Module 4: Assessment

Of these theories, which belong to Abraham Maslow?

• Hierarchy of Needs

• The Theory of Cognitive Development

• Bloom's Taxonomy

• The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Answer explanation

Maslow's hierarchy of needs claims that humans have higher and lower needs.

Which level is considered to be universal?

• Belongingness and love

• Esteem

• Safety

• Physiological needs

Answer explanation

Everyone needs food, air, water, and sleep

According to Maslow, how is self-actualization realized?

• As each level is achieved the mind moves on until the top

• Achieving ones full potential

• Going to therapy

• Practicing Meditation

Answer explanation

Once achieving your physiological needs you can move on to the next level and so on

The first level of needs are...

• Somewhat important

• Least important

• Most important

• Not important at all

Answer explanation

The first level must be achieved before moving up

This article defined Maslow's career

• A Theory of Human Motivation

• Behavioral needs in humans

• The analysis of Humans

• A Theory of positive psychology

Answer explanation

The article argued that the human have the same fundamental desires despite the different levels of personal desires

What are the five levels of Maslow's Hieracrchy of Needs?

• Remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create

• Physiological needs, Safety needs, Belongingness and love needs, Esteem needs, Self-actualization

• Grains and cereals, fruits and vegetables, meat, fat and sweets

• Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Answer explanation

Each level is in order of importance.

True or False

Maslow argued that much of who we are is unknown to ourselves

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Maslow believed that people are somewhat aware of their own values and motivations.

What does Humanistic psychology focus on?

• Peoples desire to be in a society

• How humans view other humans

• Peoples drives to self-actualize, self expression, and desire to reach their full potential

• The implicit biases of humans

Answer explanation

Maslow believed that spiritual aspiration is a huge part of someone as a whole

What is the third force of psychology that Maslow contributed to?

• Transpersonal

• Humanistic psychology

• Behavioral

• Freudian

Answer explanation

Angered by the current two forces of psychology Maslow developed the third focus.

Before Maslow what were the two forces of psychology?

• Human Motivation and Human Development

• Freudian psychoanalysis and Human Motivation

• Behavioral psychology and Human development

• Freudian psychoanalysis and Behavioral psychology

Answer explanation

Maslow believed that the two focuses at the time needed improvement. Psychoanalysis focused too much on the "sick half "and Behaviorism needed more focus on human and animal behavior differences.