Review Quiz on Kelly's Psychology of Personal Constructs

Kelly's theory of personal constructs can MOST accurately be called:

• a behavioral theory

• a metatheory

• an existential theory

• a cognitive theory

Kelly called the interpretations people place on events as -

• constructs.

• alternatives.

• postulates.

• corollaries.

Kelly believed that people's attempts to interpret and explain events is similar to that of -

• Scientists

• Psychologists

• Teachers

• Artists

Kelly's constructive alternativism assumes that -

• people build obstacles in the path toward success.

• people use past events to construct a philosophy of life.

• people's conclusions are subject to revision and change.

• truth is acquired by a piecemeal accumulation of facts.

Kelly would agree with Adler on what aspect of the human personality?

• Our interpretation of events is more important than the events per se.

• The importance of an individual's early childhood experiences

• Personal superiority is the one dynamic force behind people's actions

• The value of a person's life should be judged from the viewpoint of social interest

Kelly called the transparent templates or patterns that help us make sense out of the world as -

• facts

• multiple truths

• philosophies

• personal constructs

Regan and Carter are tall; Jeff is fat. Kelly would say that these statements illustrate the incorrect use of a construct because constructs -

• only point to similarities.

• only emphasize differences.

• must occur within the same context.

• must be multidimensional comparisons.

Kelly's basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by :

• present memories of past experiences.

• past experiences.

• future events.

• present perceptions of future events.

Kelly's personal construct theory emphasizes the notion that -

• people are motivated by basic needs, instincts, and drives.

• human beings are basically social animals.

• people are constantly changing the way they view events.

• the world has no objective existence.

Kelly's notion that a person construes similar events as if those events were identical is what Kelly called the ______ corollary.

• construction

• individuality

• dichotomy

• organization