CRITICISMS & CONTRIBUTIONS

Cards (2)

  • STRENGTHS of PCT
    • Highlights cognitive aspects of personality
    • Emphasized personal agency and flexibility in thinking
  • CRITICISMS of PCT
    • Some argue that it downplays emotions
    • Constructs are sometimes difficult to measure empirically
    • Moderate in terms of generation of research
    • Low in Falsifiability, in Organization of Knowledge, and as Guide to Action
    • High in Parsimony and Internal Consistency