You ask a person to provide a real-self profile and an ideal-self profile with a Q-Sort. Which correlation would you expect to find between the two profiles if the person is approaching fully functioning?
A) -.60
B) .00
C) .30
D) .60

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If a person is approaching fully functioning and has a congruent real-self and ideal-self, we would expect a strong positive correlation between the two profiles. A correlation of .60 would indicate a strong positive relationship between the two, suggesting that the person's actual self closely matches their ideal self, which is consistent with the concept of congruence in Rogers' theory.

You Ask a Person to Provide a Real-Self Profile and an Ideal-Self