The key idea in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that

A) higher needs must be satisfied first.
B) individual needs are learned, not inherited.
C) lower needs have to be satisfied before higher needs become influential.
D) safety needs are the most important of all the hierarchy of needs.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A theory proposed by Abraham Maslow outlining a hierarchy of human needs, from basic physiological needs to self-actualization, suggesting that higher needs become motivational only after lower needs are satisfied.

Higher Needs

Advanced psychological needs such as self-actualization and esteem needs, following basic physiological and safety needs in Maslow's hierarchy.

Lower Needs

Basic physiological and safety requirements in Maslow's hierarchy, essential for an individual's survival.