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A theory of human needs should be human-centered, not animal-centered: A commentary on Kenrick et al.

Journal

Perspectives in Psychological Science

Subject

Organisational Behaviour

Publishing details

Perspectives in Psychological Science 2010 Vol 5:3 p 315-319

Authors / Editors

Kesebir S;Graham J;Oishi S

Biographies

Selin Kesebir

Publication Year

2010

Abstract

Kenrick et al. (2010, this issue) make an important contribution by presenting a theory of human needs within an evolutionary framework. In our opinion, however, this framework bypasses the human uniqueness that Maslow intended to capture in his theory. We comment on the unique power of culture in shaping human motivation at the phylogenetic, ontogenetic, and proximate levels. We note that culture–gene coevolution may be a more promising lead to a theory of human motivation than a mammalcentric evolutionary perspective.

Keywords

Human needs; Hierarchy of needs; Motivation; Human evolution; Culture-gene Coevolution

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