Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 19

The idea that our needs occur in ascending order, with biological needs at the bottom and social and personal needs toward the top, and that we must meet our lower-level needs before we can satisfy higher ones is called (a) _____. Our physiological needs (food, sleep) and psychological needs (safety, belongingness, esteem) are called (b) _____ needs because we try to fulfill them if they are not met. The highest need of self-actualization, which includes the desire for truth, goodness, beauty, and justice, is called a (c) _____ need.