Using data from four tests of cognitive functions for 126 14- to 16-yr.-old students certain social-class differences appeared related to levels of need content. The observation that lower-class Ss tended to prefer items of lower need levels in the Maslow hierarchy when confronted with reality situations and higher need contents in fantasy-choice situations was interpreted as reflecting motivational conflict.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
ChurchJ.Language and the discovery of reality. New York: Random House, 1961.
2.
DavisA.Social class influences upon learning. Cambridge: Harvard Univer. Press, 1961.
3.
HauserP.KitagawaE.TaeuberK.Local community fact book. Chicago: Univer. of Chicago Press, 1963.
4.
MaslowA.Motivation and personality. New York: Harper, 1954.
5.
WechslerD.Manual, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. New York: Psychological Corp., 1949.
6.
WechslerD.The measurement and appraisal of adult intelligence. Baltimore: Wiliams & Wilkins, 1958.
7.
ZiglerE.KanzerP.The effectiveness of two classes of verbal reinforcers on performance of middle and lower class children. J. Pers., 1962, 36, 157–163.
