One of the criticisms of the cognitive approach to personality is that many of the concepts introduced by cognitive theorists may not be necessary to explain human behavior. This criticism refers to the
A. need to limit science to observable behaviors.
B. lack of evidence for consistency in personality over time and across situations.
C. law of parsimony.
D. need for empirical evidence to support hypotheses derived from theory.
Question 2A strength of the cognitive approach is that it fits well with
A. modern artificial intelligence research.
B. the psychoanalytic perspective.
C. current trends in the field of psychology
D. the behavioral/social learning approach.
Question 3One of the goals of Kelly's Rep Test is to obtain a _________ of how clients construe the world.
A. diagnosis
B. visual map
C. personal construct
D. level of achievement
Question 4Which of the following assumptions is made by a therapist using the Rep Test?
A. The constructs listed by the clients are unique to the testing situation.
B. The constructs listed by the clients are limited to the set of people used in the test.
C. All healthy people use basically the same constructs.
D. People are able to adequately describe the constructs they use.
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