To what extent do you feel arguments, even wars, result because people construe events with different construct systems? Defend your answer with Kelly's personal construct theory.
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Question 2Give the definition for the dichotomy corollary. Explain how all constructs are bipolar or dichotomous.
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Question 3State the fundamental postulate of personal construct theory. List and briefly describe the 11 corollaries of the personal construct theory which help in anticipating life events.
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Question 4Describe Kelly's personal construct theory and discuss the concept of constructive alternativism.
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Question 5According to Kelly, it is the operation of our mental processes and not the specific events that influence the formation of personality.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 6In the context of the commonality corollary, Kelly held that people who construe an experience similarly have similar cognitive processes.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 7An impermeable construct, although resistant to change, can be easily discarded.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.