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