San Diego State University Psychology Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Research Critique

Please follow the steps below to complete your research critique 

Choose your source

Must be an empirical journal article published between 2010-2021

1. Must cover some aspect of psychology  

Use GoogleScholar (Links to an external site.) (NOT regular google) or the Cuyamaca Library Database (Links to an external site.). Make sure to select only peer-reviewed articles.

Write the citation (the complete APA style citation)

• See the Purdue Owl website (Links to an external site.) for info on APA style.
• This page  (Links to an external site.)specifically covers citations

Write the annotation. In 200-300 words include (everything must be in your own words. Do not use quotes from the article or you will not receive credit, summarize it yourself):

• The purpose of the work 

A summary of its content 

A summary of the methodology and findings

Strengths or weaknesses of the study/ areas of future research

Include the link to the article 

• Include the APA style citation

Instructions:
Go to this website (Links to an external site.) and complete the lesson on Hierarchy of Needs. There are 18 slides total with 6 interactive scenarios.  After you have finished the lesson, please answer the following questions:

• How did you do on this exercise? Discuss the examples in which you identified the needs correctly and the examples in which you identified the needs incorrectly. 

Discuss Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs in your own life. What needs do you feel are currently being met?

What needs are being sacrificed?

Based on your textbook and this exercise, do you think needs need to be met at each level (starting from the bottom) in order to move to the next level? Explain using sources from your textbook or research you find online.