Question 1

According to Kelly,

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A)  we reach out to the future through the present. 
B)  we are uninterested in the future. 
C)  the past determines the future. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  we reach out to the future through the present. 
B)  we are uninterested in the future. 
C)  the past determines the future. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 2

As children develop, their construct systems

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A)  become less complex. 
B)  become less differentiated. 
C)  become more hierarchical. 
D)  become more rigid. 
A)  become less complex. 
B)  become less differentiated. 
C)  become more hierarchical. 
D)  become more rigid.

Question 3

According to Kelly, people seek positive reinforcement and the avoidance of pain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For Kelly psychopathology involves maladaptive learned responses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For Kelly, the response to threat may be

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A)  regression. 
B)  confusion. 
C)  growth-development. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  regression. 
B)  confusion. 
C)  growth-development. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 6

In relation to psychoanalysis, Kelly rejected

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A)  Freud as a clinician. 
B)  insight and the discovery of truth. 
C)  both a and b. 
A)  Freud as a clinician. 
B)  insight and the discovery of truth. 
C)  both a and b.

Question 7

Kelly's theory advocates that a person's own personality is made up of

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A)  the entire construct system. 
B)  those parts of the construct system that relate to the self. 
C)  those parts of the construct system that are potentially related to the self. 
D)  those constructs which relate to the "self" in conjunction with those constructs which relate to the ideal self. 
A)  the entire construct system. 
B)  those parts of the construct system that relate to the self. 
C)  those parts of the construct system that are potentially related to the self. 
D)  those constructs which relate to the "self" in conjunction with those constructs which relate to the ideal self.

Question 8

Fixed-role therapy encourages clients to

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A)  represent themselves in new ways. 
B)  behave in new ways. 
C)  construe themselves in new ways. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  represent themselves in new ways. 
B)  behave in new ways. 
C)  construe themselves in new ways. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 9

According to Kelly we are

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A)  free. 
B)  determined. 
C)  victims of the past or present. 
D)  depends on our construction of things. 
A)  free. 
B)  determined. 
C)  victims of the past or present. 
D)  depends on our construction of things.

Question 10

According to Kelly, a construct

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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 11

The following quote from the text is Kelly's definition of __________. It "is the recognition that the events with which one is confronted lie outside the range of convenience of one's construct system."

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A)  frustration 
B)  invalidation 
C)  anxiety 
D)  incongruity 
A)  frustration 
B)  invalidation 
C)  anxiety 
D)  incongruity

Question 12

According to Kelly, individuals seek

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A)  consistency. 
B)  certainty. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  consistency. 
B)  certainty. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 13

As children develop, their construct system

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A)  increases in hierarchical organization. 
B)  increases in permeability. 
C)  increases in dilation. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  increases in hierarchical organization. 
B)  increases in permeability. 
C)  increases in dilation. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

The value of constructs is that they

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A)  help us to gratify our instincts. 
B)  help us to impose order and regularity on the world. 
C)  are associated with affect and motivation. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  help us to gratify our instincts. 
B)  help us to impose order and regularity on the world. 
C)  are associated with affect and motivation. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 15

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

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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

Kelly's theory wasn't equipped to make predictions about the brain systems that underlie construct systems. What would he make of this failing?

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A)  He would definitely get defensive and suggest that his theory is still right, because it wasn't meant to be a biological theory. 
B)  He would admit that the biological findings are outside of his range of convenience and that the theory itself should either be improved or abandoned. 
C)  He would admit that his theory is absolutely wrong in its predictions and that it should be abandoned immediately. 
D)  He would say that his theory is still absolutely right because some of its predictions are true. 
A)  He would definitely get defensive and suggest that his theory is still right, because it wasn't meant to be a biological theory. 
B)  He would admit that the biological findings are outside of his range of convenience and that the theory itself should either be improved or abandoned. 
C)  He would admit that his theory is absolutely wrong in its predictions and that it should be abandoned immediately. 
D)  He would say that his theory is still absolutely right because some of its predictions are true.

Question 17

The suggestion may be made that constructs most likely

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A)  facilitate experience and recall. 
B)  determine experience and recall. 
C)  are unrelated to experience and recall. 
D)  interfere with experience and recall. 
A)  facilitate experience and recall. 
B)  determine experience and recall. 
C)  are unrelated to experience and recall. 
D)  interfere with experience and recall.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Kelly,

As children develop, their construct systems

According to Kelly, people seek positive reinforcement and the avoidance of pain.

For Kelly psychopathology involves maladaptive learned responses.

For Kelly, the response to threat may be

In relation to psychoanalysis, Kelly rejected

Kelly's theory advocates that a person's own personality is made up of

Fixed-role therapy encourages clients to

According to Kelly we are

According to Kelly, a construct

The following quote from the text is Kelly's definition of __________. It "is the recognition that the events with which one is confronted lie outside the range of convenience of one's construct system."

According to Kelly, individuals seek

As children develop, their construct system

The value of constructs is that they

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

Kelly's theory wasn't equipped to make predictions about the brain systems that underlie construct systems. What would he make of this failing?

The suggestion may be made that constructs most likely

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

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

According to Kelly,

As children develop, their construct systems

According to Kelly, people seek positive reinforcement and the avoidance of pain.

For Kelly psychopathology involves maladaptive learned responses.

For Kelly, the response to threat may be

In relation to psychoanalysis, Kelly rejected

Kelly's theory advocates that a person's own personality is made up of

Fixed-role therapy encourages clients to

According to Kelly we are

According to Kelly, a construct

The following quote from the text is Kelly's definition of __________. It "is the recognition that the events with which one is confronted lie outside the range of convenience of one's construct system."

According to Kelly, individuals seek

As children develop, their construct system

The value of constructs is that they

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

Kelly's theory wasn't equipped to make predictions about the brain systems that underlie construct systems. What would he make of this failing?

The suggestion may be made that constructs most likely

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

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

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

A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

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

Social-Cognitive Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

Personality in Context: Interpersonal Relations, Culture, and Development Across the Course of Life

An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research

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