What alternatives are there to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Hello Meet! Thanks for the A2A. There are a number of ways needs have been conceptualized in psychology, Maslow's theory being one of the most popular ones. read more

McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory (a.k.a. Acquired Needs Theory) - McClelland viewed needs as acquired through one’s experiences, and proposed that every person is motivated by a different set of needs, though he did find commonalities between these needs and propose three broad categories of human needs. read more

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review. Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity. read more