According to Rogers, through the process of organismic valuing, people:

(Answer to Q. 1)  ANS: B
FEEDBACK: The governing process throughout the life span, in Rogers's view, is the organismic valuing process. Through this process, we judge experiences in terms of their value for fostering or hindering our actualization and growth.

(Answer to Q. 2)  ANS: A
FEEDBACK: William Kell, one of Rogers's students, attempted to predict the behavior of delinquent children. Rogers predicted that the factors of family environment and social interactions (external factors) would correlate most strongly with delinquent behavior, but he was wrong. The factor that most accurately predicted later behavior was self-insight.

(Answer to Q. 3)  ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Rogers believed that the actualization tendency begins in the womb, facilitating human growth by providing for the differentiation of the physical organs and the development of physiological functioning. It is responsible for maturationthe genetically determined development of the body's parts and processesranging from the growth of the fetus to the appearance of the secondary sex characteristics at puberty.

(Answer to Q. 4)  ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Rogers believed people are motivated by an innate tendency to actualize, maintain, and enhance the self. This drive toward self-actualization is part of a larger actualization tendency, which encompasses all of our physiological and psychological needs. This tendency is responsible for maturationthe genetically determined development of the body's parts and processes.