MIDTERM I ANSWERS

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MIDTERM I ANSWERS
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George Kelly
Walter Mischel
Seymour Epstein
Aaron Beck
Albert Ellis
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The Cognitive Paradigm

• Theorists
• Walter Mischel
• Seymour Epstein
• Aaron Beck
• Albert Ellis
• To behaviorists, what happens to us is key
• To cognitive theorists, what we THINK about what
  happens to us, i.e., how we interpret it, is key

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George Kelly

• His basic postulate People as Scientists
• People move through life trying to understand the
  world, just like scientists do
• People use personal constructs to understand the
  world
• These constructs are like paradigms, or models of
  parts of reality
• Like paradigms, sometimes they have to be changed

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Which of things is not like the others?

• Ostrich
• Penguin
• Panda

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Possible Constructs used in the previous task

• Bird vs. Not bird
• Black-and-white vs. Not black-and-white
• Native to northern hemisphere vs. Not native
• Name starts with vowel vs. Starts with consonant

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Which of these people is different from the
others?

• Yourself
• Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend
• Mother

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Rep Test Which of these is different from the
others?

• The most successful person you know
• The happiest person you know
• The most ethical person you know

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Rep Test Which of these is different from the
others?

• Romantic partner (current or past)
• Closest friend of opposite sex
• Closest friend of same sex

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Key Kelly ideas

• Role Construct Repertory Test (Rep Test)
• Chronically accessible constructs
• Sociality corollary
• Constructive alternativism

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Personal-Interpersonal Constructs

• Guilty-Innocent
• Sensitive-Insensitive
• Winner-Loser
• Weak-Strong

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Generic Model of the Cognitive System, Serial
Version
Sensory- Perceptual Buffer
Short-term Memory (STM)
Working Memory
Long-term Memory (LTM)
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Long-term Memory
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Relating Kellys theory to Generic Cognitive Model
Sensory- Perceptual Buffer (What
goes farther influenced by Constructs)
Short-term Memory (Chunks influenced by
constructs in LTM)
Working Memory
Long-term Memory (Includes Personal Constructs)
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Where in LTM would Personal Constructs be?