AP PSYCHOLOGY

PERSONALITY

SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Personal Construct Theory says we all try to make sense of our world by
A
Generating, testing, and revising hypotheses about our social reality
B
Our history of reinforcement shapes our behavior, which is our personality
C
The realization of our true intellectual and emotional potential
D
The powerful and influential system of the psyche that contains universal memories and ideas that all people have inherited
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Personal construct theory suggests that people develop personal constructs about how the world works. People then use these constructs to make sense of their observations and experiences. The world we live in is the same for all of us, but the way we experience it is different for each individual.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kelly proposed that individuals can be psychologically evaluated according to similarity–dissimilarity poles, which he called personal constructs (schemas, or ways of seeing the world). The theory is considered by some psychologists as forerunner to theories of cognitive therapy.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a constructivist theory that aims to explain the individual’s beliefs and world view by his/her “personal constructs”-cognitive dimensions formed by two opposite poles. The repertory of a person’s constructs and relationships between them provides a basis for predicting his/her behaviors and judgments.

Detailed explanation-4: -A personal construct is a bipolar mental template, consisting of something and its perceived opposite. For example, one person might develop the personal construct dimension of “safety versus adventure, ” in which safety is seen as objectionable and boring.

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