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Emotional experience and the implication grid
Author(s) -
Kelsall P. N.,
Strongman K. T.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1978.tb02469.x
Subject(s) - psychology , construct (python library) , consistency (knowledge bases) , interpersonal communication , grid , reliability (semiconductor) , task (project management) , point (geometry) , internal consistency , cognitive psychology , subject (documents) , social psychology , computer science , psychometrics , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , geometry , management , quantum mechanics , library science , economics , programming language
The research reported here consisted of a series of experiments aimed at developing a technique which could be used in the study of personal emotional experience. Hinkle's development (1965) of Kelly's construct theory (1955) was chosen as the starting point. Hinkle's original technique was applied using emotional rather than interpersonal constructs. This failed to demonstrate the internal consistency of the implication grid methodology shown in Hinkle's work. Modifications were made to the implication grid so as to simplify the subjects' verbal task. Further experimentation demonstrated the validity and reliability of the modified grid. The structural consistency of different areas of individuals' emotional construct systems was investigated, and variations in the level of integration were demonstrated between these different areas.