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  The Bipolarity of Personal Constructs
 
 
Title: The Bipolarity of Personal Constructs
Author: Riemann, Rainer
Appeared in: Journal of constructivist psychology
Paging: Volume 3 (1990) nr. 2 pages 149-165
Year: 1990-04-01
Contents: An important aspect of Kelly's (1955) personal construct theory is the postulate that all human thinking is dichotomous in nature. Empirical research and theoretical arguments, however, question the validity of this postulate. We used a repertory grid test to study personal constructs. Conditions were created to encourage the bipolar use of personal constructs, furthermore, half of the subjects were encouraged to list more than two poles for a construct. Results showed that bipolarity is an important but not an essential aspect of personal constructs. A reconceptualization of contrast relations between construct poles is presented that encompasses more than two contrasting concepts and is in line with the concepts of taxonomy and semantic contrast in psycholinguistic and cognitive psychological research
Publisher: Routledge
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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