Chapter 9 Personality

As stated by Maslow, which of the following is true of the cognitive needs?

Failure to satisfy the cognitive needs is harmful and hampers the full development of the personality.

Which of the following statements is true of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI)?

It had two major scales namely time competence and inner directedness

In the context of Maslow's work on self-actualization, _____ were Maslow's first research subjects.

college students

In the context of the needs-hierarchy theory, Maslow states that a need:

does not have to be fully satisfied before the next need in the hierarchy becomes important.

Maslow called higher needs _____.

growth or being needs

Maslow criticized psychoanalysis because:

it studied only abnormal or emotionally disturbed examples of humanity.

Maslow suggested that the failure to satisfy the need for _____ is a fundamental cause of emotional maladjustment.

love

By developing a humanistic approach to psychology, Maslow wanted to demonstrate that:

people are capable of displaying better behavior than prejudice, hatred, and aggression.

According to Maslow's needs-hierarchy theory, hungry people are preoccupied with satisfying their _____ needs.

physiological

Maslow states that _____ is one of the reasons for the failure to self-actualize.

the Jonah complex

Maslow used the term _____ to describe people's doubts about their own abilities.

the Jonah complex

The key idea in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that:

the lower needs must be at least partially satisfied before higher needs become influential.

According to Maslow's theory, metamotivation refers to:

the motivation of self-actualizers

Which of the following reasons brought about a profound shift in Maslow's thinking and deviated him from behaviorism?

the start of World War II and the birth of his first child

According to Maslow, which of the following is a metaneed?

wholeness