's construction systems in the above example?

Probably the most important word in Kelly's statement of his most basic theoretical assumption is

Describe the philosophical position of constructive alternativism.

Explain why Kelly suggested that we conceive of ourselves as scientists.

An individual who is high in cognitive complexity

Dr.Epps is a clinical psychologist whose opinion about the development of psychological problems mirrors that of George Kelly.When Dr.Epps sees a depressed client,Dr.Epps probably assumes that the depressed client

Introduction Evaluating Personality Theories

Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud

Analytical Psychology Carl Jung

Inter-psychic Theories Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan

Psychoanalytic Social Psychology Karen Horney Erich Fromm

Ego Analytic Psychology Anna Freud Erik Erikson Dan McAdams

Human Relations Object Relations Theory, Relational-Cultural Theory

Experimental Analysis of Behavior John Dollard and Neal Miller B.F.Skinner

Social Learning Theories Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter, Walter Mischel

Traits and Personology Gordon Allport Henry Murray

Factor Analytic, Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Raymond Cattell, The Big Five Personality Traits, Genetic and Evolutionary Developments

Biological Traits Hans Eysenck

Humanism Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

Existential Psychoanalysis Rollo May

Cognitive-Behavioral Theories Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, Arnold Lazarus

Zen Buddhism

Conclusion personality Theory in Perspective

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Exam 15: Personal Constructs George Kelly

To say that constructs are impermeable is to say that they are

What are the limits,if any,of constructive alternativism?

Kelly suggested that emotions arise when constructs are

Which of the following psychological terms plays the most significant role in George Kelly's theory of personality?

A therapist whose approach is consistent with that of George Kelly would emphasize

Kelly uses the term aggression in the way most of us use the term

In Kelly's system,anxiety occurs when

Kelly's theory of personality is based on the philosophical position of

To what extent do you agree with the notion in Kelly's fundamental postulate that the way we anticipate future events influences our experience and behavior?

Discuss Kelly's fundamental postulate and eleven corollaries that support it.

How successful would Kelly's Rep Test be in assessing your personality?

"Try some of the broiled octopus," said Chad."It tastes delicious." "I don't think the concept of taste can even be applied to something that looks like that," said Jeremy. Which corollary best accounts for the difference between Chad's and Jeremy's construction systems in the above example?

Probably the most important word in Kelly's statement of his most basic theoretical assumption is

Describe the philosophical position of constructive alternativism.

Explain why Kelly suggested that we conceive of ourselves as scientists.

An individual who is high in cognitive complexity

Dr.Epps is a clinical psychologist whose opinion about the development of psychological problems mirrors that of George Kelly.When Dr.Epps sees a depressed client,Dr.Epps probably assumes that the depressed client

Introduction Evaluating Personality Theories

Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud

Analytical Psychology Carl Jung

Inter-psychic Theories Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan

Psychoanalytic Social Psychology Karen Horney Erich Fromm

Ego Analytic Psychology Anna Freud Erik Erikson Dan McAdams

Human Relations Object Relations Theory, Relational-Cultural Theory

Experimental Analysis of Behavior John Dollard and Neal Miller B.F.Skinner

Social Learning Theories Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter, Walter Mischel

Traits and Personology Gordon Allport Henry Murray

Factor Analytic, Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Raymond Cattell, The Big Five Personality Traits, Genetic and Evolutionary Developments

Biological Traits Hans Eysenck

Humanism Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

Existential Psychoanalysis Rollo May

Cognitive-Behavioral Theories Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, Arnold Lazarus

Zen Buddhism

Conclusion personality Theory in Perspective

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