Maslow Inventory Test

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology, devised by Abraham Maslow, comprising a five-tier model of human needs. This inventory explores your responses in relation to that framework.

36 statements

About the Maslow hierarchy of needs test

This 36-statement self-report inventory presents a personality-oriented interpretation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It offers a structured way to reflect on your current experience through a familiar psychological framework. You do not need to study the theory or decide which level describes you before answering.

Background

Psychologist Abraham H. Maslow introduced his account of human motivation in the 1943 paper A Theory of Human Motivation. This online inventory is a SimilarMinds interpretation of that framework, not a questionnaire authored by Maslow or proof that people develop through a fixed sequence.

Abraham H. Maslow: A Theory of Human Motivation (1943)

What your results include

The report presents five questionnaire scores with explanations. The percentages summarize your answers; they are not population percentiles, a clinical assessment or a ranking of your value as a person.