In Kelly's Theory,the Hypotheses That People Develop and Test to Make

question 7

Multiple Choice

In Kelly's theory,the hypotheses that people develop and test to make their world meaningful are called

• A) contrasts.
• B) corollaries.
• C) fundamental postulates.
• D) personal constructs.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.

Trial And Error

A problem-solving method that involves attempting different solutions and eliminating those that do not work.

Morphemes

The smallest units of meaning in a language.

Grammar

In a language, a system of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others. Semantics is the language’s set of rules for deriving meaning from sounds, and syntax is its set of rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences.