AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe many people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I?
A
Wertheimer
B
Skinner
C
Terman
D
Maslow
E
Seligman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Carl Rogers’ Theory of Personality Development? Carl Ransom Rogers (1902 –1987) was a psychologist who developed a theory called Unconditional Positive Regard. He believed that children learn through unconditional acceptance and understanding. Rogers’ theory is based on his own experience working with children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rogers believed that people have a need for both self-worth and positive regard for other people.

Detailed explanation-3: -’ In Rogers’ theory of person-centered therapy, self-actualization is the ongoing process of maintaining and enhancing the individual’s self-concept through reflection, reinterpretation of experience, allowing the individual to recover, develop, change, and grow.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Carl Rogers believed that psychological problems arise when a child (or person) feels that their self-worth is dependent on pleasing others or meeting certain conditions.

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