Humanistic Psychologist Abraham Maslow Believed That Some People Perceive Themselves

question 181

Multiple Choice

Humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow believed that some people perceive themselves and others with unusual accuracy. He characterized these people as especially alive, open, aware, and mentally healthy and found that their perceptual styles were marked by a lack of self-consciousness; freedom from selecting, criticizing, or evaluating; a general "surrender" to experience; and an immersion in

• A)the unconscious.
• B)past experiences.
• C)the present.
• D)future possibilities.

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Definitions:

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A species of Old World monkeys that is very commonly used in medical and psychological research due to its close genetic similarity to humans.

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Overly Involved

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