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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.8
How does Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs explain motivation according to the humanistic perspective?
Cognitive processes like beliefs and expectations shape our motivations most significantly.
Motivation arises primarily from unconscious desires and conflicts.
Motivation comes from fulfilling basic physiological needs prior to reaching higher-level personal growth needs.
External rewards and punishments are the main source of motivation.
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AP Psychology - 7.8 Humanistic Theories of Personality
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