Maslow's hierarchy of needs is an attempt to describe what motivates us humans to do what we do or to behave in certain ways. Maslow published his description in 1943, and since then, it has been used ...

Abraham Maslow believed that human needs had a hierarchy. Survival needs were the base needs, while “loftier” goals were closer to the top. The idea is that survival needs must be satisfied as a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Abraham Maslow's iconic pyramid of needs is ...

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a model for understanding the motivations for human behavior. These include physiological needs, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. The ...