JYOTI VARSHNEY FB210005

Session 1

1. Reflect on the topic choices of Davis and Maslow. What makes these topics

significant?

Davis (1971) Maslow (1943)

This paper initially started with the basic This paper comes up with an organized

differences between the interesting and non- structure of hierarchical needs originated

interesting theory after examining various from a range of various human motivators

social & sociological theories and later from past studies. According to the author,

through this examination, the author it’s easy to criticize or perceive various

developed a systematic index of various aspects in motivation theory but crucial to

propositional forms which both types of remedy them because of lack of literature

theories may take i.e., interesting & non- available. So, this paper provides a future

interesting. Which help in interpreting the research framework for a valid theory of

social impact of theories that contribute in motivation.

understanding both the common sense &

scientific perspective on reality.

This paper shows us a path on how to come The paper is coming up with a precise

up with a theory that can be considered framework for complicated human needs

interesting by explaining the interesting and having wider application in present

propositions into 12 logical categories using times also and also providing future

research agenda based on the available

deeply elaborated examples. literature.

2. Identify the propositions from Davis (1971) that are applicable to Maslow (1943).

Discuss how Maslow exemplifies the propositions.

Q. Davis’ Propositions Maslow’s Examples

No.

1 Maslow gives the best example of organization

Organization: what appears to be by his hierarchy of needs which past literature

disorganized is an organized has defined in an unorganized (unstructured)

fact. manner, but Maslow put it in an organized

way.

2 Composition: What appears to According to the Maslow’s theory of

be a heterogeneous fact is motivation, the motivated behavior is

actually composed of a single encouraged by even the partial fulfillment of

event. the goal or by the fulfillment of any one

element of the goal.

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Generalization: what is This paper gives an example where the

considered to be a local fact can standard nature of the hierarchy of needs is

also be a generalized fact in transformed into the value of the needs. Or we

reality. can also take the example of the safety needs

of an average child in the society.

4 The papers says that the need of being loved,

Evaluation: what seems to be a expressed in sexuality as a bad phenomenon

bad thing/fact can be a good one but in reality, love is a basic need of an

in reality or vice versa. individual so in reality it seems bad but

actually a good phenomenon.

Stabilization: what seems to be a Here we can take the example of the safety

stable or unchanging fact can be needs where an adult feels safe in a harmless

an unstable and changing fact in environment, but he requires safety needs in

reality. harmful environment.