Which of the following theorists propose that motivation comes from an assessment of deficient states?
Is it Viktor Frankl or Abraham Maslow?
2007-03-19 08:35:50 · 2 answers · asked by Knossos 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It is Maslow who theorized that motivation is driven by the existence of unsatisfied needs (or deficient states as you put it.) In describing his hierarchy of needs, Maslow suggested that when a need is mostly satisfied, it no longer motivates ( and hence, you move up to the next level of the hierarchy.)
Viktor Frankl, by the way, believed that the search for meaning is the primary motivation of humans.
2007-03-19 09:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by senlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maslow is most famous for his hierarchy of needs where he states that you have to have each level of need met before moving on to the next until reaching self-actualization. It starts at the most basic with physiological needs. For more info, check out hierarchy of needs on wikipedia.
2007-03-19 15:40:58 · answer #2 · answered by belle_bonnie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋