Hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow
Reflection
By: Danica Henry and Hannah Medina
Application in the business world
- Hierarchy is used as a model for the workplace
Criticism of hierarchy
- The order in which the hierarchy is placed
- Possible ethnocentrism
Other Contributions
Humanist Psychology
- Developed as a counter to Freud's unconscious motivations model and Skinner's behaviourism assumptions
People's desires to better themselves and society
Their drive to reach the ultimate goal of self actualization.
"The Father of Humanistic Psychology"
Early Life
- Born on April 1st 1908 in Brooklyn,NY
- 1st of seven children
- Parents emigrated to Russia but of Jewish descent
- Read a lot of books as a child and spent a lot of his time in library
- Psychology at the University of Wisconsin
- Master's degree in 1931