Personal Construct Theory Flashcards
Person creates a cognitive constructs about the environment.
Personal Construct Theory
Is a person unique way of looking at life an intellectual hypothesis to explain or interpret events .
Construct
The idea that we are free to revise or replace our construct with alternatives as needed
Construct alternativism
Ways of anticipating life events
Construction Corollary
Fragmentation Corollary
Dichotomy Corollary
Range Corollary
Commonality Corollary
Experience Corollary
Sociality Corollary
Modulation Corollary
Individuality Corollary
Organizational Corollary
Choice Corollary
Assumes that people anticipate future events through their interpretations
We use our past experiences for similar events
Construction Corollary
States that people have diff experiences , therefore constructs event diff ways
People percieve events in diff ways
Individuality Corollary
We arrange our constructs in pattern according to our view of their similarities and differences
Constructs are interconnected
Organizational Corollary
Either or manner
Constructs have bipolarity
Dichotomy Corollary
We choose the constructs suit the best to us
Choice Corollary
Limited to a particular range of convenience.
Range Corollary
We continue to test our construct against life events to check their utility
Experience Corollary
Some new experiences do not lead to revision bec its to concrete.
Modulation Corollary
Recognize people behavior is sometimes inconsistent
Fragmentation Corollary
People with compatible culture may hold common construct
Commonality Corollary
We try to understand how other people think , That is why we act accordingly
Sociality Corollary
