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Hi there. Here is an interesting thread about Maslow's hierarchy if you are interested.
- Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman has spent lots of time studying Maslow's work and dispels the notion that Maslow ever made it a pyramid. Read more about it here.
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Consider linking to your eportfolio page and/or any other professional online profile or resume such as LinkedIn. This is not required, but it can be useful to interlink your professional networks.
Overly complicated 3-level structure – consider simplifying to a 2-level structure. Consider refining and developing that structure (e.g., see suggestions that follow).
Consider starting "physiological needs" or something like "what are physiological needs" before going into theories and research
It may be not be necessary to have separate sections about Maslow's theory, Alderfer's theory etc. - consider synthesising, citing both and any others you think are relevant to help explain that there is a common agreement that PNs are a fundamental and vital component of motivation
Then the chapter might consider a few example physiological needs and their motivational implications, with embedded links to dedicated chapters about these topics. In this way, the current chapter should be serving as a gateway chapter to more specific topics about aspects of physiological need motivation.
Excellent – Well developed 2-level heading structure, with meaningful headings that directly relate to the core topic
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Ideally, this chapter would serve as a high-level, gateway chapter with embedded links to other related chapters (e.g., about needs theories and specific physiological needs)
A major issue is the insufficient use of primary, peer-reviewed sources as citations
Move non-peer reviewed links into the external links section
Insufficient use of relevant psychological theory about this topic
There is too much general theoretical material (e.g., neuroscience) that lacks clear relevance to the topic. Instead, summarise and link to further information (such as other book chapters or Wikipedia articles), to allow this chapter to focus on the specific topic (i.e., the sub-title question).
Tables and/or lists could be used more effectively to help clearly convey key theoretical information
More examples could be useful to illustrate key concepts. Perhaps consider highlighting and explaining how some specific physiological needs affect human behaviour.
Overall, the use of learning features is excellent/very good/good/basic/insufficient
Basic use of embedded in-text interwiki links to Wikipedia articles. Adding interwiki links for the first mention of key words and technical concepts would make the text more interactive. See example.
No use of embedded in-text links to related book chapters. Embedding in-text links to related book chapters helps to integrate this chapter into the broader book project.
Good use of image(s)
No use of table(s)
Basic use of feature box(es)
Basic use of quiz(zes)
Insufficient use of case studies or examples
Basic use of interwiki links in the "See also" section
Basic use of external links in the "External links" section
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The presentation focuses too much on general motivational theory (e.g., Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Alderfer's ERG theory - there are other dedicated chapters and presentations about these topics) rather than focusing more directly on physiological needs
An appropriate amount of content is presented — not too much or too little
The presentation makes basic use of relevant psychological theory
Include citations
The presentation could be improved by making more use of examples (e.g., what are some examples of physiological needs) or case studies
The chapter title and sub-title (or an abbreviation to fit within the 100 character limit) are used in the name of the presentation — this helps to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation
A written description of the presentation is not provided
A link to the book chapter is not provided
The presentation is incorrectly categorised as being for kids. This introduces limitations, such as being unable to add the presentation to a playlist. More info.
Image sources and their copyright status are not provided. Either provide details about the image sources and their copyright licenses in the presentation description or remove the presentation.
A copyright license for the presentation is not provided
Some embedded links to Wikiversity pages have been added
Several citations have been added
Several quiz questions have been added
A "bigger picture" understanding of the motivational role of physiological needs is now evident
Much of the added material was about general motivational theory (including basic needs theory based on Maslow and Alderfer models, drive theory, arousal theory, and incentive theory). However, much of this material wasn't sufficiently related to the topic (physiological needs). There are other dedicated chapters about each of these topics. So, just briefly summarise these theories, provide links to the dedicated topics, and then provide a more detailed exploration about the motivational role of physiological needs.
More examples of physiological needs are provided, including some research