Baby Mark cries and kicks his feet until his father brings him a bottle. Mark immediately becomes calm and happy. According to Abraham Maslow, Mark was crying and kicking because his _________ needs were not being met.

Maslow’s physiological needs include basic requirements for survival, such as food and water. Mark stops crying when his father brings him a bottle, suggesting that hunger was driving his behavior. The correct choice is physiological.

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