Abraham Harold Maslow

Maslow, Abraham Harold (1908–70), U.S. psychologist, the major figure in the humanistic school of psychology. Rejecting behaviorism and psychoanalysis, he saw human beings as creative entities striving for self-actualization. His books include Motivation and Personality (1954), Toward a Psychology of Being (1962), and The Psychology of Science (1966).

See also: Psychology.