Making life & mind as clear as possible, but not clearer

Neuroscience needs theory. Ideas without data are blind, and yet mechanisms without concepts are empty. Friston’s free energy principle paradigmatically illustrates the power and pitfalls of current theoretical biology. Mighty metaphors, turned into mathematical models, can become mindless metaphysics. Then, seeking to understand everything in principle, we may explain nothing in practice. Life can’t live in a map.

The cities we need: Towards an urbanism guided by human needs satisfaction

This article proposes moving beyond the tyranny of economic imperatives towards a human needs-based framework to assess cities and envision their development. Existing calls for such a transition lack a foundation able to capture the various dimensions of human life in cities, which can be provided by the concept of human needs. We ask whether cities deliver satisfiers that make them good places to cater for the full range of human needs in a similar way to how they cater for economic needs. The article develops a framework that allows us to address that question. We show how the main debates in human needs theory are illustrated by urban phenomena, and search for a human needs model which is able to advance those debates and tackle the problem specifically in cities. Then we highlight the specifically urban aspects of needs satisfaction processes and construct a table of indicators to assess how cities fare in that respect, ensuring global comparability as to whether, as well as local contextualisation as to how, needs are satisfied.

MARIE-LAURE’S STRUGGLE AS BLIND TEENAGER IN ANTHONY DOERR’S ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

Herdianti, M. (2020). Marie-Laure's Struggle as Blind Teenager in Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See. UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. Keywords: characterization, struggle, invasion. This article aims to discuss Marie-Laure characterization and her struggle to fulfill her needs based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory in the novel All The Light We Cannot See novel . The study's focus is on Marie-Laure and her struggle for her life in a precarious situation when the German invade her hometown. Qualitative design is choosen as the method of study. New criticism (character and characterization) and the hierarchy of needs according to Abraham Maslow, are selected as the theory for analysis. The results: first, Marie's personality in the novel is intelligent, brave, and inquisitive. Second, Marie's struggle in the first level is to stay alive without her vision in a precarious situation, in the second level is to escape to find a safety place, in the third level is learn her new environment and get to know her new neighborhood, in the fourth level is Marie’s interested in science make her life back. Marie's struggle in the last level is to pass all the problems and became a mollusk expert. The third results shows the support from her father (Daniel Le-Blanc), her great-uncle (Etienne), and Madam Manec (Etienne house keeper).

Human Behavior in Organizations Related to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory

The use of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs principle in organisations is discussed in this essay. Physiological requirements, comfort needs, the desire to be loved and respected, and the need for self-esteem are also part of the hypothesis. This is what becomes a model on how to act in an organisation such that the organization's success improves in fulfilling the goal and purpose that has been set out to serve others. The company will function at its best when the requirements for confidentiality, convenience, and certainty are met, allowing the process of meeting user knowledge needs to operate smoothly. That almost all, regardless of their degree of need, desires peace, oversight, and consistent employment opportunities.

Acculturation Stress, Satisfaction, and Frustration of Basic Psychological Needs and Mental Health of Chinese Migrant Children: Perspective from Basic Psychological Needs Theory

Acculturation stress is prevalent among migrant populations. The current study examines whether acculturation stress influences migrant children’s mental health through the mediators of the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence. A sample of 484 migrant children is obtained in Kunming, China using a multi-stage cluster random sampling. Data are analyzed through structural equation modeling in Mplus 8.0. Results indicate that acculturation stress has a direct impact on children’s depression but no significant direct effect on children’s happiness. Acculturation stress also has indirect effects on depression and happiness via the mediators of need satisfaction and frustration. Acculturation stress is negatively associated with need satisfaction and positively associated with need frustration, which is further significantly predictive of children’s happiness and depression. Overall, this study validates the basic psychological needs theory in the context of China’s internal migration. Findings contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the relationship between acculturation stress and psychological outcomes and provide practical implications for future interventions.

ANALISIS KEPRIBADIAN TOKOH UTAMA DALAM NOVEL GENDUK KARYA SUNDARI MARDJUKI (KAJIAN PSIKOLOGI SASTRA)

This research was conducted with the aim of describing the main character's personality in the novel "Genduk" by Sundari Mardjuki (Literature Psychology Study) by using Abraham Maslow's perspective. The data in this study are derived from the novel Genduk by Sundari Mardjuki, Cetakan November 2017, the publisher of PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, with a total of 232 pages. Data is collected by library method, see, record, and documentation. The findings of the study show that all the needs theory proposed by Abraham Maslow has been obtained by the main character. The five needs raised include physiological needs or basic needs, the need for security, needs to be owned and loved, the need for self-esteem, and the need for self-actualization. The results showed that the fulfillment of these five needs in the main character found a good personality development from the main characters, including sociability, compassion, helping, not being easily offended, never giving up in achieving desires, and wise in responding to conflicts or problems.

Gamifying quantitative face-to-face interviews in rural India: An empirical evaluation based on the basic psychological needs theory

Objective Standardized face-to-face interviews are widely used in low and middle-income countries to collect data for social science and health research. Such interviews can be long and tedious. In an attempt to improve the respondents’ experience of interviews, we developed a concept of gamified interview format by including a game element. Gamification is reported to increase engagement in tasks, but results from rigorously developed research are equivocal, and a theory of gamification is still needed. Materials & methods We evaluated the proposed gamification with a randomized controlled trial based on self-determination theory, specifically on the basic psychological needs theory. In total, 1266 respondents were interviewed. Single and multiple mediation analyses were used to understand the effects of the gamified interview format. Results Our evaluation showed that the gamification we had developed did not improve the outcome, the experience of the interview reported by respondent. The effect of the gamified interview format depended on the ability of respondents: gamification can be counterproductive if it overburdens the respondents. However, the basic psychological needs theory explained the mechanisms of action of gamification well: feeling competent and related to others improved the reported experience of the interview. Conclusion We emphasize the need to develop context-specific gamification and invite researchers to conduct equivalently rigorous evaluations of gamification in future studies.

Relevansi Teori Hierarki Kebutuhan Abraham Maslow Terhadap Motivasi Kerja Anggota Organisasi Penyuluhan Agama Islam

This study aims to describe the relevance of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory with the work motivation fellow of Islamic counseling organizations. The research used is; library research that using content analysis as a technique in analyzing related data. The results of this study, namely; Fulfilling the needs of each fellow Islamic counseling organization are one of the causes that can describe the ups and downs of work motivation fellow. The fulfillment needs to be referred to here, namely; needs formulated by Abraham Maslow, the physiological needs, the safety needs, the belongingness and love needs, the esteem needs, and the need for self-actualization.