3-Phenomenological 1

Question 1

core tenet of the phenomenological approach

Answer 1

the person’s subjective experience- his or her phenomenology- is the most important source of data for personality theorists

Question 2

the person’s subjective experience- his or her phenomenology- is the most important source of data for personality theorists

Answer 2

core tenet of the phenomenological approach

Question 3

Kelly’s “fundamental postulate”

Answer 3

behavior, thought, and feelings are determined by constructs used to anticipate or predict events

Question 4

behavior, thought, and feelings are determined by constructs used to anticipate or predict events

Answer 4

Kelly’s “fundamental postulate”

Question 5

basic nature of kelly’s constructs

Answer 5

1) vary in predictive efficiency: some constructs predict well (efficient), others don’t (inefficient)
2) Reflect recurring life themes
3) Vary in both their range of convenience and the extent to which they are permeable
4) are hierarchically organized
5) people choose for themselves that alternative in the dichotomized construct

Question 6

constructs

Answer 6

traits or concepts applied to others in simplistic, either or fashion: flaky hysteric vs level-headed and well-adjusted

Question 7

traits or concepts applied to others in simplistic, either or fashion: flaky hysteric vs level-headed and well-adjusted

Answer 7

constructs

Question 8

personal constructs and psychological distress

Answer 8

when a construct no longer predicts well, anxiety is experienced

when our expectation of what will happen is wrong we feel anxiety

Question 9

when a construct no longer predicts well, anxiety is experienced

when our expectation of what will happen is wrong we feel anxiety

Answer 9

personal constructs and psychological distress

Question 10

how to combat anxiety and threat

Answer 10

1) generate a new construct
2) modify an existing construct

Therapy consists of modifying construct systems so that they predict better

Question 11

empirical support

Answer 11

plaks et al

fixed-entity trait theorists felt more anxious after performance improvement than after no change

incremental theorists felt more anxious when performance did not change than after decline

both entities and incremental tread to gain subjective sense of control when theories failed