Developmental Psychology

1.19 The Humanistic Theory This theory was put together by psychologist, AbrahamMaslow. He thought that development would happen because of intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. What are these? • Intrinsic Motivation : This is how an individual may feel when they have completed a task, thus giving them the motivation to complete another action. An example would be a person exercising thus making their body feel good, now giving them the motivation to keep exercising and motivating others to do the same. • Extrinsic Motivation : This is an external reward that is presented to individuals in order to finish an action. External rewards have the purpose of giving motivation. An example would be a person continuing to do a job that they find boring but do it so that they can continue to receive a paycheck. It was Maslow who contributed significantly to humanistic psychology, giving a notion of the Hierarchy of Needs. Below is the pyramid that Maslow created.

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