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HudsonKB16 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

When John meets new people, he immediately thinks about whether he has greater intellectual capacity than they do. George Kelly's theory would suggest that

A) John has a construct for defensiveness against smart people.
B) John has a construct for smart versus dumb.
C) John is overcompensating for low intellectual self-esteem.
D) John's behavior is likely to change with the situation, so he won't always see people in these terms.
E) John is insecure.

Question 2

To Kohut, a selfobject refers to

a. someone who is opposite to the self.
b. someone important in satisfying the self's needs.
c. someone who is threatening to the self.
d. impressions of oneself.