Rogers believed that infants evaluate their experiences as positive or negative by the criteria of
A)the formative tendency.
B)the actualization tendency.
C)the self-actualization tendency.
D)the ideal self.
E)their parents' ideals.

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Rogers posited that individuals have an innate actualization tendency, which drives them to fulfill their potential and capabilities. This concept is foundational in his theory of personality and is thought to be present from infancy, guiding individuals to evaluate their experiences as either positive or negative based on how these experiences align with or hinder their inherent drive towards growth and fulfillment.

Rogers Believed That Infants Evaluate Their Experiences as Positive or Negative