This raised, for me, a couple of questions that are perhaps left over from
our previous discussion on "unconscious" construing, but which seem
relevant here: How, in your view, does PCP account for ambivalence? And
how does it account for surprise?
Regards,
Tim
On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Josh Soffer wrote:
> I view kelly as arguing that the only value, the only meaning of an
> imput is to be located in the relative success with which the person on
> a multidimensionall level , finds basis of overall simiolarity between
> than imput and his meaning system as a whole allowing for contrasts at a
> suboridnate level). There is no such thing as stimulation that is
> preconstrued, that is not already precieved in the context of an
> attitude of relation, a mood, an interpretive stance. This could be
> along a continuum ranging fro delighted understanding to terrrified
> rejection, and including such ambivalent middle affects as boredom,
> indifference, irritation. >
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