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Psychological Needs and Behavior

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How can psychological needs influence behavior? If psychological needs have presumptive brain or physiological correlations, then are they still psychological needs? Why or why not?

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According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, some of our basic psychological needs are: happiness, competent/efficacious, connection with others (because we are social beings who crave love and intimacy), and freedom/autonomy. There has been a long lasting debate on whether or not there is a correlation between these psychological needs and behavior. It has been proven that a desire to fulfill these psychological needs does impact one's behavior. It is through motivation that we strive to get what we want. Our behavior can represent what's truly motivating us to do the things ...

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