Question

Under Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a person focuses on one level at a time. A hungry person does not spend energy on social needs such as joining a MeetUp or group or book club and would not go to church, for example. Alderfer relaxed this constraint. He saw that people address different needs simultaneously. For example, a hungry person struggling with ________ needs might still go to a book club to address ________ needs.

Group of answer choices

relatedness, growth

existence, growth

existence, relatedness

Answer 1

answer is (C) existence, relatedness

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.

Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up. From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

The threat of hunger before dinner was predicted to make participants focus on satisfying this need and therefore be less interested in social activities, compared to participants after dinner who were not hungry. Consistent with predictions, hungry males and females were less interested in sex, dating, and hanging out with friends compared to individuals who had just eaten.