Question

In her speech announcing her candidacy for president of the Student Government Association, Meagan states, "We need to build a better sense of community on campus by making the student center a place where students want to come to meet friends, share meals, and just talk. I have a plan to make that happen." Meagan is using an emotional appeal to her audience's

A) self-actualization needsB) safety needsC) belonging and love needsD) physiological needs

Answer 1

C) belonging and love needs

Step-by-step explanation:

Abraham Maslow has given the hierarchy of need theory in which he has mentioned five distinct stages of needs that an individual strive for in his or her life including, physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization.

Belonging and love needs: This is the third stage of needs the Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, and is defined as people's range of intimacy among each other, and consists of compassion, being a part of a particular community, empathy, feelings of being accepted vs. rejected, attention, and a sense of having a particular place in the world.

In the question above, Meagan is using an emotional appeal to her audience's belonging and love needs.