According to Kelly, construct systems are never perfect. When constructs fail us as we try to predict events,
A. old constructs are selected out of the system.
B. new constructs are constantly generated to replace the old ones.
C. healthy people fail to consider new information.
D. it lessens our ability to predict what will happen the next time.
B
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