Motivation in Personal Construct Theory: A Conceptual Critique

Henry, Rachael M.; Maze, John

doi:10.1080/08936038908406107

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“…His apparent explicit rejection of the utility of this term has been taken by some to indicate deficiency in Kelly's theorizing (Henry, 1983;McIver, 1987).…”

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Construing George Kelly's Construing of the Person-In-Relation

Walker

1990

International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology

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“…His apparent explicit rejection of the utility of this term has been taken by some to indicate deficiency in Kelly's theorizing (Henry, 1983;McIver, 1987).…”

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Construing George Kelly's Construing of the Person-In-Relation

Walker

1990

International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology

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“…1For this reason, nonmotivational “cognitive” accounts, such as George Kelly's personal construct theory, remain incomplete because there is no coherent basis for addressing motivational policy (see Henry & Maze, 1989; Mackay, 1997). …”

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Personality Dynamics, Motivation, and the Logic of Explanation

Boag

2018

Review of General Psychology

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Dynamic personality approaches provide an important step forward for twenty-first century personality theories because they promise greater explanatory power compared with latent trait approaches. Nevertheless, whether dynamic personality theories satisfactorily address motivated action remains unclear. To address this, this article discusses the logic of explanation and problems with latent trait approaches in terms of circularity and reification. The article then assesses explanation within dynamic personality accounts and the putative role of motivation. While dynamic personality approaches avoid many of the problems associated with latent trait accounts, a satisfactory account of motivational systems and “human nature” is currently missing. Suggestions for addressing the dynamics of human nature in terms of criteria for motivational systems are discussed. Attachment theory is offered as one possible foundation for addressing the motivational dynamics of personality.

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Motivation in Personal Construct Theory: A Conceptual Critique

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Construing George Kelly's Construing of the Person-In-Relation

Construing George Kelly's Construing of the Person-In-Relation

Personality Dynamics, Motivation, and the Logic of Explanation

Construct system as a knowing system

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