When John meets new people, he immediately thinks about whether he has greater intellectual capacity than they do. George Kelly's theory would suggest that
A) John has a construct for defensiveness against smart people.
B) John has a construct for smart versus dumb.
C) John is overcompensating for low intellectual self-esteem.
D) John's behavior is likely to change with the situation, so he won't always see people in these terms.
E) John is insecure.
B
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