Question 1

Context (Kelly) refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  entities that can be thought of as the atoms that make-up constructs 
B)  objects, beings, or events 
C)  all those entities to which the construct applies 
D)  one of those entities to which a construct applies that may be used as its name 
A)  entities that can be thought of as the atoms that make-up constructs 
B)  objects, beings, or events 
C)  all those entities to which the construct applies 
D)  one of those entities to which a construct applies that may be used as its name

Question 2

Kelly wrote

Accepted Answer

A)  many volumes 
B)  relatively little 
C)  a memoir that tells of his development as a psychologist 
D)  mostly in journals, not books 
A)  many volumes 
B)  relatively little 
C)  a memoir that tells of his development as a psychologist 
D)  mostly in journals, not books

Question 3

All of the following are ways that colleagues regarded Kelly, except one. Which was NOT one of the ways he was regarded?

Accepted Answer

A)  scholar 
B)  warm friend 
C)  teacher 
D)  counselor 
A)  scholar 
B)  warm friend 
C)  teacher 
D)  counselor

Question 4

Which of the following makes PCT broadly applicable to diverse cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is short and thus easy to reinterpret for different cultures. 
B)  Different role-persons can be used for different cultures. 
C)  Its content is specific, making translation to other languages easy. 
D)  It was actually developed for used in Asia and Africa. 
A)  It is short and thus easy to reinterpret for different cultures. 
B)  Different role-persons can be used for different cultures. 
C)  Its content is specific, making translation to other languages easy. 
D)  It was actually developed for used in Asia and Africa.

Question 5

Kelly thought that a critical testable aspect of his theory is that people cast their worlds in terms of opposites. Lyle tested that assumption and found

Accepted Answer

A)  subjects were able to cast words into the same categories as had pilot subjects 
B)  factor analysis showed that there was little correspondence between word classifications by the two sets of subjects 
C)  subjects in the main study tended to classify words in categories diametrically opposed to those used by previous subjects 
D)  as Kelly would expect, subjects tended to favor abstracting across the cleavage line to extension of the cleavage line 
A)  subjects were able to cast words into the same categories as had pilot subjects 
B)  factor analysis showed that there was little correspondence between word classifications by the two sets of subjects 
C)  subjects in the main study tended to classify words in categories diametrically opposed to those used by previous subjects 
D)  as Kelly would expect, subjects tended to favor abstracting across the cleavage line to extension of the cleavage line

Question 6

A role involves

Accepted Answer

A)  behaving in ways that meet the expectations of important other people 
B)  the social equivalent of a cognition 
C)  acting out a part without actual becoming the person implied by the part 
D)  a commitment to a certain social order 
A)  behaving in ways that meet the expectations of important other people 
B)  the social equivalent of a cognition 
C)  acting out a part without actual becoming the person implied by the part 
D)  a commitment to a certain social order

Question 7

Circumspection phase refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a period during which one construct is allowed to appropriate the situation and define a pair of alternatives from which to choose 
B)  a period of trying on for size the various constructs available in one's repertory 
C)  a period during which choice is delayed until the individual is able to size up the situation 
D)  a decision time in which the person selects one of the alternatives provided by the construct that has preempted the situation 
A)  a period during which one construct is allowed to appropriate the situation and define a pair of alternatives from which to choose 
B)  a period of trying on for size the various constructs available in one's repertory 
C)  a period during which choice is delayed until the individual is able to size up the situation 
D)  a decision time in which the person selects one of the alternatives provided by the construct that has preempted the situation

Question 8

Kelly spent most of his years as a professor at

Accepted Answer

A)  Fort State College 
B)  Iowa State University 
C)  Brandeis University 
D)  Ohio State 
A)  Fort State College 
B)  Iowa State University 
C)  Brandeis University 
D)  Ohio State

Question 9

Greenfeld and Preston (2000) examined Supreme Court Justices' decisions and found

Accepted Answer

A)  The more they agreed, the more complex they were. 
B)  They showed more complexity in defense of legal precedents. 
C)  They showed simplicity in defense of legal precedents. 
D)  They were more complex if they were liberal than if they were conservative. 
A)  The more they agreed, the more complex they were. 
B)  They showed more complexity in defense of legal precedents. 
C)  They showed simplicity in defense of legal precedents. 
D)  They were more complex if they were liberal than if they were conservative.

Question 10

Benesch and Page (1988) investigated the circumstances under which individuals are able to appreciate the important constructs of other people. Under what conditions did they find that peers were able to accurately perceive the constructs of targets?

Accepted Answer

A)  when peers and targets had known each other for at least three years 
B)  when there was little commonality between the construct systems of peers and targets 
C)  when peers' and targets' construct systems were organized alike 
D)  when the constructs in question reflected high meaningfulness and stability 
A)  when peers and targets had known each other for at least three years 
B)  when there was little commonality between the construct systems of peers and targets 
C)  when peers' and targets' construct systems were organized alike 
D)  when the constructs in question reflected high meaningfulness and stability

Question 11

Which is a criticism that hits at the heart of Kelly's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  He has failed to relate his concepts one to the other. 
B)  His notion of the construct system defies available neurological evidence. 
C)  His ideas about developmental psychology conflict with those of several other theories. 
D)  For some constructs the implicit pole is not a true opposite of the emergent pole, but its negation. 
A)  He has failed to relate his concepts one to the other. 
B)  His notion of the construct system defies available neurological evidence. 
C)  His ideas about developmental psychology conflict with those of several other theories. 
D)  For some constructs the implicit pole is not a true opposite of the emergent pole, but its negation.

Question 12

What question may be posed about the poles used in examples by Kelly and Lyle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why do so many people share the same poles? 
B)  Do real people's constructs have poles that are so extremely different in favorability? 
C)  Are the poles that have been used in research representative of normal people's poles? 
D)  Is it reasonable to expect that the same people will have the same constructs at different points in time 
A)  Why do so many people share the same poles? 
B)  Do real people's constructs have poles that are so extremely different in favorability? 
C)  Are the poles that have been used in research representative of normal people's poles? 
D)  Is it reasonable to expect that the same people will have the same constructs at different points in time

Question 13

All of the following are Joan's constructs revealed in her conversation with Jim, except one. Which is NOT her construct?

Accepted Answer

A)  admire-not admire 
B)  intelligent-stupid 
C)  good-bad 
D)  like me-not like me 
A)  admire-not admire 
B)  intelligent-stupid 
C)  good-bad 
D)  like me-not like me

Question 14

Adopting the construct "tolerant" almost always

Accepted Answer

A)  fails to affect the adopter 
B)  lowers the adopter's prejudice level 
C)  brings "intolerant" with it 
D)  includes adoption of the construct "thoughtful" 
A)  fails to affect the adopter 
B)  lowers the adopter's prejudice level 
C)  brings "intolerant" with it 
D)  includes adoption of the construct "thoughtful"

Question 15

When an individual discovers that her of his constructs do not apply to critical events anymore, he or she experiences

Accepted Answer

A)  threat 
B)  distortion 
C)  anxiety 
D)  fear 
A)  threat 
B)  distortion 
C)  anxiety 
D)  fear

Question 16

Tight constructs yield ________ predictability while loose constructs yield ________ predictability.

Accepted Answer

A)  good; poor 
B)  unvarying; varying 
C)  definite; indefinite 
A)  good; poor 
B)  unvarying; varying 
C)  definite; indefinite

Question 17

What was Kelly's reaction upon first reading Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  joy 
B)  confusion 
C)  incredulity 
D)  laughter 
A)  joy 
B)  confusion 
C)  incredulity 
D)  laughter

Question 18

Kelly's approach may be designated

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  cognitive 
D)  transcendental 
A)  behavioral 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  cognitive 
D)  transcendental

Question 19

All except one of the following are among Joan's characterization of Jim or advice to him. Which was NOT among those characterizations or bits of advice?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Go tell Professor Martinson off; you shouldn't let anyone push you around." 
B)  "You (Jim) don't learn from experience." 
C)  "Let Professor Martinson know he is one of the good guys." 
D)  "You (Jim) are too stiff and formal." 
A)  "Go tell Professor Martinson off; you shouldn't let anyone push you around." 
B)  "You (Jim) don't learn from experience." 
C)  "Let Professor Martinson know he is one of the good guys." 
D)  "You (Jim) are too stiff and formal."

Question 20

How did Kelly's former students regard him?

Accepted Answer

A)  with affection 
B)  with suspicion 
C)  with fear and admiration 
D)  as a major put-down artist 
A)  with affection 
B)  with suspicion 
C)  with fear and admiration 
D)  as a major put-down artist

Context (Kelly) refers to

Kelly wrote

All of the following are ways that colleagues regarded Kelly, except one. Which was NOT one of the ways he was regarded?

Which of the following makes PCT broadly applicable to diverse cultures?

Kelly thought that a critical testable aspect of his theory is that people cast their worlds in terms of opposites. Lyle tested that assumption and found

A role involves

Circumspection phase refers to

Kelly spent most of his years as a professor at

Greenfeld and Preston (2000) examined Supreme Court Justices' decisions and found

Benesch and Page (1988) investigated the circumstances under which individuals are able to appreciate the important constructs of other people. Under what conditions did they find that peers were able to accurately perceive the constructs of targets?

Which is a criticism that hits at the heart of Kelly's theory?

What question may be posed about the poles used in examples by Kelly and Lyle?

All of the following are Joan's constructs revealed in her conversation with Jim, except one. Which is NOT her construct?

Adopting the construct "tolerant" almost always

When an individual discovers that her of his constructs do not apply to critical events anymore, he or she experiences

Tight constructs yield predictability while loose constructs yield predictability.

What was Kelly's reaction upon first reading Freud?

Kelly's approach may be designated

All except one of the following are among Joan's characterization of Jim or advice to him. Which was NOT among those characterizations or bits of advice?

How did Kelly's former students regard him?

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

Where Is Personality Theory Going

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Exam 11: Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

Context (Kelly) refers to

Kelly wrote

All of the following are ways that colleagues regarded Kelly, except one. Which was NOT one of the ways he was regarded?

Which of the following makes PCT broadly applicable to diverse cultures?

Kelly thought that a critical testable aspect of his theory is that people cast their worlds in terms of opposites. Lyle tested that assumption and found

A role involves

Circumspection phase refers to

Kelly spent most of his years as a professor at

Greenfeld and Preston (2000) examined Supreme Court Justices' decisions and found

Benesch and Page (1988) investigated the circumstances under which individuals are able to appreciate the important constructs of other people. Under what conditions did they find that peers were able to accurately perceive the constructs of targets?

Which is a criticism that hits at the heart of Kelly's theory?

What question may be posed about the poles used in examples by Kelly and Lyle?

All of the following are Joan's constructs revealed in her conversation with Jim, except one. Which is NOT her construct?

Adopting the construct "tolerant" almost always

When an individual discovers that her of his constructs do not apply to critical events anymore, he or she experiences

Tight constructs yield ________ predictability while loose constructs yield ________ predictability.

What was Kelly's reaction upon first reading Freud?

Kelly's approach may be designated

All except one of the following are among Joan's characterization of Jim or advice to him. Which was NOT among those characterizations or bits of advice?

How did Kelly's former students regard him?

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

Where Is Personality Theory Going

Filters

Tight constructs yield predictability while loose constructs yield predictability.