>I have some questions and would welcome any responses.
>Are bipolarity and dichotomy the same concept?
>Did Kelly confuse these notions or did he assume dichotomy to allow his
>construct data to be manipulted by computers?
Regards to all
Alastair Anderson
Melbourne
Australia
Alastair,
My understanding of Kelly's dichotomous corollary is that bipolarity follows
from the similarity/contrast aspect of constructs. If A and B are similar
and in contrast to C, then A, B, and C form the construct, with one pole at
A and B, and the other pole at C. Hope this response helps.
Vic Jones
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