Question 1

Constructs that are central to a person's identity are called __________ constructs.

Accepted Answer

A)   alternative
B)   core
C)   personal
D)   peripheral B

Question 2

According to Kelly, people determine their own lives by their cognitive processes, that is, by how
they interpret events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

According to Kelly, people make choices that will permit their construct systems to be elaborated or
extended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

If a person is outside the range of convenience of a construct, then the contrast pole applies to that
person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Kelly called his underlying philosophical assumption "__________."

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Kelly said that hostility occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)   a person stubbornly sticks with a construct that has already been invalidated.
B)   a person's core constructs have been invalidated.
C)   a person must interact with someone who has different personal constructs.
D)   effective action is not possible.

Question 7

According to Kelly, all constructs are dichotomous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What technique of therapy did Kelly devise?

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior modification
B)   client-centered therapy
C)   fixed role therapy
D)   individual analysis

Question 9

Kelly devised the REP Test to assess people's constructs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In order to have a relationship with someone, according to Kelly's Sociality Corollary, you must

Accepted Answer

A)   understand that person's construct system (or be understood by that person) .
B)   mutually respect one another.
C)   mutually trust one another.
D)   have the same personal constructs.

Question 11

Larry tends to make decisions quickly, without considering enough alternatives. In terms of the C-P- C cycle, he should spend more time on

Accepted Answer

A)   the first step
B)   the second step
C)   the third step
D)   the entire cycle

Question 12

Two constructs on a REP Test are similar if

Accepted Answer

A)   they are given the same label for the likeness pole.
B)   they are given the same label for the contrast pole.
C)   they are given the same label for both the likeness pole and the contrast pole.
D)   they are applied similarly to the people being rated, even if the verbal labels are different.

Question 13

A person whose core structures are about to change extensively

Accepted Answer

A)   is psychotic.
B)   feels guilty.
C)   feels threatened.
D)   feels hostile.

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.

Question 15

In order to emphasize that his theory was concerned with the "nature of the animal" rather than with environmental forces, Kelly called his theory

Accepted Answer

A)   a person-centered theory.
B)   a naturalistic theory.
C)   a humanistic theory.
D)   a jackass theory.

Question 16

From the perspective of Kelly's theory, explain a person who makes a radical change in personality,
for example, a criminal who repents and becomes a born-again Christian.

Accepted Answer

The answer of From the perspective of Kelly's theory, explain...

Question 17

The C-P-C cycle describes changes in constructs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Every time she is criticized, Thelma becomes anxious and her blood pressure rises. However, when
asked what she is thinking, she honestly says, "Nothing." How can Kelly's cognitive theory explain
her experience?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Every time she is criticized, Thelma becomes...

Question 19

According to Kelly, people are most likely to change their constructs when they are threatened.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jane is about to move to a foreign country, where customs are so different from what she knows that her core constructs will have to change extensively. According to Kelly, Jane will feel

Accepted Answer

A)   suicidal.
B)   guilty.
C)   angry.
D)   threatened.

Exam 11: Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Constructs that are central to a person's identity are called __________ constructs.

According to Kelly, people determine their own lives by their cognitive processes, that is, by how they interpret events.

According to Kelly, people make choices that will permit their construct systems to be elaborated or extended.

If a person is outside the range of convenience of a construct, then the contrast pole applies to that person.

Kelly called his underlying philosophical assumption "__________."

Kelly said that hostility occurs when

According to Kelly, all constructs are dichotomous.

What technique of therapy did Kelly devise?

Kelly devised the REP Test to assess people's constructs.

In order to have a relationship with someone, according to Kelly's Sociality Corollary, you must

Larry tends to make decisions quickly, without considering enough alternatives. In terms of the C-P- C cycle, he should spend more time on

Two constructs on a REP Test are similar if

A person whose core structures are about to change extensively

Cognitive complexity

In order to emphasize that his theory was concerned with the "nature of the animal" rather than with environmental forces, Kelly called his theory

From the perspective of Kelly's theory, explain a person who makes a radical change in personality, for example, a criminal who repents and becomes a born-again Christian.

The C-P-C cycle describes changes in constructs.

Every time she is criticized, Thelma becomes anxious and her blood pressure rises. However, when asked what she is thinking, she honestly says, "Nothing." How can Kelly's cognitive theory explain her experience?

According to Kelly, people are most likely to change their constructs when they are threatened.

Jane is about to move to a foreign country, where customs are so different from what she knows that her core constructs will have to change extensively. According to Kelly, Jane will feel