Criticism of Humanistic Theories…
- Humanistic psychology is often seen as too subjective; the importance of individual experience makes it difficult to objectively study and measure humanistic phenomena. How can we objectively tell if someone I self-actualization? The answer, of course, is that we cannot. We can only rely upon the individual's own assessment of their experience.
- Another major criticism is that observations are unverifiable; there is no accurate way to measure or quantify these qualities.
- Many argue that the humanistic perspective's concepts are too vague and subjective. Many argue that self-actualization is not just being open, spontaneous, loving, self-accepting, and productive.