PSY 20673 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Personal Construct Theory, Brandeis University, Fort Hays
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Kelly: psychology of personal constructs: overview of kelly"s personal construct theory. Kelly"s theory of personal constructs can be seen as a metatheory, or a theory about theories. It holds that people anticipate events by the meanings or interpretations that they place on those events. His philosophical position, called constructive alternativism, assumes that alternative interpretations are always available to people. George kelly was born on a farm in kansas in 1905. During his school years and his early professional career, he dabbled in a wide variety of jobs, but he eventually received a phd in psychology from the university of iowa. He began his academic career at fort hays. State college in kansas; then after world war ii, he took a position at ohio state. He remained there until 1965 when he joined the faculty at brandeis university. He died 2 years later at age 61.
