Data are presented which support the position that range of convenience of Personal Constructs should be more seriously considered by investigators. A method for eliciting information about range of convenience on the grid form of the Role Construct Repertory Test (Rep Test) is presented, together with a method for ascertaining relationships among constructs, inferred from grid rating patterns. Questions are raised about other approaches to conceptual organization, within the range of convenience of Personal Construct Theory, in which investigators try to avoid the problem of range of convenience.
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