AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist?
A
B. F. Skinner
B
William James
C
Abraham Maslow
D
John Watson
E
Ivan Pavlov
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist? (C) Maslow is the only psychologist in this list included in the section on humanism in the text. Skinner, Pavlov, and Watson are behaviorists.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist? [c] Maslow is the only psychologist in this list included in section on humanism in the text.

Detailed explanation-3: -These theorists include Otto Rank, Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers and Rollo May.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maslow’s theory explained that every person is born with a set of basic needs: (1) physiological, (2) safety (3) belongingness or love, (4) self-esteem, and (5) self-actualization. He theorized that higher needs emerge as the lower-level needs are met.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abraham Maslow : The Father of Humanistic Psychology.

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