Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The following resources provided will give an overview of each theory that will serve as an introduction.
- Social Learning Theory
- Multiple Intelligences
- Reading 1: Bandura Social Learning Theory
- Reading 2: Albert Bandura - The Social Learning Theory.
- Reading 3: Big Thinkers: Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences.
- Reading 4: Gardner, H. (2011). The Theory of Multiple Intelligences: As Psychology, As Education, As Social Science:
- Reading 5: Gardner, H. (1995). Reflections on multiple intelligences. Phi Delta Kappan. Nov95, Vol. 77 Issue 3, p 200.
- Constructivism
- Reading 6: Simply Psychology: Jean Piaget.
- Reading 7: On thinking about teaching: A conversation with Eleanor Duckworth.
- Maslow: Hierarchy of Needs
- Reading 8: Hierarchy of Needs.
- Reading 10: Greene, L.; & Burke, G. (2007). Beyond Self-Actualization. Journal of Health & Human Services Administration. Fall 2007, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p116:
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The theory I find most interesting is Maslow's theory of motivation: Hierarchy of needs. It creates a deeper comprehension of behavior and motivation in humans (Cherry, 2022). There are several key ideas in the theory.
The first key idea is that human beings are naturally motivated to seek and address their most basic requirements before seeking to fulfill more complex requirements. These requirements are organized hierarchically, with the most needful requirements at the bottom. Cherry (2022) states that according to the theory, human beings are naturally oriented to fulfill their needs sequentially from the bottom towards the top since each need builds upon the other.
The second key idea in the theory is physiological needs, which are deemed as most basic and