Question 1

What strategy is most likely to increase creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning to loosen constructs 
B)  learning to tighten constructs 
C)  learning to make constructs impermeable 
D)  learning to validate constructs 
A)  learning to loosen constructs 
B)  learning to tighten constructs 
C)  learning to make constructs impermeable 
D)  learning to validate constructs

Question 2

Some constructs are bipolar; others are unipolar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When we confront events outside the range of convenience of our construct system, we experience

Accepted Answer

A)  fear. 
B)  threat. 
C)  hostility. 
D)  anxiety. 
A)  fear. 
B)  threat. 
C)  hostility. 
D)  anxiety.

Question 4

Using Kelly's Choice Corollary, explain why a college student might choose a particular
undergraduate major.

Accepted Answer

Kelly's Choice Corollary suggests that i

Question 5

People feel threatened when their core constructs are about to change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Brainstorming and free association are techniques to increase

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity. 
B)  adaptation. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  control. 
A)  creativity. 
B)  adaptation. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  control.

Question 7

People who score high on cognitive complexity are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  be anxious. 
B)  make appropriate vocational choices. 
C)  be introverted. 
D)  drop out of groups. 
A)  be anxious. 
B)  make appropriate vocational choices. 
C)  be introverted. 
D)  drop out of groups.

Question 8

The C-P-C Cycle describes

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity. 
B)  biorhythms. 
C)  effective action. 
D)  social interactions. 
A)  creativity. 
B)  biorhythms. 
C)  effective action. 
D)  social interactions.

Question 9

When a person confronts a new, unfamiliar situation, which phase of the CPC cycle will first occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  circumspection 
B)  choice 
C)  control 
D)  courage 
A)  circumspection 
B)  choice 
C)  control 
D)  courage

Question 10

In Kelly's theory, people are more likely to experiment with new constructs when

Accepted Answer

A)  they are threatened. 
B)  they are in love. 
C)  they are not threatened. 
D)  they are angry. 
A)  they are threatened. 
B)  they are in love. 
C)  they are not threatened. 
D)  they are angry.

Question 11

Kelly called his underlying philosophical assumption "__________."

Accepted Answer

A)  logical positivism 
B)  constructive alternativism 
C)  physiological determinism 
D)  humanistic science 
A)  logical positivism 
B)  constructive alternativism 
C)  physiological determinism 
D)  humanistic science

Question 12

According to Kelly, we make choices in life in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce tension. 
B)  increase pleasure. 
C)  increase the predictability of events. 
D)  improve our reputation in other people's eyes. 
A)  reduce tension. 
B)  increase pleasure. 
C)  increase the predictability of events. 
D)  improve our reputation in other people's eyes.

Question 13

The REP test can be used to identify a client's constructs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cognitive complexity

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases with age. 
B)  allows greater flexibility of adaptive behavior. 
C)  is a sign of neurosis. 
D)  must be measured by clinical interviews. 
A)  decreases with age. 
B)  allows greater flexibility of adaptive behavior. 
C)  is a sign of neurosis. 
D)  must be measured by clinical interviews.

Question 15

Using Kelly's theory, explain why people from very different backgrounds may have difficulty
relating to one another. What can be done to improve their relationship?

Accepted Answer

Kelly's theory of personal constructs su

Question 16

Two people are talking. One says, "People are either ambitious or they're lazy." The other disagrees, saying "People are either ambitious or they're already rich enough!" These two people disagree about
The __________ pole to "ambitious."

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete 
B)  contrast 
C)  fixed role 
D)  peripheral 
A)  concrete 
B)  contrast 
C)  fixed role 
D)  peripheral

Question 17

The Creativity Cycle describes

Accepted Answer

A)  works of art. 
B)  alternating periods of high and low productivity in life. 
C)  changes in constructs. 
D)  the relationship between creativity and neurosis. 
A)  works of art. 
B)  alternating periods of high and low productivity in life. 
C)  changes in constructs. 
D)  the relationship between creativity and neurosis.

Question 18

The first step in taking the REP test is to

Accepted Answer

A)  free associate to your dreams. 
B)  list several people whom you know. 
C)  make a list of all the things you want to accomplish. 
D)  describe yourself in 250 words or less. 
A)  free associate to your dreams. 
B)  list several people whom you know. 
C)  make a list of all the things you want to accomplish. 
D)  describe yourself in 250 words or less.

Question 19

All mentally healthy people use the same constructs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Threat is produced only by undesirable changes in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What strategy is most likely to increase creativity?

Some constructs are bipolar; others are unipolar.

When we confront events outside the range of convenience of our construct system, we experience

Using Kelly's Choice Corollary, explain why a college student might choose a particular undergraduate major.

People feel threatened when their core constructs are about to change.

Brainstorming and free association are techniques to increase

People who score high on cognitive complexity are likely to

The C-P-C Cycle describes

When a person confronts a new, unfamiliar situation, which phase of the CPC cycle will first occur?

In Kelly's theory, people are more likely to experiment with new constructs when

Kelly called his underlying philosophical assumption "__________."

According to Kelly, we make choices in life in order to

The REP test can be used to identify a client's constructs.

Cognitive complexity

Using Kelly's theory, explain why people from very different backgrounds may have difficulty relating to one another. What can be done to improve their relationship?

Two people are talking. One says, "People are either ambitious or they're lazy." The other disagrees, saying "People are either ambitious or they're already rich enough!" These two people disagree about The __________ pole to "ambitious."

The Creativity Cycle describes

The first step in taking the REP test is to

All mentally healthy people use the same constructs.

Threat is produced only by undesirable changes in life.

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Two Factor Analytic Trait Theories: Cattells 16 Factors and the Big Five

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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Exam 11: Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

What strategy is most likely to increase creativity?

Some constructs are bipolar; others are unipolar.

When we confront events outside the range of convenience of our construct system, we experience

Using Kelly's Choice Corollary, explain why a college student might choose a particular undergraduate major.

People feel threatened when their core constructs are about to change.

Brainstorming and free association are techniques to increase

People who score high on cognitive complexity are likely to

The C-P-C Cycle describes

When a person confronts a new, unfamiliar situation, which phase of the CPC cycle will first occur?

In Kelly's theory, people are more likely to experiment with new constructs when

Kelly called his underlying philosophical assumption "__________."

According to Kelly, we make choices in life in order to

The REP test can be used to identify a client's constructs.

Cognitive complexity

Using Kelly's theory, explain why people from very different backgrounds may have difficulty relating to one another. What can be done to improve their relationship?

Two people are talking. One says, "People are either ambitious or they're lazy." The other disagrees, saying "People are either ambitious or they're already rich enough!" These two people disagree about The __________ pole to "ambitious."

The Creativity Cycle describes

The first step in taking the REP test is to

All mentally healthy people use the same constructs.

Threat is produced only by undesirable changes in life.

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Two Factor Analytic Trait Theories: Cattells 16 Factors and the Big Five

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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