Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
This is a cognitive theory of personality developed by George Kelly which posits that individuals interpret the world through their own set of personal constructs (bipolar dimensions used to classify observations).
A psychological concept about how knowledge is organized and stored in memory. Schemas are mental frameworks for understanding or interpreting information.
Cognitive Appraisal Theory: This refers to the idea that our emotional response to a situation depends on how we interpret or evaluate it.
Implicit Personality Theory: The type of bias which leads us to believe certain personality characteristics go together based on past experiences or beliefs about human nature.