PSY 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Extraversion And Introversion, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Married People
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Emphasized importance of personal experience of the world on psychology. O(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e syste(cid:373) asse(cid:373)(cid:271)les o(cid:374)e"s ideas of the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld i(cid:374)to individually held theories (personal constructs) Ea(cid:272)h pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s (cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e syste(cid:373) is (cid:373)ade of u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue set of (cid:272)o(cid:374)st(cid:396)u(cid:272)ts: construct = bipolar dimensions (good-bad, weak-powerful, hot-cold, etc. ) Chronically accessible constructs certain constructs are readily brought to mind in certain individuals: ex. A man might have a construct idea of devastating failure. Everything he does, he considers the possibility of failure. Sociality corollary - to understand another person, one must understand their personal construct system. Where do constructs derive from sum of past experiences and perceptions provides the data necessary to develop an interpretation/theory of the world framework for perceptions/thoughts freely-chosen interpretation. Person was abused as a child: could develop construct that the world is evil, could also develop construct that he/she can overcome any hardship. Person chooses their own construal/experience; any experience can lead to numerous construals.
