Your paycheck could likely satisfy which of the following needs identified by Maslow?

a. physiological needs.

b. esteem needs.

c. safety needs.

d. all of the above.

The correct answer is letter "C": safety needs.

Explanation:

American psychologist Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) proposed the Hierarchy of Needs often portrayed as a pyramid with five layers each one representing a need. According to Maslow, individuals cannot look for the satisfaction of other needs as long as the most basic needs are fulfilled first. Those needs are physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, esteem, self-actualization.

On the second layer, we find the safety needs related to the satisfaction of personal security, employment, resources, health, and property needs. Thus, people's paychecks represent safety needs in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.