Question 1

For Kelly psychopathology involves maladaptive learned responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Kelly, a construct

Accepted Answer

A)  always has two poles. 
B)  is not always verbal. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  always has two poles. 
B)  is not always verbal. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 3

Fixed-role therapy does not involve

Accepted Answer

A)  representing yourself in a new way. 
B)  believing yourself to be a new person. 
C)  construing things in new ways. 
D)  All of the above are involved. 
A)  representing yourself in a new way. 
B)  believing yourself to be a new person. 
C)  construing things in new ways. 
D)  All of the above are involved.

Question 4

A problem with the Rep Test is

Accepted Answer

A)  it is not sufficiently tied to theory. 
B)  it does not get at preverbal constructs. 
C)  it is unreliable. 
D)  its content cannot be analyzed. 
A)  it is not sufficiently tied to theory. 
B)  it does not get at preverbal constructs. 
C)  it is unreliable. 
D)  its content cannot be analyzed.

Question 5

The Rep Test can be used to

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A)  determine content of the construct system. 
B)  determine complexity of the construct system. 
C)  determine similarity of constructs. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  determine content of the construct system. 
B)  determine complexity of the construct system. 
C)  determine similarity of constructs. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 6

For Kelly, the idea that people think in terms of constructs is

Accepted Answer

A)  a core construct. 
B)  a peripheral construct. 
C)  a submerged construct. 
D)  a loose construct. 
A)  a core construct. 
B)  a peripheral construct. 
C)  a submerged construct. 
D)  a loose construct.

Question 7

Research by Grice reveals that if you give individuals Kelly's REP test, you learn

Accepted Answer

A)  a lot of information about them that you would not learn if you simply gave them a five-factor trait theory test. 
B)  the same information that you would learn about them if you simply gave them a five-factor trait theory test. 
C)  less information about them than you would learn if you simply gave them a five-factor trait theory test. 
A)  a lot of information about them that you would not learn if you simply gave them a five-factor trait theory test. 
B)  the same information that you would learn about them if you simply gave them a five-factor trait theory test. 
C)  less information about them than you would learn if you simply gave them a five-factor trait theory test.

Question 8

Prior to international crises, communications between nations in conflict tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete. 
B)  complex. 
C)  preverbal. 
D)  submerged. 
A)  concrete. 
B)  complex. 
C)  preverbal. 
D)  submerged.

Question 9

For Kelly, psychopathology is a disordered response to anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Fixed-role therapy gets its power from the client "playing for keeps."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Kelly suggested that a problem with psychologists is

Accepted Answer

A)  they do not assume people act on the same basis they do. 
B)  they believe in absolute truths. 
C)  they reject the value of subjective, personal knowledge. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  they do not assume people act on the same basis they do. 
B)  they believe in absolute truths. 
C)  they reject the value of subjective, personal knowledge. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 12

The range of convenience of a theory covers the areas to which a theory is applicable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One interesting question that arises from Kelly's theory is how a person chooses for himself one end of a dichotomized construct. According to Kelly, a person chooses the alternative that

Accepted Answer

A)  is most consistent with reality. 
B)  allows the greatest possibility for extension and definition of the construct system. 
C)  provides minimum potential for change. 
D)  leaves the person's definition of the self ambiguous. 
A)  is most consistent with reality. 
B)  allows the greatest possibility for extension and definition of the construct system. 
C)  provides minimum potential for change. 
D)  leaves the person's definition of the self ambiguous.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of Kelly's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is based on clinical experience. 
B)  It is behavioral. 
C)  It is based on laboratory research. 
D)  It uses questionnaires. 
A)  It is based on clinical experience. 
B)  It is behavioral. 
C)  It is based on laboratory research. 
D)  It uses questionnaires.

Question 15

Kelly felt that people function the way they do in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  expand and validate the construct system. 
B)  avoid pain. 
C)  obtain reinforcement. 
D)  both (a) and (b). 
A)  expand and validate the construct system. 
B)  avoid pain. 
C)  obtain reinforcement. 
D)  both (a) and (b).

Question 16

James Bieri has extended Kelly's work on cognitive personality theory by working with the concept of cognitive complexity-simplicity. Among other things, his research seems to indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitively simple people seem to be more accurate in their predictions of the behavior of others than cognitively complex people. 
B)  cognitively simple system people tend to stress differences among themselves and others. 
C)  a cognitively simple system differentiates highly among persons. 
D)  there seems to be an inverse relationship between cognitive complexity and pathology. 
A)  cognitively simple people seem to be more accurate in their predictions of the behavior of others than cognitively complex people. 
B)  cognitively simple system people tend to stress differences among themselves and others. 
C)  a cognitively simple system differentiates highly among persons. 
D)  there seems to be an inverse relationship between cognitive complexity and pathology.

For Kelly psychopathology involves maladaptive learned responses.

According to Kelly, a construct

Fixed-role therapy does not involve

A problem with the Rep Test is

The Rep Test can be used to

For Kelly, the idea that people think in terms of constructs is

Research by Grice reveals that if you give individuals Kelly's REP test, you learn

Prior to international crises, communications between nations in conflict tend to be

For Kelly, psychopathology is a disordered response to anxiety.

Fixed-role therapy gets its power from the client "playing for keeps."

Kelly suggested that a problem with psychologists is

The range of convenience of a theory covers the areas to which a theory is applicable.

One interesting question that arises from Kelly's theory is how a person chooses for himself one end of a dichotomized construct. According to Kelly, a person chooses the alternative that

Which of the following is true of Kelly's theory?

Kelly felt that people function the way they do in order to

James Bieri has extended Kelly's work on cognitive personality theory by working with the concept of cognitive complexity-simplicity. Among other things, his research seems to indicate that

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Exam 11: A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

For Kelly psychopathology involves maladaptive learned responses.

According to Kelly, a construct

Fixed-role therapy does not involve

A problem with the Rep Test is

The Rep Test can be used to

For Kelly, the idea that people think in terms of constructs is

Research by Grice reveals that if you give individuals Kelly's REP test, you learn

Prior to international crises, communications between nations in conflict tend to be

For Kelly, psychopathology is a disordered response to anxiety.

Fixed-role therapy gets its power from the client "playing for keeps."

Kelly suggested that a problem with psychologists is

The range of convenience of a theory covers the areas to which a theory is applicable.

One interesting question that arises from Kelly's theory is how a person chooses for himself one end of a dichotomized construct. According to Kelly, a person chooses the alternative that

Which of the following is true of Kelly's theory?

Kelly felt that people function the way they do in order to

James Bieri has extended Kelly's work on cognitive personality theory by working with the concept of cognitive complexity-simplicity. Among other things, his research seems to indicate that

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

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A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

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Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

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Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

Social-Cognitive Theory: Extensions, Applications, and Evaluation

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