According to Rogers, an organism may react to threatening stimuli with
A) denial.
B) projection.
C) neither (a) nor (b).
D) both (a) and (b).

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Rogers believed that when individuals face threatening stimuli, they may react with denial as a defense mechanism. This means that they may deny the existence of the threat or convince themselves that the situation is not as bad as it seems. Rogers did not mention projection as a possible reaction to threatening stimuli.

According to Rogers, an Organism May React to Threatening Stimuli