Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow

A look at the theories and life of psychologist Abraham Maslow.

3,046 words () | 10 sources | MLA | 2004 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how Abraham H. Maslow is regarded as the father of the third school of thought in psychology, humanistic psychology, and how his work has traversed across many fields from psychology to management. It explores how, upon receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Maslow's career was very successful and how, until his death in 1970, Maslow published a number of highly recognized articles, manuscripts, and books.

From the Paper:

"Maslow was drawn to the University of Wisconsin because of its liberal reputation (Hoffman, 1988). As an undergraduate, Maslow was greatly influenced by behaviorist John B. Watson and the anthropological work of William G. Sumner. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1930. His mentors at the University of Wisconsin were Clark Hull, William Sheldon and Harry Harlow, who joined the psychology department in 1930. Before Harlow came to the University of Wisconsin, the psychology department composed mainly of behaviorists, used white rats to study behavior. Harlow studied primates, which interested Maslow because monkeys had much more similarities to humans. Maslow became Harry Harlow's first doctoral student. His graduate training at the University of Wisconsin was in experimental psychology."