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 (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect distinguishes Cognitive psychology from Behavioralist approach?

<p>Focus on mental processes (D)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Which corollary suggests that different individuals may interpret events differently?

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

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