Maslow, Abraham H - Critical Response
Reactions to Maslow's theory
Maslow's theory of motivation was a radical departure from the views of behavior that dominated psychology in the early twentieth century. He rejected the behaviorist notion that human behavior could be understood by studying animal behavior, and he also turned away from the psychoanalytic idea that normal behavior could be inferred from studies of abnormal behavior. He hesitated to publish some of his ideas at first because he knew they were very different from the mainstream views of his time.
Despite these concerns, Maslow actually found a receptive audience for his ideas. His 1943 paper, "A Theory of Human Motivation," met with relatively little interest at first, but over the next decade or so his work became increasingly influential, and "A Theory of Human Motivation"...
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