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1 of 2 before midterm worth 20% |
either on neo-freudians or biological/trait approach |
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4 of 5 choices post midterm |
20% each question historical perspective (relates to the humanistic perspective) humanistic theorists* social learning research* modelling kelly's theory-- a subset
(look for stars in notes)
wants us to write the answers to the questions, no bullshitting. Don't overstudy. study the questions carefully and you won't have any trouble.
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Reguarding the essay |
if you don't like your mark on your essay do not contact professor until day after getting it back and do not ask the professor without reading comments. |
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Construction Corrally |
a person anticipates an event by constructing their replications construct our anticipations using our past experiences the step from theory to hypothesis
because repeated events are similar, we can predict or anticipate how we will experience such an event in the future
example: if i set my alarm i expect it to ring at the right time. |
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the individuality corrally |
persons differ from each other in their construction of events since everyone has different experiences, everyone's construction of reality is different
people pereive events in different ways. that is, the notion of "individual differences" |
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Organization Corollary |
each person characteristically evolves, for his convenience in anticipating events, a construction system embracing ordinal relationships between consturcts. construct systems are organized hierarchiclally with some concepts subsuming others. we arrange our constructs in patterns, according to our view of their similarities and differences. animals, plants—flowers, tree's— roses and carnations. |
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Dichotomy Corollary |
a person's construction system is composed of a finite number of dichotomous constructs constructs transparent templates have two poles; where there is up there is down core vs. peripheral constructs.
constructs are bipolar.
ex: if we have an opinion about honesty we also must include the concept of dishonesty. |
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choice corollary |
a person chooses for himself that alternative construct through which he anticipates the greater possibility for extension and definition of his system. we choose our behavior according to what will most likely elaborate our construction system (i.e., improve our understanding, our ability to anticipate)
choose the alternative that works best for us the one that allows us to predict the outcome of anticipated events.
we prefer certainty over uncertainty |
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Range Corollary |
a construct is convenient for the anticipation of a finite range of events only no construct is useful for everything (example male-female). some constructs are broad (good-bad): others are incidental (floresent- incandescent)
constructs may apply to many situations or people they also may be limited to a single person or situation |
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Experience Corollary |
a person's construct system varies as he successively construes the replication of events when things don't happen the way they have in the past, we have to adapt, to reconstruct.
we continually test our constructs against life's experiences to ensure usefulness the enviroment and time affet our construct systems. constructs at 18 differ from constructs at 40. |
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Modulation corollary |
the variation in a person's construction system is limited by the permeability of the constructs within whos range of convenience the variants lie. permeability means open to increasted range.
we may modify our constructs as afunction of new experiences. can be a barrier to learning and to new ideas. |
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fragmentation corollary |
a person may successively employ a variety of construction subsystems which are inferentially incompatible with each other. because constructs change over time we're bound to make modifications that don't match or fit with eachother we may sometimes have contradictory or inconsistent suboridate constructs within our overall construct system. example- we befriend someone in class and then found out you don't share interest in movies. |
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Commonality corollary |
to the extent that one person employs a construction of experience which is similar to that employed by another, his psychological processes are similar to the other person. our common ground with others lies not in shared experiences but in shared constructs. example wel'll look for support from those who are similar to ourselves
people in compantible groups or cultures may hold similar constructs ex rider pride
social corollary: to the extent that one person construes the construction processes of another, he may play a role in the social processes of the other person even if you are not really similar to another person, you can still relate to them. |
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What dies Kelly define personality as? |
the corollaries define personality the attributes of the scientific person it a the constellation of constructs— the construct system that a person holds if the constructs are changed in an important way, there is a different personality |
