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PSY 411 Chapter 11 Questions answers latest update
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- PSY 411
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PSY 411 Chapter 11 Questions answers latest update
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PSY 411 Chapter 11Describes personality in terms of cognitive processes - Personal Construct Theory
Idea that we are free to revise and replace our constructs with the alternatives as
needed - Constructive Alternativism
Repeated events are similar, so we can predict how we will experience such an
event in the future - Construction Corollary
We arrange our constructs in patterns, according to our view of their similarities
and differences - Organization Corollary
We choose the alternative for each construct that works best for us, the one that
allows us to predict the outcome of anticipated events - Choice Corollary
We continually test our constructs against life's experiences to make sure they
remain useful - Experience Corollary
We may sometimes have contradictory or inconsistent subordinate constructs
within our overall construct system - Fragmentation Corollary
, We try to understand how other people think and predict what they will do, and
we modify our behavior accordingly - Sociality Corollary
??? - Permeability
Ability to perceive differences among people - Cognitive Complexity
Extent to which people prefer complex rather than simple explanations for social
behavior - Attributional Complexity
Used to uncover the constructs people apply to the important people in their lives
- Role Construct Repertory Test (REP)
Intellectual hypotheses and testing them - Construct
Psychological processes are directed by the way people anticipate events -
Fundamental Postulate
People perceive events in different ways - Individuality Corollary
Constructs are bipolar - Dichotomy Corollary
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