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Social psychology studies the way individual behavior and social contexts influence each other. George Kelley’s personal construct theory discussed how people develop and maintain views of the external world. Which of the following ideas is NOT part of his theory?
  1. People perceive the world based on anticipation and prediction.
  2. People base expectations of future experiences on past experiences.
  3. People make judgments about the world based on specific memory of past events.
  4. People based opinions and feelings on various constructs that represent polar opposites of one impression or feeling.
Explanation
Answer: C - Personal construct theory is based on the idea that perceptions and experiences are shaped by expectations and past experiences. It does not posit that specific memories contribute to judgments of events (that is known as the availability heuristic).
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