Which of the following statements best describes a construct?
a. It is a unipolar element of one's personality causing extremities in behavior.
b. It is a collection of one's subconscious thoughts and repressed emotions.
c. It is an image of a universal experience contained in the collective unconscious.
d. It is an intellectual hypotheses to explain or interpret life events.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: A construct is a person's unique way of looking at life, an intellectual hypothesis devised to explain or interpret events. We behave in accordance with the expectation that our constructs will predict and explain the reality of our world.
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