Chapter 12 - Maslow's Self-Actualization Position  36 terms by
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ads  According to Maslow, human nature is  innately good or, at
the very least, neutral.  In Maslow's view, the tendency toward
self-actualization is  weak in all human beings.  Two sets of
needs that are rooted in our biology are  growth and deficiency
needs.  Once the basic needs have been gratified, the  needs for
cognitive understanding and self-actualization may become
salient.  B-cognition experiences  are nonstriving and
nonjudgemental.  Self-actualization demands  both B- and
D-cognition.   are more problem-centered than nonactualizers.
have a number of weaknesses, as well as many strengths.  For
Maslow, the healthy society is one that  provides the
necessities of life and allows the individual maximum choices.
In Maslow's theorizing, the  basic needs are arranged
hierarchically.  A person's curiosity about himself or herself
and the working of the environment is aroused af