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A 6 page paper discussing Maslow's hierarchy of needs and research into the concept. Abraham Maslow maintained that his hierarchy of needs applied to adults because children lack the life experiences necessary for attaining higher levels of his pyramid. This paper reviews research into Maslow's theory of human motivation to find that the theory published in the 1940s finally has had some empirical confirmation in recent years. It then discusses the applicability of Maslow's theory of human motivation to the classroom. Includes an abstract. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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maintained that his hierarchy of needs applied to adults because children lack the life experiences necessary for attaining higher levels of his pyramid. This paper reviews research into Maslows
theory of human motivation to find that the theory published in the 1940s finally has had some empirical confirmation in recent years. It then discusses the applicability of Maslows
theory of human motivation to the classroom. Introduction and Background Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) is considered to be one of the founding fathers of
the school of humanistic psychology. The word "humanistic" has negative context in some circles, but Maslow did not equate humanism with hedonism as so many others do today.
The psychoanalysis that existed when Maslow published his theory of human motivation in 1943 was that which was focused on abnormalities and deviance. Psychologists were far more likely to
study what could be considered unusual or psychopathic, but it was Maslows contention that it should be happy and well-adjusted people who should provide models for study. If the
purpose of psychoanalysis was to bring deviance back around to mainstream and effect the greatest good among people, then psychologists should study the qualities of the happy and well-adjusted.
It was only these individuals that collectively could provide the image of a goal for practicing psychoanalysts. His later refinement of the theory
produced Maslows hierarchy of needs, and Maslows assertion that individuals could not progress to higher levels of the pyramid until the needs of the lower levels had been met.
Further, once those "lower" needs had been met, they ceased to be useful as motivating factors. Maslows theory has been applied in many
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