AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Maslow (humanist), our need for
A
love must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for food.
B
adequate clothing must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for self-esteem.
C
self-actualization must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for friendship.
D
political freedom must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for economic security.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -b-As per the pyramid of needs proposed by Maslow, self-esteem needs are fulfilled once the individual fulfills their basic need of clothing. Therefore, the need for clothing must be fulfilled before the need for self-esteem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Esteem needs encompass confidence, strength, self-belief, personal and social acceptance, and respect from others. These needs are represented as one of the key stages in achieving contentedness or self-actualization.

Detailed explanation-3: -From the bottom up, the needs Maslow advances in this theory are: physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abraham Maslow postulated that humans have an ascending order of needs and used a hierarchal pyramid to prioritize them. At the bottom levels of the pyramid are our physiological needs-like food, shelter, and clothing-that we need to survive.

Detailed explanation-5: -To advance higher-level needs in Maslow’s hierarchy, physiological needs must be met first. This means that if a person is struggling to meet their physiological needs, they are unwilling to seek safety, belonging, esteem, and self-actualization on their own. Physiological needs include: Air.

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