Definition: A psychological theory based on dimensions or categories used by a given person in describing or explaining the personality and behavior of others or of himself. The basic idea is that different people will use consistently different categories. The theory was formulated in the fifties by George Kelly. Two tests devised by him are the role construct repertory test and the repertory grid test. (From Stuart Sutherland, The International Dictionary of Psychology, 1989)
no qualif; includes personal construct, personal construct method, personal construct organization, etc.; for personal construct ther, coord IM with PSYCHOTHERAPY (IM)
Other names Theory, Personal Construct; Theories, Personal Construct; Personal Construct Theories; Construct Theory, Personal; Construct Theories, Personal
