Jane is about to move to a foreign country, where customs are so different from what she knows that her core constructs will have to change extensively. According to Kelly, Jane will feel
A) suicidal.
B) guilty.
C) angry.
D) threatened.

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According to Kelly's Personal Construct Theory, when a person's core constructs are challenged or invalidated, they experience threat or anxiety. Therefore, Jane is likely to feel threatened by the extensive changes in customs and need to alter her core constructs.

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