Definition: 'Maslow Hierarchy'
Maslow hierarchy
Type: TermPronunciation: maz′lō
Definitions:
1. a ranking of needs that humans presumably fill successively in the order of lowest to highest: physiologic needs, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization.
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