Lecture 20 on Maslow
Abraham Maslow
Never liked his mother, father was all about women, alcohol but eventually like his father
Maslow was not so impressed with Tichener (the big structurism)
Meet Harlow the monkey guy (temperament)
Later work with Thorndike (the big behaviourist) behaviourism cannot help me feel
how I feel after his first child felt out of love with behaviourism
Maslow & Motivation
Skyrocketing unemployment; worried about money, what to eat, jobs
What makes everyone different in his/her behaviour because of his/her different
motivation from others
Two types of motives
o Deficiency motives lack of oxygen, hunger; to satisfy these motives
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Growth needs the things you do to make yourself better; might be self-
actualization
Freud had a negative view on motivation (driven by our unconscious which broke into our
consciousness)
Rogers and Maslow gave a more positive view on motivation
Maslow hierarchy pyramid
o We need to satisfy physiological needs first
o Safety needs (in terms of war; satisfaction in need for safety)
o We need to find connections with others, acceptance of others
o Esteem needs we need to love other before we love ourselves
o Need for self-actualization one's fullest potential
Maslow says you don’t need to satisfy one stage fully to move on to the next (50% in
safety needs can relatively move on to belonging and love needs)
What is the Self-Actualized Person?
(He studied over 200 people he regards as great)
They perceive reality fully and accurately
They show a level of self-acceptance (we all make mistakes because we
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