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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?
External rewards and punishments are the main source of motivation.
Motivation comes from fulfilling basic physiological needs prior to reaching higher-level personal growth needs.
Motivation arises primarily from unconscious desires and conflicts.
Cognitive processes like beliefs and expectations shape our motivations most significantly.
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