You Have Been Given the Task of Creating a Questionnaire

question 34

Multiple Choice

You have been given the task of creating a questionnaire that requires each respondent to provide a rich array of information based on his or her own frame of reference. Which of the following types of questions would best deliver such information?

• A)true-false questions
• B)mix-and-match questions
• C)open-ended questions
• D)scaled-response questions

Comprehend Kelly’s theory of personal constructs and its application to psychological problems.

Identify the historical context and contributions of George Kelly to psychology.

Understand the role of personal constructs in personality differences and psychological health.

Recognize the function of anxiety and its relation to predictability and personal constructs according to Kelly.

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Definitions:

Objective Introspection

A process in early psychology, involving the examination and observation of one's own mental and emotional processes from an objective standpoint.

Unconscious Mind

A part of the mind that is not accessible to conscious thought, often influencing behaviors and decisions without one's awareness.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach originated by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior.

Functionalism

A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable an organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.