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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT GEORGE
KELLY EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: The only way a construct system can remain rigid is if the person
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encounters no new experiences.
Question 2: Kelly's early clinical work dealt with
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students who were referred by their teachers for counseling
Question 3: In developing his theory, Kelly drew heavily on
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Kelly's theory is not based on any of these theories Question 4: All of the following are important aspects of Kelly's image of human nature except
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pessimism.
Question 5: Persons high in cognitive complexity are also
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able to predict the behavior of others better than persons low in cognitive complexity.
Question 6: To anticipate events correctly, constructs must be
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dichotomous or bipolar.
Question 7: Kelly believed that a therapist should
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accept what the client says at face value.
Question 8: Adults high in cognitive complexity are likely to be
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products of diverse influences in childhood.
Question 9: Once formed, constructs tend to
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guide our behavior
Question 10: According to the individuality corollary,
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different people perceive the same event in different ways
Question 11: A construct's range of convenience is the
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range of events to which it can be applied.
Question 12: Kelly's theory is based on the idea that
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themes from the past will appear in the future
Question 13: The self-characterization sketch is used to determine
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how people perceive themselves in relation to others.
Question 14: The Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test is used to
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uncover the pattern of constructs.Question 15: The ____ corollary explains how we construe the constructions of others
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sociality Question 16: Friendships among college students are likely to endure when their constructs are
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similar.Question 17: If Kelly had worked with schizophrenics in a mental institution in his formative professional years,
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his theory might not have depended so heavily on cognitive information-processing abilities
Question 18: The test of a construct system is how well it
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predicts events Question 19: Far more than the other theorists, Kelly's approach emphasizes ____ functioning.
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intellectual Question 20: Why does poor Jim continue to act in a hostile manner, even when rebuffed for it, instead of being friendly? Kelly would say Jim
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all of the answers
Question 21: Kelly's personality theory is based on the importance of
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our interpretation of our environment
Question 22: Constructs
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need constant revision Question 23: If people construe an experience similarly, then their cognitive processes will be
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similar.
Question 24: Kelly promoted a form of psychotherapy called ____ therapy.
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fixed role
Question 25: George Kelly's approach to personality is called
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personal construct theory Question 26: For Kelly, the only way to understand people is to understand their
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interpretations of events and their social relationships
Question 27: Personal constructs are oriented toward the
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anticipation of future events
Question 28: According to Kelly, a construct is
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our way of explaining or interpreting the world