Question 15 in line with the basic tenets of maslows

Question 15
In line with the basic tenets of Maslow’s theory,
(a) Human behaviour can be explained in terms of need gratification, which largely forms the
basis for growth and the realisation of one’s full potential.
(b) Self-actualisation is the process of becoming all that one is capable of being.
(c) The meta needs are the most important needs in the hierarchy.
(d) Human beings are primarily motivated by the will to meaning and the will to self-actualise.
The correct answer is:
(1) (b) & (c)
(2) (a), (b) & (c)
(3) (a) & (b)
(4) All of the above
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Alternative 3 is the correct answer containing Statements (a) and (b). Alternatives 1, 2 and 4 are
therefore incorrect as they contain Statements (c) and (d). According to Maslow, the person’s
development progresses through successive stages of need gratification towards the goal of
self-actualisation (Statement (a)), which is the process of becoming all that one is capable of
being (Statement (b)). Regular gratification of needs at one given level in the hierarchy, forms
the basis for the next need in the hierarchy to surface. Maslow does not single out any level in
the hierarchy as the most important one, meaning that all needs are equally important and
regular gratification of these needs is necessary for one to reach the self-actualisation stage.
This makes Statement (c) incorrect. In Statement (d) the terminology used (will to meaning) is
applicable to Frankl’s theory and not Maslow’s, thus making this option incorrect.