Imagine you are a student at a university in a teacher credentialing program. Read the prompt and then answer the question.

Prompt: The critic cites the notion that Maslow’s research into the Blackfoot Indian Tribe revealed that his notion of self-actualization was in fact upside down. The Blackfoot saw self-actualization as inherent and at the base of the pyramid rather than at the top. The tribe leaders noted that actualization was the act of believing one’s ability to constantly strive begins at birth and it’s the community that nourishes this idea. 

Answer this: create personalized response based on their own experiences both as a student and thinking as a teacher to the following question: “Is Maslow’s Hierarchy inherent to the human experience or is it a learned construct created by our community culture?”