A Theory of Human Motivation

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A Theory of Human Motivation is the seminal 1943 paper by psychologist Abraham Maslow that introduced the hierarchy of needs as a framework for understanding human behavior and motivation.

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instanceOf academic paper
psychology paper
scholarly article
arguesThat human needs are organized in a hierarchy
lower-level needs must be relatively satisfied before higher-level needs become salient
self-actualization is a higher-order need
author Abraham Maslow
basedOn clinical observation
theoretical analysis
citedAs seminal work in motivational theory
countryOfOrigin United States
describes basic needs
growth needs
field humanistic psychology
motivational psychology
psychology
hasAlternativeName Maslow 1943 paper
hasKeyConcept deficiency needs
growth needs
hierarchical organization of needs
self-actualization
hasPerspectiveOn normal human development
psychopathology
influenced applications of motivation theory in the workplace
humanistic psychology movement
later formulations of Maslow's expanded hierarchy
influencedField clinical psychology
education
management theory
organizational behavior
personality psychology
introducesConcept esteem needs
love and belongingness needs
physiological needs
safety needs
self-actualization needs
language English
mainTopic hierarchy of needs
human motivation
human needs
proposesConcept Maslow's hierarchy of needs
publicationYear 1943
publishedIn Psychological Review
theoreticalApproach humanistic approach
needs-based theory of motivation

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hierarchy of needs
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A Theory of Human Motivation ("Maslow 1943 paper")
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Abraham Maslow
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