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    Personal

    Construct
    Theory
    GEORGE EDWARD KELLY
    APRIL 28, 1905 -MARCH 6, 1967
    PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY
    Theory of personality differs substantially from every other approach
    discussed in this book. Kelly warned us that we would not find in his
    system such familiar concepts as the unconscious, the ego, needs, drives,
    stimuli and responses, and reinforcement—not even motivation and
    emotion.

    EXPERIENTIAL-BASED THEORY
    Kelly believed that psychologists do not attribute to their subjects the
    same intellectual and rational abilities they ascribe to themselves. It is as
    if psychologists have two theories about human nature, one that applies
    to scientists and their way of looking at the world, and another that
    applies to everybody else.
    PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY
    Construct - intellectual hypothesis that we devise and use to interpret or
    explain life events. Constructs are bipolar, or dichotomous, such as tall
    versus short or honest versus dishonest.

    CONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVISM
    The view that we are not controlled by our constructs but we are free to
    revise or replace them with other alternatives.
    A necessary and continuous process; we must always have an alternative
    construct to apply to a situation.
    Corollaries of Personal
    Construct Theory
    CONSTRUCTION
    Because repeated events are similar, we can predict or anticipate how we
    will experience such an event in the future

    INDIVIDUALITY
    People perceive events in different ways

    ORGANIZATION
    We arrange our constructs in patterns, according to our view of their
    similarities and differences.

    DICHOTOMY
    Constructs are bipolar; for example, if we have an opinion about honesty,
    that idea must also include the concept of dishonesty
    CHOICE
    We choose the alternative for each construct that works best for us, the
    one that allows us to predict the outcome of anticipated events.

    RANGE
    Our constructs may apply to many situations or people, or they may be
    limited to a single person or situation

    EXPERIENCE
    We continually test our constructs against life’s experiences to make sure
    they remain useful.

    MODULATION
    We may modify our constructs as a function of new experiences.
    COMMONALITY
    Although our individual constructs are unique to us, people in compatible
    groups or cultures may hold similar constructs.

    SOCIALITY
    We try to understand how other people think and predict what they will
    do, and we modify our behavior accordingly.
    Assessment in Personal
    Construct Theory
    THE INTERVIEW
    Credulous attitude - the client’s words at face value, believing this was the
    best way to determine the person’s constructs.

    SELF-CHARACTERIZATION SKETCHES
    A technique designed to assess a person’s construct system; that is, how a
    person perceives himself or herself in relation to other people.

    THE ROLE CONSTRUCT REPERTORY TEST


    Test to uncover the constructs we apply to the important people in our
    lives. The client is asked to list by name the people who have played a
    significant role in his or her life such as mother, father, spouse, closest
    friend, and the most intelligent or interesting person he or she knows
    FIXED ROLE THERAPY
    A psychotherapeutic technique in which the client acts out constructs
    appropriate for a fictitious person. This shows the client how the new
    constructs can be more effective than the old ones he or she has been
    using.

    THE ROLE CONSTRUCT REPERTORY TEST


    Test to uncover the constructs we apply to the important people in our
    lives. The client is asked to list by name the people who have played a
    significant role in his or her life such as mother, father, spouse, closest
    friend, and the most intelligent or interesting person he or she knows
    COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY
    A cognitive style or way of construing the environment characterized by
    the ability to perceive differences among people

    COGNITIVE SIMPLICITY
    A cognitive style or way of construing the environment characterized by a
    relative inability to perceive differences among people.

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