According to Kelly, the freedom to revise one's constructs is called:
a. constructive determinism.
c. constructive alternativism.
b. constructive interference.
d. constructive dichotomy.
ANS: C
FEEDBACK: The idea that we are free to revise or replace our constructs with alternatives as needed is known as constructive alternativism. If our constructs were inflexible and incapable of being revised (which is what would happen if personality was totally determined by childhood influences), then we would not be able to cope with new situations.
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