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personal constructs  

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  • Introduction Kelly's (1991) personal construct theory views people as constantly trying to give meaning to, and anticipate events in, their worlds. To do so, each individual develops a unique, hierarchically organized system of bipolar personal constructs, which provide a basis for the recognition of similarities and differences between events. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment; Personal Constructs]

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