<P> Abraham Harold Maslow ( / ˈmæzloʊ / ; April 1 , 1908 -- June 8 , 1970 ) was an American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow 's hierarchy of needs , a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority , culminating in self - actualization . Maslow was a psychology professor at Alliant International University , Brandeis University , Brooklyn College , New School for Social Research , and Columbia University . He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people , as opposed to treating them as a `` bag of symptoms . '' A Review of General Psychology survey , published in 2002 , ranked Maslow as the tenth most cited psychologist of the 20th century . </P>
<P> Abraham Harold Maslow ( / ˈmæzloʊ / ; April 1 , 1908 -- June 8 , 1970 ) was an American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow 's hierarchy of needs , a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority , culminating in self - actualization . Maslow was a psychology professor at Alliant International University , Brandeis University , Brooklyn College , New School for Social Research , and Columbia University . He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people , as opposed to treating them as a `` bag of symptoms . '' A Review of General Psychology survey , published in 2002 , ranked Maslow as the tenth most cited psychologist of the 20th century . </P>
who is responsible for developing the best-known theory of motivation the hierarchy of needs
who is responsible for developing the best-known theory of motivation the hierarchy of needs
Abraham Harold Maslow
Abraham Harold Maslow