Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Reviewing Works Cited list used for Maslow essay

Works Cited

1. "Abraham Maslow Quotes." Famous Quotes and Quotations at BrainyQuote. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abraham_maslow.html>.
  • advertisements for american public university
  • probably not a good source to use because there is no information regarding where the quotes came from

2. Boeree, George. "Abraham Maslow." Personality Theories. My Webspace Files. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. <http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/maslow.html>.
  • author has a doctorate degree
  • originally copyrighted in 1998, most recent updated copyright is 2006
  • author is part of the Psychology Department at Shippensburg University
  • website for educational purposes; to be used by undergraduate and graduate students
  • has a bibliography citing books as well as journal articles written by Maslow 
  • includes a section explaining criticism directed as Maslow's theory
  • these reasons indicate that this is a reliable source

Huitt, W. "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs." Educational Psychology Interactive. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/regsys/maslow.html>.
  • author has doctorate
  • member of dept. of psychology and counseling at Valdosta State University
  • lots of sources written by Maslow himself cited 
  • no advertisements
  • reliable source to use