If Kelly Had Worked with Schizophrenics in a Mental Institution

question 79

Multiple Choice

If Kelly had worked with schizophrenics in a mental institution in his formative professional years,

• A) his theory would also apply to neurotic patients.
• B) Kelly would have made good use of his cognitive information -processing abilities.
• C) Kelly would have stayed in the U.S. Navy.
• D) his theory might not have depended so heavily on cognitive information-processing abilities.

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