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- Basic Postulate
- All people as scientists. Scientists seek clarity and understanding by developing theories.
- Philosophy behind theory
- Constructive alternativism. Reality is based on your perception. Each person has a different perception.
- Fundamental Postulate
- An individual's activities (behaviour and thought) are guided by personal constucts used to predict future goals.
- Construction Corollary
- Events in life have some regularity. The basis that constructs are formed and predictions about the future are made
- Individuality Corollary
- Reality is what we perceive it to be. Everyone is different and therefore construction of reality is different.
- Organization Corollary
- individuals differ in how they organize their constructs.
- Dichotomy Corollary
- constructs are bipolar. Choice of poles is individual.EG beautiful - ugly/unsexy/unsensitive
- Choice Corollary
- How do we chose our behaviors? When choosing a construct you are torn between security and adventure.
- Range Corollary
- Limited in the use of a situation. EG the consstruct of hot and cold is only useful if we are judging somethin in that range
- Experience Corollary
- Continually revising our constructs because of new experiences.
- Modulation Corollary
- More open to experience if it admits to its range of convenience new elements which are not yet constructed in its framework.
- Fragmentation Corollary
- A persons construct system is in a state of continual flux. Different constructs are being tested.We play different roles at work and home so inconsistent within ourselves
- Commonality Corollary
- it is not common experiences but that people construe experiences in a similar way.
- Sociality Corollary
- Even if you are not similar to another person you can still relate to them.Psyche him out. See where he is coming from
- Anxiety
- When you are aware that constructs aren't functioning well.