Lecture ( ). Kelly Flashcards
George Alexander Kelly Theory
Personal Construct Theory
People are not victims of circumstances, because alternative constructions are always available
constructive alternativism
11 Corollaries
- Construction corollary
- Individuality corollary
- Organization corollary
- Dichotomy corollary
- Choice corollary
- Range corollary
- Experience corollary
- Modulation corollary
- Fragmentation corollary
- Commonality corollary
- Sociality corollary
assumes that people anticipate future events according to their interpretations of recurrent themes
Construction corollary
state that people have different experiences and therefore construe events in different ways
Individuality corollary
holds that people organize their personal constructs in a hierarchical system, with some constructs in superordinate positions and others subordinate to minimize incompatible constructs
Organization corollary
all personal constructs are an either-or manner
Dichotomy corollary
people choose the alternative in a dichotomized construct to extend range of future choices
Choice corollary
constructs are limited to a particular range of convenience and not relevant to all situations.
Range corollary
people continually revise their personal constructs resulting from experience
Experience corollary
some new experiences do not lead to a revision of personal constructs because they are too concrete or impermeable
Modulation corollary
people’s behavior is sometimes inconsistent because their construct system can readily admit incompatible elements
Fragmentation corollary
our personal constructs tend to be similar to others’ construction systems with similar experiences.
Commonality corollary
people are able to communicate with other people because they can construe other people’s constructions
Sociality corollary
