The key idea in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that:
a. the order of the needs in the hierarchy is the same for all individuals.
b. the behaviors used to satisfy the needs are innate.
c. the lower needs must be at least partially satisfied before higher needs become influential.
d. the higher needs are the strongest of all the needs in the hierarchy.
Question 2According to Maslow's needs-hierarchy theory, hungry people are preoccupied with satisfying their _____ needs.
a. self-actualization
c. belongingness
b. physiological
d. esteem
Question 3In his needs-hierarchy theory, Maslow described the needs as instinctoid, which means that:
a. the needs are acquired.
b. the needs have a hereditary component.
c. the needs have the same significance for all individuals.
d. the needs are less essential for actual survival.
Question 4By developing a humanistic approach to psychology, Maslow wanted to demonstrate that:
a. the collective unconscious rules our past and also affects our future.
b. the power of the past influences the present and free will is inconsequential to our lives.
c. people are capable of displaying better behavior than prejudice, hatred, and aggression.
d. an individual's illnesses are positively correlated to their genetic capacity.
Question 5Which of the following reasons brought about a profound shift in Maslow's thinking and deviated him from behaviorism?
a. The torture of monkeys during the experiments in graduation
b. Detailed study of Freud's work and appreciation for psychoanalysis
c. Deep religious convictions of his parents and his marriage to Bertha
d. The start of World War II and the birth of his first child