Question 1

"With my childhood," Maslow observed, "it's a wonder I'm not ____"

Accepted Answer

A)  bigoted. 
B)  impotent. 
C)  neurotic. 
D)  psychotic.

Question 2

Metaneeds are states of being such as goodness, uniqueness, and perfection, rather than specific goal objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Maslow believed strongly in

Accepted Answer

A)  determinism. 
B)  the environment as the sole determiner of personality. 
C)  free will. 
D)  genetic limitations in personality development.

Question 4

Maslow believed that psychologists should study

Accepted Answer

A)  the strengths and virtues where human nature is at its best. 
B)  emotionally disturbed persons. 
C)  infant development. 
D)  animal behavior.

Question 5

All of the following are physiological needs except

Accepted Answer

A)  food. 
B)  sex. 
C)  the need for relationships. 
D)  sleep.

Question 6

In his famous study of self-actualizers, Maslow focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  college students being treated for depression. 
B)  Nobel prize winners over a 50-year period. 
C)  notable political leaders. 
D)  a few dozen creative people, living and dead.

Question 7

Maslow called the higher needs

Accepted Answer

A)  growth or being needs. 
B)  deficit or deficiency needs. 
C)  satisfaction needs. 
D)  biological needs.

Question 8

Maslow had an ideal childhood where he would have described both of his parents as being self-actualized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In their personal relationships, self-actualizers

Accepted Answer

A)  disdain the weaknesses of others. 
B)  actively seek the company of others. 
C)  depend on themselves, not others. 
D)  have many close friends.

Question 10

Self-actualizers may come to feel helpless and depressed and unable to identify a goal that might alleviate the distress. Maslow called this metapathology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The motivation of non-self-actualizers is called

Accepted Answer

A)  metapathology. 
B)  psychopathology. 
C)  neurotic pathology. 
D)  procrastination.

Question 12

During a peak experience, the person

Accepted Answer

A)  feels powerful, confident, and decisive. 
B)  is fully aware of their unconscious. 
C)  is rebirthed. 
D)  is dominated by the ego.

Question 13

Maslow's approach to personality is based on his idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  the unconscious rules our past and also affects our future. 
B)  the power of the past influences the present. 
C)  people are capable of displaying better behavior than prejudice, hatred, and aggression. 
D)  a person's illnesses are positively correlated with their genetic capacity.

Question 14

Maslow suggested that failure to satisfy the need for love is a fundamental cause of emotional maladjustment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are characteristics of self-actualizers except

Accepted Answer

A)  a freshness of appreciation. 
B)  intolerance. 
C)  a need for privacy. 
D)  autonomy.

Question 16

Maslow called moments of intense ecstasy, power, and transcendence of the self

Accepted Answer

A)  peak experiences. 
B)  metamotives. 
C)  delusions. 
D)  being moments.

Question 17

Much of the POI research

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses on lower needs. 
B)  deals with metaneeds. 
C)  uses the correlational method. 
D)  uses children as subjects.

Question 18

Self-actualizers are unbiased by prejudice or preconceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Higher needs are

Accepted Answer

A)  weaker than lower needs. 
B)  active later in life than lower needs. 
C)  less necessary than lower needs for survival. 
D)  all of the answers.

Question 20

Take into consideration a friend, family member, or famous person. (A) Explain some of the characteristics of this person, and describe what level they are on Maslow's hierarchy. (B) Explain and justify some of the particular characteristics of the lower levels they have concluded.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Take into consideration a friend, family member,...

Exam 9: Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

"With my childhood," Maslow observed, "it's a wonder I'm not ____"

Metaneeds are states of being such as goodness, uniqueness, and perfection, rather than specific goal objects.

Maslow believed strongly in

Maslow believed that psychologists should study

All of the following are physiological needs except

In his famous study of self-actualizers, Maslow focused on

Maslow called the higher needs

Maslow had an ideal childhood where he would have described both of his parents as being self-actualized.

In their personal relationships, self-actualizers

Self-actualizers may come to feel helpless and depressed and unable to identify a goal that might alleviate the distress. Maslow called this metapathology.

The motivation of non-self-actualizers is called

During a peak experience, the person

Maslow's approach to personality is based on his idea that

Maslow suggested that failure to satisfy the need for love is a fundamental cause of emotional maladjustment.

All of the following are characteristics of self-actualizers except

Maslow called moments of intense ecstasy, power, and transcendence of the self

Much of the POI research

Self-actualizers are unbiased by prejudice or preconceptions.

Higher needs are

Take into consideration a friend, family member, or famous person. (A) Explain some of the characteristics of this person, and describe what level they are on Maslow's hierarchy. (B) Explain and justify some of the particular characteristics of the lower levels they have concluded.