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5 unusual facts about Abraham Maslow


Participative decision-making

According to psychologist Abraham Maslow, workers need to feel a sense of belonging to an organization (see Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs).

Self-concept

Psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow were the first to establish the notion of self-concept.

Slow Movement

Adherents believe that the experience of being present leads to what Abraham Maslow refers to as peak experience.

Theory Z

Abraham Maslow, a psychologist and the first theorist to develop a theory of motivation based upon human needs produced a theory that had three assumptions.

Western Behavioral Sciences Institute

WBSI became best known, perhaps, as the place Carl Rogers, considered by many to be the most influential psychologist in American history, developed his theories of group behavior, or the place famed psychologist Abraham Maslow wrote his most important book, Toward a Psychology of Being, or the place that produced the winner of the Academy Award for Documentary Feature, Journey Into Self.


Emory L. Cowen

Upon his return, a well-known and distinguished psychology faculty member at Brooklyn College, Abraham Maslow, convinced him to further his education in the field of psychology.

Gia-Fu Feng

Gia-Fu Feng (1919–1985) was prominent as both an English translator (with his wife, Jane English) of Taoist classics and a Taoist teacher in the United States, associated with Alan Watts, Jack Kerouac, The Beats and Abraham Maslow.

Values in Action Inventory of Strengths

Some individuals who influenced Peterson and Seligman’s choice of strengths include: Abraham Maslow, Erik Erikson, Ellen Greenberger, Marie Jahoda, Carol Ryff, Michael Cawley, Howard Gardner, Shalom Schwartz.

Yukio Ishizuka

Quoted in his references in Lifetrack Therapy are Abraham Maslow, Karl Menninger, Marie Jahoda, David Riesman amongst others.


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