Rotter defined maladaptive behavior as behavior that
In Rotter’s general prediction formula, need potential is a function of
What did Julian Rotter insist on in his Internal-External Control Scale?
Mischel’s early research led him to believe that behavior is mostly a function of
A study by Wright and Mischel asked children and adults to report everything they knew about certain groups of children. Findings from this research suggested that
According to Rotter, individuals who set their goals too high
Which of the following statements is true about Julian Rotter’s basic prediction formula?
According to Rotter, the behavior potential in any situation is a function of
Rotter saw needs as
According to Rotter, _____ refers to a person’s expectation that some specific reinforcement or set of reinforcements will be received in a given situation.
What is Walter Mischel’s view on affective responses?
According to Rotter, the most basic need is
According to Rotter, total expectancy of success is a function of one’s
For Rotter, the degree to which a person prefers one set of reinforcements to another is called
“The potential for any given behavior to occur in a particular situation or set of situations as calculated in relation to any single reinforcement or set of reinforcements” is Rotter’s definition of
Rotter’s basic prediction formula states that behavior potential is a function of
Scores on Rotter’s Internal-External Control Scale
According to Mischel, behavior is most likely caused by
Which of the following is an assumption of Rotter’s assumption in his theory?
Research by Mischel and Staub found that 8th-grade boys who believed that they had been successful on an earlier task
Mischel and Shoda’s cognitive-affective personality system predicts that a person’s behavior will
For Rotter, the component “freedom of movement” is analogous to the more specific concept of
Which of the following statements is true about need potential?
In their concepts of humanity, both Rotter and Mischel
For Kelly, “any personal construction that is used repeatedly in spite of consistent invalidation” defines
Kelly became a psychotherapist
The purpose of Kelly’s Rep test is to
Which situation best illustrates Kelly’s individuality corollary?
Regan and Carter are tall; Jeff is fat. Kelly would say that these statements illustrate the incorrect use of a construct because constructs
Kelly’s basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by
Kelly held that, generally speaking, people
According to Kelly, a construct is built on at least
According to Kelly, psychologically unhealthy people
Vincent is a scientist, and John is an economist. Both are conservatives. When they think about their political philosophies, they employ similar techniques in arriving at their political inclinations. This is an example of the
Which of the following statements is true about George Kelly’s fixed-role therapy?
The idea that people interpret future events according to recurrent themes reflects Kelly’s _____ corollary.
According to Kelly, _____ refers to a pattern of behavior that results from a person’s understanding of the constructs of others with whom that person is engaged in a task.
Kelly’s choice corollary allows people to extend and define their
In the context of the commonality corollary, George Kelly contends that
According to the sociality corollary, people most likely communicate with one another because
Which of these statements would Kelly say represents a construct as opposed to a concept?
According to George Kelly, who among the following will least likely experience guilt?
The notion that a person construes similar events as if those events were identical is what Kelly called the _____ corollary.
Which of the following was most likely proposed by George Kelly?
Personal construct theory assumes that behavior is
The purpose of Kelly’s fixed-role therapy is to
According to Kelly, fear is different from threat in that fear
Kelly believed that the conclusions of scientists should be regarded
Kelly’s view of human nature was essentially
Set 2
In Rotter’s theory, the likelihood that a person will behave in a given manner depends basically on his or her
Unlike Skinner, Julian Rotter contended that an adequate theory of human behavior
Mischel suggests that one reason why our behavior tends to be inconsistent is that we
In Rotter’s general prediction formula, need potential is a function of
According to Rotter, reinforcement that satisfies a strong need generally
Mischel and Shoda’s cognitive-affective personality system predicts that a person’s behavior will
According to Mischel, behavior tends to be consistent in different situations to the extent that
Rotter’s empirical law of effect states that motivation is any condition or event that
Mischel’s chief argument with trait theory is that it
When reinforcement value is held constant and expectancy varies, what factor in Rotter’s theory can be predicted?
Mischel believes that perhaps the most stable of all person variables is
Rotter sees interpersonal trust as a
Mischel and colleagues (2001) tested the person-situation interaction by researching the conditional self-evaluation. They found:
Mischel is most likely to say that
Rotter’s concept of ______ allows for more generalized predictions than those permitted by the basic prediction formula.
Mischel and Shoda’s cognitive-affective personality system holds that
Rotter defined maladaptive behavior as behavior that
In Mischel and Shoda’s personality system, behavior is shaped by people’s specific cognitive and affective processes plus
Rotter stated that when expectancies and situational variables are held constant, behavior is shaped by
Rotter assumed that
By his own admission, Rotter was MOST influenced by
According to Rotter, need potential is highest under conditions of
Rotter’s Internal-External Control Scale is an attempt to
Scores on Rotter’s Internal-External Control Scale
According to Rotter, the behavior potential in any situation is a function of
To Kelly, our actions are shaped by
The fact that two people may see two different events in a similar fashion is explained by Kelly’s _______ corollary.
Kelly would agree with Adler
Personal constructs on Kelly’s repertory grid consist of two poles:
For Kelly, “any personal construction that is used repeatedly in spite of consistent invalidation” defines
The awareness of an immediate and basic change to our core structures is Kelly’s definition of
Kelly’s view of human nature was essentially
Kelly’s personal construct theory emphasizes the notion that
Kelly held that, generally speaking, people
According to Kelly, what results when incompatible constructs become intolerable and people’s construction system breaks down?
It is not what happens around us that make us experienced; it is successive construing and reconstruing that enriches our lives. This statement reflects Kelly’s ______ corollary.
People arrange their constructs to avoid conflicts and transcend contradictions. This illustrates Kelly’s ______ corollary.
Kelly called the transparent templates or patterns that help us make sense out of the world
Unlike Adler, Kelly pointed out that our interpretation of events receive meaning through
Personal constructs, according to Kelly, are
Kelly’s fragmentation corollary
Kelly believed that psychologically healthy people are similar to
Kelly’s organization corollary assumes which type of relationship among constructs?
Kelly called the interpretations people place on events
Regan and Carter are tall; Jeff is fat. Kelly would say that these statements illustrate the incorrect use of a construct because constructs
Kelly became a psychotherapist
According to Kelly, a permeable construct
According to Kelly, a construct is built on at least
According to Kelly, when people act in ways inconsistent with their core roles, they experience
While talking with Connor, Matt anticipates what Connor will say next. This event is best accounted for by Kelly’s ______ corollary.
Set 3
In Mischel and Shoda’s personality system, behavior is shaped by people’s specific cognitive and affective processes plus
Walter Mischel was born in the same city where _____ lived most of his life.
Rotter insisted that an adequate theory of personality must take into consideration the assumption that people
Rotter found that people who score high on the Interpersonal Trust Scale are generally more likely to _____ than are people who score low on this scale.
Mischel’s early research led him to believe that behavior is mostly a function of
Unlike Skinner, Julian Rotter contended that an adequate theory of human behavior
Rotter defined maladaptive behavior as behavior that
According to Rotter, the behavior potential in any situation is a function of
“The probability held by the individual that a particular reinforcement will occur as a function of a specific behavior on his [or her] part in a specific situation or situations” is Rotter’s definition of
Mischel’s chief argument with trait theory is that it
Rotter sees interpersonal trust as a
Mischel and Shoda’s cognitive‐affective personality system predicts that a person’s behavior will
According to Rotter, need potential is highest under conditions of
Rotter’s general prediction formula does NOT include the concept of
When reinforcement value is held constant and expectancy varies, what factor in Rotter’s theory can be predicted?
“A generalized expectancy held by an individual that the word, promise, oral or written statement of another individual or group can be relied on” is Rotter’s definition of
Mischel believes that people regulate their own behavior through
According to Rotter, freedom of movement can be determined by
To Mischel, behavior is mostly likely to be caused by
Which of the following is NOT one of Mischel and Shoda’s cognitive‐affective units?
The more long‐range goal of Rotter’s approach to psychotherapy was the
At the core of Rotter’s personality theory is his emphasis on
By his own admission, Rotter was MOST influenced by
According to Rotter, people with high internal locus of control believe that
A study by Wright and Mischel asked children and adults to report everything they knew about certain groups of children. Findings from this research suggested that
A student is given a Role Title List and asked to designate people who fit the various role titles on the list. This is part of the procedure for the
Kelly’s personal construct theory emphasizes the notion that
Which of these statements would Kelly say represents a construct as opposed to a concept?
All women are humans all humans are mammals: all mammals are animals. This statement expresses Kelly’s ______ corollary.
Kelly’s insistence that a construct is an either/or proposition is reflected in which corollary?
Kelly’s belief that alternative constructions are always possible reflects the philosophical position of
To Kelly, our actions are shaped by
According to Kelly, a person’s construct system
The purpose of Kelly’s Rep test is to
Kelly became a psychotherapist
Kelly believed that people’s attempts to interpret and explain events is similar to that of
While talking with Connor, Matt anticipates what Connor will say next. This event is best accounted for by Kelly’s ______ corollary.
Kelly stated that people belong to the same cultural group because they
Kelly’s theory of personal constructs assumes all BUT:
According to Kelly, our pattern of behavior that results from our understanding of the constructs of others is our
Personal constructs on Kelly’s repertory grid consist of two poles:
Personal construct theory assumes that behavior is
Kelly’s basic postulate assumes that behavior is guided by
Kelly’s organization corollary assumes which type of relationship among constructs?
According to Kelly, fear is unlike threat in that fear
The purpose of Kelly’s fixed‐role therapy is to
Kelly might explain client resistance and negative transference during psychotherapy as a means of reducing
Kelly held that, generally speaking, people
Which situation best illustrates Kelly’s individuality corollary?
Which set of terms is most consistent with Kelly’s concept of personal constructs?