Question 1

By self-actualization, Maslow meant

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A)  having our deficiency needs satisfied. 
B)  fulfillment of our unique potential, talents, and abilities. 
C)  being loved and loving someone else. 
D)  gaining recognition and status in society. 
A)  having our deficiency needs satisfied. 
B)  fulfillment of our unique potential, talents, and abilities. 
C)  being loved and loving someone else. 
D)  gaining recognition and status in society.

Question 2

According to Maslow, a need does not have to be satisfied fully

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A)  at any stage to get to self-actualization. 
B)  before the next need in the hierarchy becomes important. 
C)  and will not cause any problems if the ego is strong. 
D)  before a person becomes perfect. 
A)  at any stage to get to self-actualization. 
B)  before the next need in the hierarchy becomes important. 
C)  and will not cause any problems if the ego is strong. 
D)  before a person becomes perfect.

Question 3

The safety needs are important driving forces, especially for children and neurotic adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Metamotivation refers to

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A)  the motivation of self-actualizers. 
B)  constantly changing motivation. 
C)  deficiency motivation. 
D)  all of the answers. 
A)  the motivation of self-actualizers. 
B)  constantly changing motivation. 
C)  deficiency motivation. 
D)  all of the answers.

Question 5

In metamotivation, a person

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A)  seeks to satisfy lower needs without the need to satisfy self-actualization. 
B)  tries to reduce tension. 
C)  strives for specific needs or D-motivation. 
D)  is said to be developing from within. 
A)  seeks to satisfy lower needs without the need to satisfy self-actualization. 
B)  tries to reduce tension. 
C)  strives for specific needs or D-motivation. 
D)  is said to be developing from within.

Question 6

Maslow's primary research method was the

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A)  case study. 
B)  experimental method. 
C)  correlational method. 
D)  Maslow did not use these traditional research techniques. 
A)  case study. 
B)  experimental method. 
C)  correlational method. 
D)  Maslow did not use these traditional research techniques.

Question 7

Maslow's hierarchy of needs are considered instinctoid, which are based on

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A)  needs for safety, belongingness, and love. 
B)  genetics and inherited traits. 
C)  a self-efficacy component. 
D)  rigid expectations from the parents concerning the child. 
A)  needs for safety, belongingness, and love. 
B)  genetics and inherited traits. 
C)  a self-efficacy component. 
D)  rigid expectations from the parents concerning the child.

Question 8

All of the following are characteristics of self-actualized persons except

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A)  an efficient perception of reality. 
B)  an acceptance of themselves, others, and nature. 
C)  spontaneity, simplicity, and naturalness. 
D)  a complete acceptance of the norms and beliefs of the majority. 
A)  an efficient perception of reality. 
B)  an acceptance of themselves, others, and nature. 
C)  spontaneity, simplicity, and naturalness. 
D)  a complete acceptance of the norms and beliefs of the majority.

Question 9

Maslow's term for fears about one's abilities is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Jonah complex. 
B)  the need for succorance. 
C)  conditions of worth. 
D)  self-non-actualization. 
A)  the Jonah complex. 
B)  the need for succorance. 
C)  conditions of worth. 
D)  self-non-actualization.

Question 10

If the need for self-actualization is innate, why is it so rarely achieved?

Accepted Answer

A)  The higher the need in the hierarchy, the weaker it is. 
B)  Sufficient love in childhood is a prerequisite. 
C)  We have fears and doubts about our abilities (the Jonah complex). 
D)  All of the answers. 
A)  The higher the need in the hierarchy, the weaker it is. 
B)  Sufficient love in childhood is a prerequisite. 
C)  We have fears and doubts about our abilities (the Jonah complex). 
D)  All of the answers.

Question 11

At the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy, we find ____ needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization 
B)  esteem 
C)  love and belongingness 
D)  physiological 
A)  self-actualization 
B)  esteem 
C)  love and belongingness 
D)  physiological

Question 12

Maslow has been criticized on the grounds that his research

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A)  should have included neurotics and psychotics. 
B)  simply restated what psychology already knew about personality. 
C)  is not scientifically rigorous. 
D)  does not apply outside the laboratory. 
A)  should have included neurotics and psychotics. 
B)  simply restated what psychology already knew about personality. 
C)  is not scientifically rigorous. 
D)  does not apply outside the laboratory.

Question 13

The primary assessment technique Maslow used in his study of self-actualizers was

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A)  dream analysis. 
B)  the 16 PF Test. 
C)  the Thematic Apperception Test. 
D)  Maslow used any technique that seemed appropriate. 
A)  dream analysis. 
B)  the 16 PF Test. 
C)  the Thematic Apperception Test. 
D)  Maslow used any technique that seemed appropriate.

Question 14

Maslow believed that people are driven by

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A)  innate physiological needs and learned higher needs. 
B)  all the needs at the same time. 
C)  social forces. 
D)  one dominant need at a time. 
A)  innate physiological needs and learned higher needs. 
B)  all the needs at the same time. 
C)  social forces. 
D)  one dominant need at a time.

Question 15

People whose safety needs are unsatisfied prefer

Accepted Answer

A)  stability and structure. 
B)  close relationships with others. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  freedom from structure and order. 
A)  stability and structure. 
B)  close relationships with others. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  freedom from structure and order.

Question 16

Self-actualizers can occasionally

Accepted Answer

A)  feel doubt and shame. 
B)  be hurtful to others. 
C)  experience conflict and tension. 
D)  all of the answers. 
A)  feel doubt and shame. 
B)  be hurtful to others. 
C)  experience conflict and tension. 
D)  all of the answers.

Question 17

Maslow's personality theory grew out of his research on the characteristics of

Accepted Answer

A)  average, slightly neurotic people. 
B)  people with IQs in the genius range. 
C)  self-actualized persons. 
D)  primate species that are closely related to humans. 
A)  average, slightly neurotic people. 
B)  people with IQs in the genius range. 
C)  self-actualized persons. 
D)  primate species that are closely related to humans.

Question 18

Maslow admitted that we have needs that are hereditary, however, these needs are overwritten by learning, social expectations, and fear of disapproval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The needs to know and to understand

Accepted Answer

A)  are now a part of the basic hierarchy (above self-actualization). 
B)  can be stronger than the safety needs. 
C)  do not appear until middle age. 
D)  exist only in self-actualized people. 
A)  are now a part of the basic hierarchy (above self-actualization). 
B)  can be stronger than the safety needs. 
C)  do not appear until middle age. 
D)  exist only in self-actualized people.

Question 20

In Maslow's view, human behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)  determined exclusively by situational forces. 
B)  independent of the environment. 
C)  determined by innate needs and situational variables. 
D)  determined by innate needs in childhood and situational factors in adulthood. 
A)  determined exclusively by situational forces. 
B)  independent of the environment. 
C)  determined by innate needs and situational variables. 
D)  determined by innate needs in childhood and situational factors in adulthood.

By self-actualization, Maslow meant

According to Maslow, a need does not have to be satisfied fully

The safety needs are important driving forces, especially for children and neurotic adults.

Metamotivation refers to

In metamotivation, a person

Maslow's primary research method was the

Maslow's hierarchy of needs are considered instinctoid, which are based on

All of the following are characteristics of self-actualized persons except

Maslow's term for fears about one's abilities is

If the need for self-actualization is innate, why is it so rarely achieved?

At the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy, we find ____ needs.

Maslow has been criticized on the grounds that his research

The primary assessment technique Maslow used in his study of self-actualizers was

Maslow believed that people are driven by

People whose safety needs are unsatisfied prefer

Self-actualizers can occasionally

Maslow's personality theory grew out of his research on the characteristics of

Maslow admitted that we have needs that are hereditary, however, these needs are overwritten by learning, social expectations, and fear of disapproval.

The needs to know and to understand

In Maslow's view, human behavior is

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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

By self-actualization, Maslow meant

According to Maslow, a need does not have to be satisfied fully

The safety needs are important driving forces, especially for children and neurotic adults.

Metamotivation refers to

In metamotivation, a person

Maslow's primary research method was the

Maslow's hierarchy of needs are considered instinctoid, which are based on

All of the following are characteristics of self-actualized persons except

Maslow's term for fears about one's abilities is

If the need for self-actualization is innate, why is it so rarely achieved?

At the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy, we find ____ needs.

Maslow has been criticized on the grounds that his research

The primary assessment technique Maslow used in his study of self-actualizers was

Maslow believed that people are driven by

People whose safety needs are unsatisfied prefer

Self-actualizers can occasionally

Maslow's personality theory grew out of his research on the characteristics of

Maslow admitted that we have needs that are hereditary, however, these needs are overwritten by learning, social expectations, and fear of disapproval.

The needs to know and to understand

In Maslow's view, human behavior is

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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