Question 1

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

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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 2

Kelly's concepts of fear, anxiety, and threat all relate to the functioning of the construct system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For Kelly, life-long values are likely to be

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A)  core constructs. 
B)  peripheral constructs. 
C)  motives. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  core constructs. 
B)  peripheral constructs. 
C)  motives. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 4

As a scientist, Kelly viewed the person as

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A)  basically good. 
B)  basically active. 
C)  basically evil. 
D)  a "tabula rasa" (blank slate). 
A)  basically good. 
B)  basically active. 
C)  basically evil. 
D)  a "tabula rasa" (blank slate).

Question 5

People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is

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A)  the development of construct systems that are helpful in anticipating events. 
B)  the discovery of truth. 
C)  the uncovering of things heretofore unknown. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  the development of construct systems that are helpful in anticipating events. 
B)  the discovery of truth. 
C)  the uncovering of things heretofore unknown. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 6

According to Kelly's system whenever people feel that a major shake-up in the construct system is about to occur, they feel

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

Question 7

Kelly's personal construct theory provided for viewing the person from multiple perspectives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A construct is a way of

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A)  perceiving the world. 
B)  interpreting events. 
C)  construing. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  perceiving the world. 
B)  interpreting events. 
C)  construing. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 9

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

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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 10

If an anticipated event does not occur the person

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A)  may develop a new construct. 
B)  may loosen a construct. 
C)  may reorganize the construct system. 
D)  may do any of the above. 
A)  may develop a new construct. 
B)  may loosen a construct. 
C)  may reorganize the construct system. 
D)  may do any of the above.

Question 11

For Kelly, theories are

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A)  part of the discovery of truth. 
B)  valid or invalid. 
C)  modifiable. 
D)  maintained until an inaccurate prediction. 
A)  part of the discovery of truth. 
B)  valid or invalid. 
C)  modifiable. 
D)  maintained until an inaccurate prediction.

Question 12

The Rep test is a very flexible assessment technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Kelly, psychopathology is a

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A)  disordered response to anxiety. 
B)  disordered functioning of the construct system. 
C)  faulty effort to reestablish prediction. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  disordered response to anxiety. 
B)  disordered functioning of the construct system. 
C)  faulty effort to reestablish prediction. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

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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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.

Question 15

Development involves

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A)  an increased ability to take distance on self and others. 
B)  increased egocentricity. 
C)  increased use of self-relevant constructs. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  an increased ability to take distance on self and others. 
B)  increased egocentricity. 
C)  increased use of self-relevant constructs. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 16

Fixed-role therapy does not involve

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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 17

A critical problem for a construct system is

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A)  incorrect predictions. 
B)  inconsistent predictions. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  incorrect predictions. 
B)  inconsistent predictions. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 18

According to Kelly, two elements are necessary to form a construct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

Which of the following is a criticism of Kelly's theory?

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A)  The process of construct change is not made very explicit. 
B)  It has little to say about growth and development. 
C)  It neglects some aspects such as feelings. 
D)  All of the above are criticisms. 
A)  The process of construct change is not made very explicit. 
B)  It has little to say about growth and development. 
C)  It neglects some aspects such as feelings. 
D)  All of the above are criticisms.

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

Kelly's concepts of fear, anxiety, and threat all relate to the functioning of the construct system.

For Kelly, life-long values are likely to be

As a scientist, Kelly viewed the person as

People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is

According to Kelly's system whenever people feel that a major shake-up in the construct system is about to occur, they feel

Kelly's personal construct theory provided for viewing the person from multiple perspectives.

A construct is a way of

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

If an anticipated event does not occur the person

For Kelly, theories are

The Rep test is a very flexible assessment technique.

According to Kelly, psychopathology is a

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

Development involves

Fixed-role therapy does not involve

A critical problem for a construct system is

According to Kelly, two elements are necessary to form a construct.

A problem with the Rep Test is

Which of the following is a criticism of Kelly's theory?

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

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

Kelly's concepts of fear, anxiety, and threat all relate to the functioning of the construct system.

For Kelly, life-long values are likely to be

As a scientist, Kelly viewed the person as

People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is

According to Kelly's system whenever people feel that a major shake-up in the construct system is about to occur, they feel

Kelly's personal construct theory provided for viewing the person from multiple perspectives.

A construct is a way of

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

If an anticipated event does not occur the person

For Kelly, theories are

The Rep test is a very flexible assessment technique.

According to Kelly, psychopathology is a

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

Development involves

Fixed-role therapy does not involve

A critical problem for a construct system is

According to Kelly, two elements are necessary to form a construct.

A problem with the Rep Test is

Which of the following is a criticism of Kelly's theory?

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Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

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