Which of the following is true of Maslow's self-actualization theory?
a. It has been criticized for the use of a very small sample size for generalizing to the population at large.
b. It declined in popularity in the 1960s.
c. It is based on the belief that self-actualization is a learned behavior.
d. It has little relevance in the field of developmental psychology and organizational behavior.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: According to critics, the sample of self-actualizing people from which the data were derived, fewer than half of whom were interviewed in person, is too small for generalization to the population at large. Critics also have asked on what basis self-actualization is presumed to be innate. Why could it not be learned behavior, the result of some unique combination of childhood experiences?
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