George Kelly's approach to personality is called:

a. psychoanalysis.
c. individual psychology.
b. the humanistic approach.
d. personal construct theory.


ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Kelly's personal construct theory of personality differs substantially from every other approach. According to this approach, we are capable of interpreting behaviors and events and of using this understanding to guide our behavior and to predict the behavior of other people.

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