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Humanistic/Existential Theories

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

True or False


1	As a child, Maslow was emotionally closer to his mother than to his father.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	Safety needs can never be completely satisfied.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	Maslow assumed that people in different cultures have basically different needs.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	People who have never been loved are greatly motivated by love and belongingness needs.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	People who have been partially loved are greatly motivated by love and belongingness needs.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	When people have their esteem needs met, they automatically cross the threshold to self-actualization.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	All people have a more or less equal desire to satisfy aesthetic needs.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	A person can satisfy only one need at a time.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	Maslow emphasized unconscious motivation more than Allport did.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Needs on the hierarchy can occasionally be reversed, according to Maslow.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


11	Maslow believed that self-sacrifice would lead to spiritual growth.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


12	Maslow believed that self-sacrifice would lead to spiritual growth.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


13	According to Maslow, all behavior is motivated.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


14	Coping behavior is always motivated.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


15	Having a peak experience is a sure sign of self-actualization.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


16	Some people, by faking self-actualization, actually become self-actualizing.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


17	Maslow believed that all people have the potential for self-actualization but most people never achieve it.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


18	The satisfaction of instinctoid needs leads to psychological health.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


19	A person who has never had love and belongingness satisfied could, nevertheless, become self-actualizing.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


20	Maslow's theory rates low on its ability to organize knowledge.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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