Question 1

Self-actualizers can evolve to fulfill

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A)  states of being such as goodness, uniqueness, and perfection. 
B)  their potential. 
C)  metaneeds in order to complete full development of the personality. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  states of being such as goodness, uniqueness, and perfection. 
B)  their potential. 
C)  metaneeds in order to complete full development of the personality. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 2

Meeting a higher need causes a person to

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A)  remain 'needy' throughout life and to be unfulfilled. 
B)  be content, happy, and fulfilled. 
C)  have an increased risk for failure at the higher level of need. 
D)  become unstable. 
A)  remain 'needy' throughout life and to be unfulfilled. 
B)  be content, happy, and fulfilled. 
C)  have an increased risk for failure at the higher level of need. 
D)  become unstable.

Question 3

Maslow's first studies in psychology were

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A)  cognitive. 
B)  in the field of humanism. 
C)  training in experimental psychology. 
D)  psychoanalytic. 
A)  cognitive. 
B)  in the field of humanism. 
C)  training in experimental psychology. 
D)  psychoanalytic.

Question 4

Maslow was considered the founder and leader of humanistic psychology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The needs to know and to understand are

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A)  innate. 
B)  learned in infancy. 
C)  not operative until self-actualization is achieved. 
D)  not found in any species other than our own. 
A)  innate. 
B)  learned in infancy. 
C)  not operative until self-actualization is achieved. 
D)  not found in any species other than our own.

Question 6

The key idea in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that

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A)  higher needs must be satisfied first. 
B)  individual needs are learned, not inherited. 
C)  lower needs have to be satisfied before higher needs become influential. 
D)  safety needs are the most important of all the hierarchy of needs. 
A)  higher needs must be satisfied first. 
B)  individual needs are learned, not inherited. 
C)  lower needs have to be satisfied before higher needs become influential. 
D)  safety needs are the most important of all the hierarchy of needs.

Question 7

Self-actualizers

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A)  do not have any need for privacy. 
B)  experience no isolation. 
C)  appreciate what they have and take little for granted. 
D)  undertake their tasks for money, fame, and power. 
A)  do not have any need for privacy. 
B)  experience no isolation. 
C)  appreciate what they have and take little for granted. 
D)  undertake their tasks for money, fame, and power.

Question 8

The inspiration for Maslow's determination to humanize psychology was

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A)  the stupidity of the monkeys he experimented with in graduate school. 
B)  his careful study of Freud's work. 
C)  the deep religious convictions of his parents. 
D)  his strong reaction at the start of World War II and the birth of his first child. 
A)  the stupidity of the monkeys he experimented with in graduate school. 
B)  his careful study of Freud's work. 
C)  the deep religious convictions of his parents. 
D)  his strong reaction at the start of World War II and the birth of his first child.

Question 9

Maslow called for a new psychology based on a

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A)  cognitive-behaviorist theory. 
B)  fusion of cognitive science and psychoanalysis. 
C)  religious, social, and political theory. 
D)  needs-hierarchy theory. 
A)  cognitive-behaviorist theory. 
B)  fusion of cognitive science and psychoanalysis. 
C)  religious, social, and political theory. 
D)  needs-hierarchy theory.

Question 10

The need to know and to understand early in childhood, are called the cognitive needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI)

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A)  is a projective technique. 
B)  measures time competence and inner directedness. 
C)  was developed by Maslow to identify self-actualizers. 
D)  has low validity. 
A)  is a projective technique. 
B)  measures time competence and inner directedness. 
C)  was developed by Maslow to identify self-actualizers. 
D)  has low validity.

Question 12

Self-actualizers

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A)  focus on problems outside themselves. 
B)  focus mostly on their own goals and tasks. 
C)  focus on fulfilling childhood dreams and desires. 
D)  focus on their need to have many friends. 
A)  focus on problems outside themselves. 
B)  focus mostly on their own goals and tasks. 
C)  focus on fulfilling childhood dreams and desires. 
D)  focus on their need to have many friends.

Question 13

Self-actualizers find pleasure and excitement through their dedication to hard work because

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A)  they are driven to satisfy lower needs. 
B)  it enables them to satisfy metaneeds. 
C)  they are driven by deficiency needs. 
D)  hard work alone provides peak experiences. 
A)  they are driven to satisfy lower needs. 
B)  it enables them to satisfy metaneeds. 
C)  they are driven by deficiency needs. 
D)  hard work alone provides peak experiences.

Question 14

In his college student years, Maslow was influenced by the ideas of

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A)  John B. Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Watson. 
C)  Carl Jung. 
D)  Henry Murray. 
A)  John B. Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Watson. 
C)  Carl Jung. 
D)  Henry Murray.

Question 15

Humanistic psychologists criticized psychoanalysis for its emphasis on

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A)  the machine-like qualities of human nature. 
B)  the emotionally disturbed side of human nature. 
C)  experiments with animal subjects. 
D)  only adult development. 
A)  the machine-like qualities of human nature. 
B)  the emotionally disturbed side of human nature. 
C)  experiments with animal subjects. 
D)  only adult development.

Question 16

According to Maslow, hungry people are not preoccupied with the need of self-actualization until they meet their _________ needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  safety 
B)  physiological 
C)  belongingness 
D)  esteem 
A)  safety 
B)  physiological 
C)  belongingness 
D)  esteem

Question 17

Explain the differences and give definitions for the concepts of D-motivation and B-motivation.

Accepted Answer

The definitions for both terms are found

Question 18

Abraham Maslow was associated with ____ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  individual 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  humanistic 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  individual 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  humanistic

Question 19

Metamotivation is sometimes called D-motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The perceptions of self-actualizers are

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A)  objective and unbiased. 
B)  distorted. 
C)  focused on themselves. 
D)  related to peak experiences. 
A)  objective and unbiased. 
B)  distorted. 
C)  focused on themselves. 
D)  related to peak experiences.

Self-actualizers can evolve to fulfill

Meeting a higher need causes a person to

Maslow's first studies in psychology were

Maslow was considered the founder and leader of humanistic psychology.

The needs to know and to understand are

The key idea in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that

Self-actualizers

The inspiration for Maslow's determination to humanize psychology was

Maslow called for a new psychology based on a

The need to know and to understand early in childhood, are called the cognitive needs.

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI)

Self-actualizers

Self-actualizers find pleasure and excitement through their dedication to hard work because

In his college student years, Maslow was influenced by the ideas of

Humanistic psychologists criticized psychoanalysis for its emphasis on

According to Maslow, hungry people are not preoccupied with the need of self-actualization until they meet their _________ needs.

Explain the differences and give definitions for the concepts of D-motivation and B-motivation.

Abraham Maslow was associated with ____ psychology.

Metamotivation is sometimes called D-motivation.

The perceptions of self-actualizers are

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

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Exam 9: Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Self-actualizers can evolve to fulfill

Meeting a higher need causes a person to

Maslow's first studies in psychology were

Maslow was considered the founder and leader of humanistic psychology.

The needs to know and to understand are

The key idea in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that

Self-actualizers

The inspiration for Maslow's determination to humanize psychology was

Maslow called for a new psychology based on a

The need to know and to understand early in childhood, are called the cognitive needs.

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI)

Self-actualizers

Self-actualizers find pleasure and excitement through their dedication to hard work because

In his college student years, Maslow was influenced by the ideas of

Humanistic psychologists criticized psychoanalysis for its emphasis on

According to Maslow, hungry people are not preoccupied with the need of self-actualization until they meet their _________ needs.

Explain the differences and give definitions for the concepts of D-motivation and B-motivation.

Abraham Maslow was associated with ____ psychology.

Metamotivation is sometimes called D-motivation.

The perceptions of self-actualizers are

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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