Exam 11: Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Kelly's theory emphasizes the situational determinants of behavior.

__________ constructs can be applied to new situations.

Schizophrenics show disordered personal constructs.

Kelly's theory is based on the assumption of

Kelly devised the __________ Test.

Describe Richard Nixon from the viewpoint of Personal Construct Theory. Discuss his various constructs and how he used them in his political career.

Kelly proposed a metaphor of man as

What technique of therapy did Kelly devise?

The "REP" test refers to the __________ Test.

Explain Kelly's metaphor, "man-the-scientist."

Kelly was most disturbed by the __________ in Freud's theory.

Therapy can be threatening when

Describe Kelly's approach to therapy.

Under threat, instead of elaboration of a construct system, __________ occurs.

The range of convenience of a construct describes

Explain why a therapist would want to know the contrast pole of a client for whom an important construct is "able to cope."

Kelly's REP Test can be scored for

People are less likely to be aware of the contrast pole than of the likeness pole of their constructs.

Describe one research result using the REP test. Explain why it is important.

Rather than giving up a construct that has been invalidated, Terry continues to try to validate it. Terry is behaving with __________, according to Kelly.