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GATE 2021 XH5 – Question 54

Motivation, Emotion and Stress and Coping · Approaches to Motivation: Instinct, drive-reduction, arousal, incentive, humanistic, achievement and intrinsic motivation, aggression, curiosity and exploration · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which needs or motives were proposed by Abraham Maslow?

  1. Deficit needs
  2. Metaneeds
  3. Self-actualisation needs
  4. Need for achievement

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Correct answer: (A) Deficit needs; (B) Metaneeds; (C) Self-actualisation needs

Explanation

Maslow distinguishes deficiency needs from growth or being needs and discusses self-actualisation and metaneeds. Thus A,B,C fit his framework. Need for achievement is associated particularly with Murray and McClelland’s motivational tradition, making D the distractor.

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