Ten-year-old darcy is often nervous about bringing report cards home to his parents. although his parents say they love him, he feels that they only really love him when he obtains excellent grades in school. based on the theory developed by carl rogers, darcy perceives his parents' affection as

The correct answer is conditional affection or positive regard.

Conditional positive regard refers to the phenomenon where our love and acceptance for others is conditional or dependent on what they have/ do not have or what they do or do not do. In Darcy's instance, he perceives his parents' affection and love for him being dependent on whether or not he obtains excellent grades in school. 

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