According to Kelly, construct systems are never perfect. When constructs fail us as we try to predict events,
A. old constructs are selected out of the system.
B. new constructs are constantly generated to replace the old ones.
C. healthy people fail to consider new information.
D. it lessens our ability to predict what will happen the next time.
Question 2Patsy is not sure how her teacher will react to watch she wrote on her assignment. She's unable to predict what will happen when the paper is returned. According to personal construct theory,
A. anxiety is likely to accompany Patsy's thoughts.
B. Patsy's constructs will likely fail to become impermeable.
C. Patsy's construct system matches the ideal system instead of the real system.
D. it will become impossible to modify Patsy's construct system.
Question 3According to Kelly, anxiety results when
A. people become aware of inconsistencies between the actual self and the ideal self.
B. people can't predict future events.
C. defense mechanisms fail.
D. people use faulty logic in arriving at self defeating conclusions about themselves.
Question 4According to Kelly, well adjusted people
A. have stable construct systems that they know will almost always allow them to predict events.
B. have relatively few, but very efficient, personal constructs.
C. constantly replace old, inadequate constructs with new ones.
D. can readily describe in a few words the constructs they use.
Question 5According to Kelly, psychological problems are caused by
A. past traumatic experiences.
B. unloving parents.
C. inadequate construct systems.
D. using irrational logic to explain events.
Question 6Kelly suggested that the better we understand another person's construct system, the better
A. chance we will have of forming a romantic relationship.
B. we will enjoy one another.
C. chance we will have for psychological health.
D. we will get along.
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