Sarah Has the Belief That She Is Good in Math

question 202

Multiple Choice

Sarah has the belief that she is good in math, but she has just received her first "D" grade in her first year calculus class. This inconsistency between Sarah's self-belief and her actual experience would most likely generate what Carl Rogers termed:

• A) a self-verification.
• B) a need for unconditional self-regard.
• C) self-actualization.
• D) a threat.

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Definitions:

Legal Obligation

A duty enforced by law, requiring an individual or entity to conform to certain actions or to refrain from certain actions.

Ethical Obligation

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Prosecutor

A legal representative who brings charges against a suspect in a court of law and leads the case against the defendant.

Michael Nifong

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