7 Hierarchy Of Needs. As tyrone studied in smaller chunks of time, repeatedly over a few weeks, his quiz grades improved. Maslow suggested that needs at the base of the pyramid, which include things such as food, water, and sleep, must be met before people can move on to needs higher up on the hierarchy.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory of human motivation. *#1 being the bottom tier and #5 being the very top! It suggests that behaviors are by a series of increasingly complex needs.