Which is FALSE? Humanistic theories of personality:
Correct answer: B. Regard people as victims of their unconscious motivations and conflicts
- A. Present a positive and optimistic view of human behaviour
- B. Regard people as victims of their unconscious motivations and conflicts
- C. Place an emphasis on individual experiences, relationships and ways of understanding the world
- D. Are based on beliefs that everyone's experience is unique, and that he individual's perception of the world is critical to their understanding and behaviour
Explanation
Humanistic theories stress growth, choice, unique experience, and a basically positive view of people. Seeing people as victims of unconscious conflicts is characteristic of psychoanalytic theory, not the humanistic approach.
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