The Dyad Grid: A Modification of Repertory Grid Technique

Abstract

We have previously reported the use of repertory grid testing to extend the understanding of psychopathology in neurotic patients and to test predictions about the effects of therapy (Ryle, 1967; Ryle and Lunghi, 1969). In these tests the elements were people known to the subject, and the constructs were elicited from him. Repertory grid testing can supplement the data obtained from clinical interviews, notably in the following ways: