Cognitive vs. Behaviouralist Approaches in Psychology
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Which approach focuses on the mental processes that influence behavior?

  • George Kelly's Cognitive Theory of Personality
  • Cognitive psychology (correct)
  • Trait psychology
  • Behaviouralist approach
  • Which characteristic does the Cognitive approach attribute to individuals?

  • Future-oriented theory testing
  • Pattern shaping through learning
  • Malleability of personality (correct)
  • Fixed attributes
  • What does George Kelly's Cognitive Theory of Personality compare people to?

  • Historians
  • Philosophers
  • Scientific experiments
  • Future-oriented scientists (correct)
  • Which approach focuses on demonstrating how patterns of behavior are learned?

    <p>Behaviouralist approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental postulate of George Kelly's Cognitive Theory of Personality?

    <p>Person's processes are psychologically channelized by anticipation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect distinguishes Cognitive psychology from Behavioralist approach?

    <p>Focus on mental processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the criteria that individuals use to perceive and interpret events?

    <p>Personal constructs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Kelly's theory, what is the modulation corollary concerned with?

    <p>Extent of change possible within an individual's construct system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which corollary states that people may choose the alternative that best fits their purpose?

    <p>The choice corollary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Kelly's theory, what does the sociality corollary emphasize?

    <p>Modifying behavior based on others' constructs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for Kelly's test where clients compare important people to reveal their personal constructs for perceiving others?

    <p>Role construct repertory test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which corollary suggests that different individuals may interpret events differently?

    <p>The individual corollary</p> Signup and view all the answers

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