Recognizing the influence of subjective personal experiences and beliefs is the foundation of the __________ that humanistic theorists use to explain personality.

Humanistic theorists explain personality by focusing on how people subjectively experience and interpret the world. This is called the phenomenological approach, so the best answer is D, “phenomenological approach.” The person-centered approach is a specific therapeutic approach associated with Carl Rogers, rather than the broader perspective described here.

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