A key premise of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory is that

A) people's needs are based on their wants.
B) people's needs are arranged in a hierarchy of importance.
C) higher order needs have to be satisfied first.
D) satisfied needs are motivators and unsatisfied needs are not motivators.

Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

A psychological theory proposing that humans have five levels of needs that motivate their behavior, from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.

Hierarchy Of Importance

A ranking system that establishes priorities based on the relevance or significance of elements within a structure or system.

Motivators

Factors that stimulate desire, energy in people to be continuously interested and committed to a job, role or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal.