When Robyn sees a snake,she loves the graceful way it moves across the ground.Her friend Helen is so frightened by snakes that she goes out of her way to avoid seeing them,even in zoos.George Kelly would say that:
A)Robyn and Helen have different personal constructs of snakes.
B)Helen's fear of snakes indicates that she has a highly anxious personality.
C)Robyn and Helen have different outcome expectancies in the way they view the world.
D)Robyn's delight in snakes indicates that she possesses a drive for stimulation.

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George Kelly's theory of personal constructs suggests that individuals have their own unique ways of understanding and interpreting the world around them, which he calls personal constructs. Robyn and Helen's different reactions to snakes indicate that they have different personal constructs of snakes. Robyn sees snakes as graceful, while Helen sees them as something to be feared and avoided.

When Robyn Sees a Snake,she Loves the Graceful Way It