A method of ranking human needs in a pyramid, with basic physical needs at the bottom, and psychological needs at the top.

A method of ranking human needs in a pyramid, with basic physical needs at the bottom, and psychological needs at the top.

• A. Herzberg's Two-Factor
• B. Maslow's Hierarchy
• C. Alderfer's ERG
• D. McClelland's Needs

Answer: (B)

This is about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which organizes human needs into a pyramid with physiological (basic physical) needs at the base and higher-level psychological and self-fulfillment needs toward the top. The idea is that lower-level needs must be satisfied before individuals become motivated by higher-level needs, so basic survival needs are at the bottom and more complex, psychologically oriented needs rise as those foundational needs are met. Herzberg's Two-Factor theory, by contrast, distinguishes hygiene factors and motivators rather than a strict hierarchical pyramid. Alderfer's ERG model condenses needs into three categories and allows movement up or down the levels, not a fixed top-to-bottom order. McClelland's theory focuses on achievement, affiliation, and power without presenting a stacked pyramid of needs.

This is about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which organizes human needs into a pyramid with physiological (basic physical) needs at the base and higher-level psychological and self-fulfillment needs toward the top. The idea is that lower-level needs must be satisfied before individuals become motivated by higher-level needs, so basic survival needs are at the bottom and more complex, psychologically oriented needs rise as those foundational needs are met.

Herzberg's Two-Factor theory, by contrast, distinguishes hygiene factors and motivators rather than a strict hierarchical pyramid. Alderfer's ERG model condenses needs into three categories and allows movement up or down the levels, not a fixed top-to-bottom order. McClelland's theory focuses on achievement, affiliation, and power without presenting a stacked pyramid of needs.