In referring to persons as scientists, Kelly only meant that we are all constantly engaged in the process of understanding ourselves and the world around us. Like scientists in the laboratory, we test this understanding by making predictions about the observable outcomes of events. And like applied scientists and engineers, we use our refined understanding to reshape ourselves or some aspect of the world in which we live. In this way, scientific activity is a constant and essential aspect of human existence. Kelly's description of personality in terms of cognitive processes. We are capable of interpreting behaviors and events and of using this understanding to guide our behavior and to predict the behavior of other people.(They are used to anticipate events) …show more content…
People differ not only in their construct but also in the way in which they organize them. Organization of construct also serves to reduce conflict for the person. For example if a married man knows that his wife and family come first, even before his mother, then potential conflicts can be minimized. Doubts as to which construct is superordinate can be painful as many husbands have learned Kelly's individuality corollary proposed that Persons differ from each other in their construction of events.We have our own interpretations and subjective cons.No two people interpret events in the same way. Each of us experiences an event from our own subjective point of view. This corollary underscores Kelly's belief that it is the subjective interpretation of an event, rather than the event itself, that is most important. For example, When my cousin was just a child, she leaned in quickly to pet my dog and was bitten. This cause her to expects that all dogs that appear well behaved with their owners will not allow her to pet