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•Thefragmentation corollary recognizes thatpeople’s behavior issometimes 
inconsistent because theirconstruct system canreadily admit incompatible 
elements.
•Kelly’s commonality corollary states that,totheextent thatwehavehad
experiences similar toother people’s experiences, ourpersonal constructs 
tendtobesimilar totheconstruction systems ofthose people. 
•Thesociality corollary states thatpeople areabletocommunicate withother 
people because theycanconstrue other people’s constructions. Notonlydo
people observe thebehavior ofanother person buttheyalsointerpret what 
thatbehavior means tothatperson.
•Kelly’s fixed-role therapy callsforclients toactoutpredetermined roles 
continuously untiltheirperipheral andcoreroles change assignificant 
others begin reacting differently tothem.
•Thepurpose ofKelly’s Rep test istodiscover ways inwhich people construe 
important people intheirlives.
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