- each person use different constructs to understand people, events, etc.
BASIC CONCEPTS
1) Constructs - ways of seeing the world
2) Construction system - organization of constructs
a) Superordinate - more important
b) Subordinate - less important
c) Poles -construct or contrast
PROPERTIES OF CONSTRUCTS
1) Range of convenience - applicable to all
2) Range of focus - constructs that are most readily applied
3) Permeability - can be modified
4) Impermeability - cannot be easily modified
5) Commonality - sharing of constructs
6) Individuality - differences of constructs
FUNDAMENTAL POSTULATE
- how people predict events determines behavior
CONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVISM
- interpretation can be changed or revised
CHANGE
- can bring anxiety
CPC CYCLE
1) Circumspection Phase - considers several construct
2) Preemptive Phase - reduces constructs
3) Choice Phase - construct to be used
COGNITIVELY COMPLEX PERSON
- healthy person
- constructs are permeable
COGNITIVELY SIMPLE PERSON
- unhealthy person
- views persons in terms of different categories
