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Unlike Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow.. A) was a pure humanist B) was a pure existentialist C) focused on outstanding individuals D) focused on common people |
Focused on outstanding individuals |
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Maslow believed that the____approach to science reduces human beings to a collection of habits A) reductive-analytic B) holistic-analytic C) synthetic-analytic D) holistic-synthetic |
Reductive-analytic |
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The goal of humanistic psychology is to.. A) control human behavior B) predict human behavior C) ease the pain of mental illness D) provide individuals with greater self-knowledge |
provide individuals with greater self-knowledge |
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Maslow centered his theory of motivation on.. A) his conception of the unconscious B) the principle of innate hedonism C) the hierarchy of needs D) fundamental behavioristic principles |
The hierarchy of needs |
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The best definition of the term instinctoid is... A) instinctive B) humanistic C) innately human D) common to all interrelated living creatures |
innately human |
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In the hierarchy of needs, ____ needs are directly related to survival and are the same as the needs possessed by nonhuman animals. A) physiological B) safety C) esteem D) self actualization |
physiological |
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When the physiological needs are satisfactory met, the ____ needs emerge next as the dominant motives. A) physiological B) safety C) esteem D) self actualization |
Safety |
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Maslow believed that failure to satisfy the ____ needs explained why so many Americans are seeking psychotherapy and joining sensitivity and encounter groups. A) safety B) belongingness C) esteem D) self-actualization |
Belongingness |
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What would happen if after a person had reached a higher cluster of needs in the hierarchy, a lower set of needs once again dominated his or her life? A) The person would remain at the higher level B) The person would progress to the next higher need level C) The person would regress to the lower level D) The person would enter a conflict state and probably become neurotic |
The person would regress to the lower level |
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According to Maslow, the self-actualizing person's life is governed by... A) need-perception B) B-values C) D-cognition D) all of the above |
B- values |
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According to Maslow, B-love is.. A) insatiable B) unpossessive C) jealous D) anxious |
Insatiable and unpossessive |
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Moments of intense B-cognition are called... A) third force moments B) metamoments C) peak experiences D) eupsychian moments |
Peak experiences |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of self-actualized people? A) They tend to have a large group of close friends B) They tend to be autonomous C) They are creative D) They have democratic values |
they tend to have a large group of close friends. |
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Maslow found that self-actualizers were sometimes... A) boring B) ruthless C) silly D) all of the above |
Boring Ruthless Silly ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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According to Maslow, most people.. A) seek the self knowledge that leads to self-actualization B) fear the self knowledge that leads to self-actualization C) have no interested in the self knowledge that leads to self-actualization D) are often surprised and delighted about the self knowledge that leads to self-actualization |
fear the self knowledge that leads to self-actualization |
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Maslow referred to the fear of one's own potential greatness as.. A) metapathology B) the actualizing neurosis C) the Jonah complex D) the self-doubt syndrome |
The Jonah complex |
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The way our culture defines____tends to prevent the male child from developing such traits as sympathy, and tenderness, all of which characterize the self-actualized individual. A) "manly" B) "success" C) "achievement" D) "career" |
"Manly" |
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Synergy refers to.. A) a Utopian society B) the condition that exists if a metaneed is not satisfied C) humane corporate management D) working together |
Working together |
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Maslow suggested that the fourth force in psychology should be... A) existential-humanistic B) transpersonal C) religious D) parapsychology |
Transpersonal |
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Maslow's theory has been criticized for.. A) being overly optimistic B) being too preoccupied with measurement C) identifying negative characteristic of self-actualizers D) all of the above |
being overly optimistic |