Reflection: My Decision To Take A Psychology Class

There are many factors that overall contribute to my decision to take this course. First, a close friend of mine, who has previously taken this course, has shared with me many interesting knowledges that he had after taking this course. I was strongly inspired to take this course, because I believed that I would be able to learn and expose to various knowledge in the psychology field from this class as much as he did. Second, I realize that the way the course is designed and planned is convenient and flexible that almost any college student can take it outside of class without much time constraints. As the class is designed as a self-pace course, the progress of the course depends mostly on the students rather than the instructor like in most …show more content…
This reason falls under “love and belongingness needs” category. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of motives, the stage of “love and belongingness stage” includes “the range of intimacy between people, a sense of having a place in the world, being part of a community, feeling accepted and approved”. As humans, we all have a desire to belong to a group, whether religious groups, work groups, friend groups or family. However, in order to be accepted and approved to a group or a community, we will be strongly motivated to meet and satisfy these needs. My decision to take the course was triggered by the need of love and belongingness, because I want to share more similarities with my friend, and thus feel loved, accepted and …show more content…
Due to the format and the way this course is designed, I realize that I will have more flexibility with my study schedule which allows me to be more independent of my studying and learning process, and therefore perform better on the course. This reason falls under “esteem needs” category. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of motives, the stage of “esteem needs” includes “the need for respect, self-esteem, and self-confidence.” The need for esteem includes the need for the esteem of others and the need for self esteem. As we want to be valued, appreciated, and respected by others, most likely we will strongly be motivated to obtain an achievement, accomplish a task, or perform a task to the uttermost of our