11 COROLLARIES

• 11 COROLLARIES explains how constructs operate
• 11 COROLLARIES?

  1. Construction
  2. Individuality
  3. Organization
  4. Dichotomy
  5. Choice
  6. Range
  7. Experience
  8. Modulation
  9. Fragmentation
  10. Commonality
  11. Sociality
• CONSTRUCTION is when we predict future events based on past similarities
• INDIVIDUALITY is when people interpret events differently
• ORGANIZATION is when constructs are hierarchically arranged
• DICHOTOMY is when constructs are bipolar (e.g., happy vs. sad)
• CHOICE is when we choose constructs that best predict outcomes (e.g. security vs. adventure)
• RANGE is when constructs apply to specific situations (e.g. "tall vs. short" for height)
• EXPERIENCE is when constructs are tested and revised through experience
• MODULATION is when permeable constructs adapt to new information
• FRAGMENTATION is when subordinate constructs may contradict each other
• COMMONALITY is when shared constructs explain cultural similarities
• SOCIALITY is when relationships depend on understanding other constructs
• CONSTRUCTION is when a person anticipates events by construing their replications
• CONSTRUCTION is when we use past experiences to predict future events
• If you've always found thunderstorms calming, you expect the next one to be the same. What corollary?

  CONSTRUCTION
• APPLICATION of CONSTRUCTION is when people form habits - repetition builds expectations
• INDIVIDUALITY is when persons differ from each other in their construction of events
• INDIVIDUALITY is when no two people interpret the world in exactly the same way because they have different experiences
• APPLICATION of INDIVIDUALITY is that it supports the idea of subjective reality - everyone has their own worldview
• ORGANIZATION is when each person characteristically evolves for his convenience in anticipating events, a construction system embracing ordinal relationships between constructs
• ORGANIZATION is when personal constructs are arranged hierarchically - some are more fundamental than others
• A person may prioritize "kind vs. unkind" over "outgoing vs. shy" when judging others. What corollary?

  ORGANIZATION
• APPLICATION of ORGANIZATION is that it explains personality consistency - deeply held constructs shape many of our views
• DICHOTOMY is when a person's construction system is composed of a finite number of dichotomous constructs
• DICHOTOMY is when constructs are bipolar - they have two opposite ends (e.g. "good vs. bad", "happy vs. sad")
• A person might see politicians as either "trustworthy vs. corrupt" with no middle ground. What corollary?

  DICHOTOMY
• APPLICATION of DICHOTOMY is that it helps explains black-and-white thinking or cognitive rigidity
• CHOICE is when a person chooses for himself that alternative in a dichotomized construct through which he anticipates the greater possibility for extension and definition of his system
• CHOICE is when people choose the construct that they believe will help them best understand and predict the world
• A student might adopt the construct "hardworking vs. lazy" because it helps them define success. What corollary?

  CHOICE
• APPLICATION of CHOICE is that it explains why people stick to self-confirming worldviews
• EXPERIENCE is when a person's construction system varies as he successively construes the replication of events
• EXPERIENCE is when personal constructs evolve based on experience
• A child might see teachers as strict but later in life realize they were actually supportive. What corollary?

  EXPERIENCE
• APPLICATION of EXPERIENCE is that personal growth happens when people revise their construct system
• MODULATION is when the variation in a person's construction system is limited by the permeability of the constructs within whose range of convenience the variants lie
• MODULATION is when some constructs are more permeable (open to change) than others
• “Creativity is a flexible construct (many things can be creative), but “alive vs. dead” is rigid. What corollary?

  MODULATION
• APPLICATION of MODULATION is that it explains Cognitive Flexibility - people who can adjust their constructs cope better with change